2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns are led by sixth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and play their double-header home games at the Cajundome with the men and single games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas State.

2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, Semifinals (L, Texas State 56-62)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record17–16 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Garry Brodhead (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Amber Gregg
  • Valerie Huizar
Home arenaCajundome
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock †17–1 .944  23–10  .697
Texas State14–4 .778  23–10  .697
UT Arlington12–6 .667  18–12  .600
Troy12–6 .667  18–13  .581
South Alabama11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Louisiana10–8 .556  17–16  .515
Arkansas State10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Appalachian State5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Georgia State4–14 .222  8–22  .267
Georgia Southern2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Louisiana–Monroe1–17 .056  4–26  .133
† 2018 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish fourth in the conference. They made it to the 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball championship game after defeating Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Little Rock in the First Round, Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals, respectively. They lost in heartbreaking fashion against Troy in the championship by the score of 64-78. The Ragin' Cajuns did not participate in post-season play.

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaylyn Gordon 11 G 5'5" Senior Edgard, Louisiana Graduated
Gabby Alexander 22 F 5'11" Senior Bogalusa, Louisiana Graduated
Breionne Cooper 3 C 6'3" Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana Transferred
Jodi Quinn 15 G/F 5'7" Junior St. Martinville, Louisiana Transferred
Brooke Jolivette 20 G/F 5'10" Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred
Alex Weeks 33 C 6'4" Sophomore Shreveport, Louisiana Transferred

Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ty'Reonne Doucet
C		 Ville Platte, Louisiana Ville Platte HS (Ville Platte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Jomyra Mathais
G/F		 New Orleans, Louisiana Landry Walker HS (New Orleans) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Skyler Goodwin
G/F		 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Parkview Baptist HS (Baton Rouge) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisiana 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

    Roster
    2017–18 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kendra Howard 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrCedar Hill HS
    San Jacinto College    		 Dallas, TX
    F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRed River HS Shreveport, LA
    G 2 Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNorth Caddo HS Vivian, LA
    G 3 Ty'Reonne Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVille Platte HS Ville Platte, LA
    G 4 Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoPutnam City North HS Oklahoma City, OK
    G/F 5 Jomyra Mathis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLandry Walker HS New Orleans, LA
    G 10 Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMcNeil HS
    Trinity Valley CC    		 Round Rock, TX
    G/F 11 Skyler Goodwin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrParkview Baptist HS Baton Rouge, LA
    F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrOzen HS
    Texas    		 Beaumont, TX
    F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrConverse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
    C 35 Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoFair Park HS Shreveport, LA
    G/F 42 Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrPineville HS Pineville, LA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/31/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 LSU–Shreveport W 86–48 
    		 16 – Bayonne  9 – Fields  4 – Swain  Cajundome (269)
    Lafayette, LA
    11/04/2017*
    2:00 pm    		 Xavier (Louisiana) W 59–50 
    		 15 – Doucet  11 – Fields  3 – Swain  Cajundome (279)
    Lafayette, LA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/10/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 New Orleans
    Preseason WNIT First Round    		 W 66–57  1–0
    		  18 – Fields  9 – Fields  3 – Goodwin  Cajundome (692)
    Lafayette, LA
    11/12/2017*
    2:00 pm    		 at No. 20 Texas A&M
    Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals    		 L 62–83  1–1
    		  13 – Goodwin  5 – Doucet  4 – Jones  Reed Arena (2,867)
    College Station, TX
    11/18/2017*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Toledo
    Preseason WNIT Consolation Round    		 L 55–79  1–2
    		  12 – Howard  7 – Burton  2 – Howard  Savage Arena (593)
    Toledo, OH
    11/22/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Dillard L 53–60  1–3
    		  14 – Williams  10 – Burton  3 – Mathis  Cajundome (658)
    Lafayette, LA
    11/25/2017*
    1:00 pm    		 vs. Niagara
    South Point Thanksgiving Shootout    		 W 68–52  2–3
    		  13 – Jones  6 – Burton  3 – Mathis  South Point Arena 
    Enterprise, NV
    11/26/2017*
    3:15 pm    		 vs. Cleveland State
    South Point Thanksgiving Shootout    		 L 45–54  2–4
    		  15 – Williams  8 – Burton  1 – Howard  South Point Arena 
    Enterprise, NV
    11/29/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 vs. No. 6 Mississippi State
    Jackson Showcase    		 L 37–94  2–5
    		  14 – Goodwin  7 – Burton  2 – Jones  Mississippi Coliseum (3,578)
    Jackson, MS
    12/03/2017*
    5:00 pm, CST    		 McNeese State W 98–86 3OT 3–5
    		  25 – Fields  8 – Howard  4 – Jones  Cajundome (753)
    Lafayette, LA
    12/08/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Auburn L 60–70  3–6
    		  17 – Williams  5 – Burton  3 – Williams  Cajundome (826)
    Lafayette, LA
    12/13/2017*
    7:00 pm    		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 68–56  4–6
    		  19 – Fields  10 – Doucet  3 – Goodwin  University Center (549)
    Hammond, LA
    12/17/2017*
    2:00 pm    		 at LSU L 45–60  4–7
    		  12 – Fields  7 – Doucet  3 – Swain  Maravich Center (2,011)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    12/20/2017*
    11:00 am    		 Alcorn State W 67–47  5–7
    		  16 – Doucet  11 – Doucet  4 – Burton  Cajundome (2,714)
    Lafayette, LA
    Sun Belt regular season
    12/29/2017
    5:00 pm    		 at Little Rock L 43–78  5–8 (0–1)
    		  11 – Williams  5 – Fields  3 – Williams  Jack Stephens Center (1,688)
    Little Rock, AR
    12/31/2017
    1:00 pm    		 at Arkansas State W 77–75  6–8 (1–1)
    		  25 – Jones  8 – Swain  4 – Swain  First National Bank Arena 
    Jonesboro, AR
    01/04/2018
    5:00 pm    		 Appalachian State W 61–45  7–8 (2–1)
    		  22 – Swain  5 – Burton  3 – Thomas  Cajundome (704)
    Lafayette, LA
    01/06/2018
    4:00 pm    		 Coastal Carolina W 59–55  8–8 (3–1)
    		  17 – Goodwin  6 – Burton  2 – Thomas  Cajundome (582)
    Lafayette, LA
    01/13/2018
    4:00 pm, CST    		 Louisiana–Monroe W 63–55  9–8 (4–1)
    		  16 – Fields  8 – Doucet  2 – Thomas  Cajundome (711)
    Lafayette, LA
    01/18/2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Texas–Arlington L 61–63  9–9 (4–2)
    		  17 – Fields  7 – Fields  2 – Williams  College Park Center (2,384)
    Arlington, TX
    01/20/2018
    2:00 pm    		 at Texas State W 65–58  10–9 (5–2)
    		  19 – Swain  9 – Burton  3 – Thomas  Strahan Coliseum (3,222)
    San Marcos, TX
    01/25/2018
    5:00 pm    		 South Alabama L 57–72  10–10 (5–3)
    		  16 – Jones  8 – Burton  3 – Jones  Cajundome (590)
    Lafayette, LA
    01/27/2018
    4:00 pm    		 Troy L 55–62  10–11 (5–4)
    		  14 – Williams  7 – Burton  4 – Swain  Cajundome (3,087)
    Lafayette, LA
    02/03/2018
    12:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 76–48  11–11 (6–4)
    		  13 – Thomas  9 – Burton  7 – Thomas  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269)
    Monroe, LA
    02/08/2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Georgia State W 75–60  10–11 (5–4)
    		  12 – Fields  8 – Doucet  9 – Thomas  GSU Sports Arena (363)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/10/2018
    1:00 pm    		 at Georgia Southern W 58–48  11–11 (6–4)
    		  15 – Thomas  10 – Goodwin  5 – Thomas  Hanner Fieldhouse (572)
    Statesboro, GA
    02/15/2018
    5:00 pm    		 Texas State L 53–56  13–12 (8–5)
    		  16 – Fields  11 – Fields  2 – Thomas  Cajundome (936)
    Lafayette, LA
    02/17/2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Texas–Arlington L 34–38  13–13 (8–6)
    		  14 – Goodwin  7 – Goodwin  2 – Thomas  Cajundome (733)
    Lafayette, LA
    02/22/2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Troy L 53–72  13–14 (8–7)
    		  12 – Mathis  8 – Burton  3 – Burton  Trojan Arena (1,429)
    Troy, AL
    02/24/2018
    5:05 pm    		 at South Alabama W 59–56  13–15 (8–8)
    		  15 – Doucet  8 – Swain  2 – Mathis  Mitchell Center (1,946)
    Mobile, AL
    03/01/2018
    5:00 pm    		 Arkansas State W 60–53  14–15 (9–8)
    		  12 – Goodwin  7 – Doucet  3 – Mathis  Cajundome (925)
    Lafayette, LA
    03/03/2018
    4:00 pm    		 Little Rock L 62–73 OT 15–15 (10–8)
    		  16 – Swain  8 – Fields  3 – Swain  Cajundome (691)
    Lafayette, LA
    Sun Belt Women's Tournament
    03/06/2018
    7:30 pm, ESPN3    		 (6) vs. (11) Georgia Southern
    First Round    		 W 88–81 3OT 16–15
    		  28 – Goodwin  10 – Doucet  12 – Thomas  Lakefront Arena (628)
    New Orleans, LA
    03/08/2018
    7:30 pm, ESPN3    		 (6) vs. (3) Texas–Arlington
    Quarterfinals    		 W 54–48  17–15
    		  20 – Swain  7 – Swain  4 – Thomas  Lakefront Arena (854)
    New Orleans, LA
    03/10/2018
    5:30 pm, ESPN3    		 (6) vs. (2) Texas State
    Semifinals    		 L 56–62  17–16
    		  10 – Goodwin  6 – Fields  5 – Swain  Lakefront Arena (898)
    New Orleans, LA
    *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. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics.
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