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2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

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2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, Championship Game (L, Troy 64–78)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–11 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Katherine Katz
  • Amber Gregg
Home arenaCajundome
Blackham Coliseum (2 games)
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 25 8   .758
UT Arlington 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Troy 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Texas State 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Georgia Southern 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Georgia State 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Appalachian State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
South Alabama 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Louisiana–Monroe 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all home games at the Cajundome with a select few at Blackham Coliseum during the Cajundome renovations towards the beginning of the season, the first games played there in thirty years. This is also one of the first years that women's basketball does not play at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, their previous on-campus home, at any time during the season They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy by the score of 64-78. They did not compete in any other postseason tournaments.

Previous season

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The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating UT Arlington in the first round game before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They would continue to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the second time in two years after previously winning the Championship, and would eventually be crowned National Champions again in the WBI after defeating Northwestern State, Stetson, Youngstown State, and Weber State in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.

Roster

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2016–17 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Red River HS Shreveport, LA
G 2 Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA
C 3 Breionne Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So West Jefferson HS New Orleans, LA
G 4 Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Putnam City North HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 10 Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr McNeil HS
Trinity Valley CC
Round Rock, TX
G 11 Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr West St. John HS Edgard, LA
G/F 15 Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS St. Martinville, LA
G/F 20 Brooke Jolivette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Kingwood HS
North Texas
Houston, TX
F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Ozen HS
Texas
Beaumont, TX
F 22 Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bogalusa HS Bogalusa, LA
F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Converse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
C 33 Alex Weeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Beau Chene HS Opelousas, LA
F 35 Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Fair Park HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 42 Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pineville HS Pineville, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 3, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 101-55 
 20  Gordon   10  Fields   3  Thomas  Blackham Coliseum (469)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm
at McNeese State W 77-70  1-0
 28  Fields   13  Fields   3  Thomas  Burton Coliseum (375)
Lake Charles, LA
Exhibition
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
Dillard W 78-52 
 24  Fields   7  Fields   5  Gordon  Blackham Coliseum (269)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 1 Notre Dame
Homecoming Game for Brianna Turner
L 51-91  1-1
 16  Gordon   5  Team   2  Swain  Tudor Fieldhouse (767)
Houston, TX
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Southern Miss Invitational
W 82-78 OT 2-1
 27  Fields   16  Fields   4  Gordon  Reed Green Coliseum (1,190)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Southern Miss Invitational
L 49-71  2-2
 21  Gordon   9  Fields   3  Thomas  Reed Green Coliseum (1,169)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016*
5:00 pm
Xavier (LA) W 74-55  3-2
 15  Alexander   9  Alexander   4  Gordon  Cajundome (1,007)
Lafayette, LA
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 87-57  4-2
 20  Gordon   12  Myles   5  Thomas  Cajundome (981)
Lafayette, LA
12/14/2016*
11:00 am
Houston
Third-Annual Education Game
L 64-69  4-3
 20  Fields   8  Fields   7  Thomas  Cajundome (2,203)
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 86-77  5-3
 23  Swain   11  Alexander   4  Jones  Cajundome (308)
Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 80-72  6-3
 23  Swain   9  Fields   8  Jones  Cajundome (774)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016
6:30 pm
at Little Rock L 60-64  6-4
 16  Thomas   6  Thomas   5  Gordon  Jack Stephens Center (828)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
at Arkansas State W 80-72  7-4
 21  Gordon   10  Alexander   6  Gordon  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2017
5:00 pm
Louisiana-Monroe W 67-57  8-4
 25  Fields   10  Fields   4  Gordon  Cajundome (899)
Lafayette, LA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Georgia State W 72-65  9-4
 21  Thomas   8  Fields   4  Thomas  Cajundome (527)
Lafayette, LA
01/14/2017
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 79-52  10-4
 25  Gordon   12  Fields   7  Thomas  Cajundome (886)
Lafayette, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at UT Arlington L 66-79  10-5
 23  Gordon   6  Jones   3  Thomas  College Park Center (554)
Arlington, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Texas State L 40-62  10-6
 13  Fields   10  Fields   2  Gordon  Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 72-60  11-6
 21  Thomas   9  Burton   5  Gordon  Cajundome (558)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2017
5:00 pm
Little Rock W 64-28  11-7
 29  Gordon   5  Fields   2  Thomas  Cajundome (771)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 60-63  11-8
 15  Williams   8  Burton   6  Gordon  Hanner Fieldhouse (408)
Stateboro, GA
02/04/2017
11:00 am
at Georgia State W 70-64  12-8
 22  Gordon   7  Swain   5  Gordon  GSU Sports Arena (420)
Atlanta, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
South Alabama W 62-38  13-8
 29  Gordon   6  Alexander   2  Jones  Cajundome (612)
Lafayette, LA
02/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy
Breast Cancer Awareness Game
W 80-72  14-8
 24  Fields   8  Swain   9  Gordon  Cajundome (1,024)
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana-Monroe W 65-59  15-8
 21  Fields   7  Jones   5  Jones  Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,451)
Monroe, LA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 68-58  16-8
 17  Swain   7  Swain   4  Thomas  Holmes Center (174)
Boone, NC
02/25/2017
12:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 68-71  16-9
 18  Gordon   8  Tied   4  Swain  HTC Center (323)
Conway, SC
03/02/2017
5:00 pm
Texas State W 62-43  17-9
 20  Gordon   5  Jones   4  Swain  Cajundome (427)
Lafayette, LA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm
UT Arlington L 76-79  17-10
 19  Swain   7  Fields   4  Jones  Cajundome (1,284)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana-Monroe
First Round
W 79-72  18-10
 19  Jones   16  Fields   6  Swain  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 66-64  19-10
 17  Gordon   6  Burton   4  Thomas  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) Little Rock
Semifinals
W 79-71  20-10
 21  Gordon   8  Fields   4  Jones  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (3) Troy
Championship
L 64-78  20-11
 20  Swain   6  Jones   5  Gordon  Lakefront Arena 
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

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics.