2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

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.

2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, First Round (L, Troy 65-68)
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
2008–09 record	4–27 (0–18 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Errol Rogers (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Paula Lee Lori Morris Courtney Simmons
Home arena	Earl K. Long Gymnasium

2008–09 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
Middle Tennessee†	17	–	1		.944			28	–	6		.824
South Alabama	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Western Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Troy	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Florida Atlantic	9	–	9		.500			12	–	17		.414
FIU	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
West Division
Arkansas–Little Rock	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Arkansas State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Denver	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
New Orleans	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
North Texas	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	18		.000			4	–	27		.129
† Tournament winner Rankings from Coaches

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown PG 00 Bronson Rogers 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Itawamba CC N/A G 1 Michelle Brunker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr The Bishop's School San Diego, CA SG 2 Jasmine Barnes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Broadmoor HS Baton Rouge, LA G 5 Whitney Dunlap 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Bishop Sullivan HS Baton Rouge, LA PG 11 Becky Hall 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS Fr Lacassine HS Iowa, LA G 13 Krystal Motley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Mirabeau B. Lamar HS Houston, TX SG 14 Jamie Gunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Columbus HS Columbus, MS F 22 Mercedes Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Langham Creek HS Houston, TX F 24 Jessica Sigue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So New Iberia Senior HS New Iberia, LA SG 25 D'Mya Clay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Columbus East HS Columbus, IN G 32 Nicole Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX PF 33 Lyndra Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Teurlings Catholic HS Lafayette, LA F 34 Alexis Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dallas Skyline HS Dallas, TX PF 35 Valanette Amie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Central HS Tulsa, OK F 50 Amy Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rosary HS Fullerton JC Opelousas, LA F 52 Keionna Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Port Allen HS Kenner, LA	Head coach Errol Rogers (Southwestern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Paula Lee (LSU) - Assistant Coach Lori Morris (San Diego) - Assistant Coach Courtney Simmons (Louisville) - Assistant Coach 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 28, 2019

Schedule and results

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

• 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

References

1. "2007 Women's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 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.