2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, First Round (L, Troy 65-68)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–27 (0–18 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Errol Rogers (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Paula Lee
  • Lori Morris
  • Courtney Simmons
Home arenaEarl K. Long Gymnasium
2008–09 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Middle Tennessee†171 .944286  .824
South Alabama108 .5562111  .656
Western Kentucky108 .5561613  .552
Troy108 .5561614  .533
Florida Atlantic99 .5001217  .414
FIU414 .222624  .200
West Division
Arkansas–Little Rock162 .889267  .788
Arkansas State108 .5561614  .533
Denver108 .5561615  .516
New Orleans810 .4441417  .452
Louisiana–Monroe711 .3891516  .484
North Texas612 .3331120  .355
Louisiana–Lafayette018 .000427  .129
† Tournament winner
Rankings from Coaches

The 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by second-year head coach Errol Rogers; they played their double-header home games at the Cajundome with other games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 4–27, 0–18 in Sun Belt play to finish dead-last (seventh place) in the West Division. They were eliminated in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2007–08 season 8–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in dead-last (seventh place) in the West Division.[1] They made it to the 2007 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament, losing in the first round game by a low score of 40-49 to the South Alabama Jaguars. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.[2]

Roster

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 00 Bronson Rogers 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrItawamba CC N/A
G 1 Michelle Brunker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrThe Bishop's School San Diego, CA
SG 2 Jasmine Barnes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBroadmoor HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 5 Whitney Dunlap 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrBishop Sullivan HS Baton Rouge, LA
PG 11 Becky Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS FrLacassine HS Iowa, LA
G 13 Krystal Motley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrMirabeau B. Lamar HS Houston, TX
SG 14 Jamie Gunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrColumbus HS Columbus, MS
F 22 Mercedes Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrLangham Creek HS Houston, TX
F 24 Jessica Sigue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNew Iberia Senior HS New Iberia, LA
SG 25 D'Mya Clay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoColumbus East HS Columbus, IN
G 32 Nicole Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
PF 33 Lyndra Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoTeurlings Catholic HS Lafayette, LA
F 34 Alexis Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDallas Skyline HS Dallas, TX
PF 35 Valanette Amie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCentral HS Tulsa, OK
F 50 Amy Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRosary HS
Fullerton JC
Opelousas, LA
F 52 Keionna Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrPort Allen HS Kenner, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paula Lee (LSU)
  • Lori Morris (San Diego)
  • Courtney Simmons (Louisville)
  • Lindsey Breax - Manager
  • Erin Kacy - Manager
  • Danie Meche - Manager
  • Malinda Varino - Manager
  • Medgar Harrison - Strength Coach
  • Victoria du Preez - Athletic Training [3]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2008*
5:00 p.m.
LSU–Shreveport W 53-52  1-0
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
Non–conference regular season
11/14/2008*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas Southern L 39-51  1–1
H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
11/19/2008*
7:00 p.m.
Ole Miss L 48-74  1–2
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
11/21/2008*
7:00 p.m.
Mercer L 62-71  1–3
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
11/23/2008*
2:00 p.m.
Centenary L 69-75  1–4
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
11/26/2008*
7:00 p.m.
at Tulane L 65-80  1–5
Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
11/28/2008*
2:00 p.m.
Mississippi State L 38-71  1–6
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
12/02/2008*
5:00 p.m.
McNeese State L 46-56  1–7
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/05/2008*
6:30 p.m.
at Nicholls State W 71-57  2–7
Stopher Gymnasium 
Thibodaux, LA
12/15/2008*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Georgia State
UAB Blazer Invitational
L 58-68  2-8
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
12/16/2009*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Alabama State
UAB Blazer Invitational
W 51-49  3-8
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/18/2008
5:00 p.m.
North Texas L 56-57  3-9 (0-1)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/21/2008
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe L 70-81  3-10 (0-2)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
12/23/2008
2:00 p.m.
Savannah State W 69-42  4-10
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
01/03/2009
7:15 p.m.
Denver L 46-67  4-11 (0-3)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2009
7:00 p.m.
at New Orleans L 46-56  4-12 (0-4)
Human Performance Center 
New Orleans, LA
01/10/2009
5:15 p.m.
at Troy L 47-69  4-13 (0-5)
Sartain Hall 
Troy, AL
01/14/2009
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Little Rock L 46-77  4-14 (0-6)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
01/21/2009
7:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 62-102  4-15 (0-7)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2009
5:00 p.m.
South Alabama L 52-66  4-16 (0-8)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2009
7:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee L 57-85  4-17 (0-9)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2009
4:00 p.m.
at Florida Atlantic L 50-61  4-18 (0-10)
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
02/04/2009
7:00 p.m.
FIU L 44-64  4-19 (0-11)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
02/07/2009
5:00 p.m.
at North Texas L 63-75  4-20 (0-12)
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
02/11/2009
7:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe L 53-82  4-21 (0-13)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/14/2009
5:00 p.m.
Arkansas State L 66-74  4-22 (0-14)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2009
7:00 p.m.
at Denver L 59-74  4-23 (0-15)
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
02/22/2009
5:00 p.m.
New Orleans L 62-74  4-24 (0-16)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
02/25/2009
7:00 p.m.
Troy L 52-93  4-25 (0-17)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
02/28/2009
4:30 p.m.
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 35-39  4-26 (0-18)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/04/2009
7:00 p.m.
vs. Troy
First Round/Quarterfinals
L 65-68  4-27
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. "2007-08 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Roster and Stats".
  3. "Head Coach Errol Rogers" (PDF). static.ragincajuns.com.
  4. "2008-09 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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