2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–7 (9–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Valerie Huizar
  • M. C. Vogt
Home arenaCajundome
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Troy132 .867249  .727
UT Arlington114 .733208  .714
Louisiana94 .692187  .720
Appalachian State84 .6671412  .538
Little Rock84 .6671710  .630
Texas State96 .6001514  .517
Georgia Southern86 .5711810  .643
Arkansas State59 .3571216  .429
Coastal Carolina49 .3081511  .577
Georgia State49 .3081016  .385
South Alabama210 .167818  .308
Louisiana–Monroe014 .000425  .138
2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by tenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 16–8, 13–1 in Sun Belt play to finish as Western Divisional champions for the first time in program history. They made it to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where the ultimately lost to Eastern Divisional champion Troy in the championship. As conference regular season champion, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the 2021 WNIT. They finished 0–2 in the tournament, where they were defeated by eventual Quarterfinalist Colorado in the first round and OVC regular season champs UT Martin in the consolation round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Alexandria Goodly0G5'5"SophomoreLake Charles, LouisianaReleased/Quit
Kimberly Burton1F5'11"SeniorCoushatta, LouisianaGraduated
Skyler Goodwin11G/F5'8"SeniorBaton Rouge, LouisianaGraduated
Bre'Yelle Porter21F6'2"Redshirt FreshmanLafayette, LouisianaReleased/Quit
Kristen Daniels23F5'11"Redshirt JuniorLake Charles, LouisianaTransferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Jomyra Mathis24G/F5'8"SeniorNew Orleans, LouisianaGraduated

Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownOld School
Destiny Rice24G5'8"SophomoreShreveport, LouisianaAlabama
Lanay Wheaton4G5'7"FreshmanHope, ArkansasOld Dominion

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ashlyn Jones
Forward
Houston, TX Klein Oak HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A May 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alicia Blanton
Guard
Richmond, TX Foster HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A May 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Indiana Bodley
Guard
Melbourne, Australia Marymede Catholic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Nov 11, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Skyler Christmas
Point guard
Slidell, LA Salmen HS 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A May 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jaylyn Jones
Guard
Mandeville, LA Mandeville HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Mar 28, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  • "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ashlyn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrKlein Oak HS Houston, TX
G 1 Indiana Bodley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMarymede Catholic Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Brandi Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrBarbe HS Lake Charles, LA
G 3 Makayia Hallmon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SoRed River HS Coushatta, LA
G 4 Lanay Wheaton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHolmes HS
Old Dominion
Hope, AR
F 5 Tamera Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
PG 13 Skyler Christmas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 14 Destiny McAfee 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLongview HS
Weatherford College
Longview, TX
G 15 Diamond Morrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrEast View HS Georgetown, TX
F 20 Caira Wren 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMcKinley Senior HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 22 Jaylyn James 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMandeville HS Mandeville, LA
G 23 Alicia Blanton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrFoster HS Richmond, TX
G 24 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoNorth Caddo Magnet
Alabama
Shreveport, LA
F 33 Lafaedria Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOuachita Parish HS Monroe, LA
F 35 Ty'Reona Doucet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrVille Platte HS Ville Platte, 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
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2021*
4:00 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern State W 66–62 
 14  Johnson  7  Blanton  3  Wheaton  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
11/05/2021*
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi College W 58–47 
 10  Hallmon  6  Johnson  2  Hallmon  Cajundome (169)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference Regular Season
11/09/2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 84–58  1–0
 16  Johnson  5  Wren  7  Rice  Cajundome (369)
Lafayette, LA
11/13/2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Rice W 73–69  2–0
 24  Williams  5  Doucet  3  Johnson  Tudor Fieldhouse (462)
Houston, TX
11/18/2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
LSU L 41–70  2–1
 10  Williams  7  Rice  1  Williams  Cajundome (2,711)
Lafayette, LA
11/20/2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Orleans W 64–45  3–1
 12  Blanton  6  Morrison  2  Johnson  Cajundome (256)
Lafayette, LA
11/24/2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana W 54–52  4–1
 16  Hallmon  6  Hallmon  3  Hallmon  University Center (457)
Hammond, LA
11/28/2021*
2:00 p.m.
at McNeese State W 67–57  5–1
 14  Hallmon  9  Johnson  5  Hallmon  The Legacy Center (1,063)
Lake Charles, LA
12/01/2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier (LA) W 76–27  6–1
 18  Wheaton  11  Doucet  4  Rice  Cajundome (288)
Lafayette, LA
12/12/2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston L 51–63  6–2
 13  Rice  9  Doucet  5  Rice  Fertitta Center (415)
Houston, TX
12/15/2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
LSU–Shreveport W 90–45  7–2
 21  Johnson  9  Johnson  5  Rice  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 69–57  8–2
 14  Morrison  8  Doucet  4  Doucet  Cajundome (303)
Lafayette, LA
Conference Regular season
12/30/2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington L 60–62  8–3
(0–1)
 17  Rice  11  Doucet  4  Rice  Cajundome (192)
Lafayette, LA
01/01/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 78–72  9–3
(1–1)
 28  Wheaton  6  Rice  5  Rice  Cajundome (252)
Lafayette, LA
01/06/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State Game cancelled First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/08/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Little Rock Game cancelled Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/13/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Troy W 92–83  10–3
(2–1)
 23  Doucet  10  Doucet  3  Morrison  Cajundome (242)
Lafayette, LA
01/15/2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama W 71–64  11–3
(3–1)
 17  Wheaton  18  Doucet  4  Wheaton  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
01/20/2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 46–55  11–4
(3–2)
 19  Doucet  14  Doucet  1  Johnson  Holmes Center (289)
Boone, NC
01/22/2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina Game cancelled HTC Center 
Conway, SC
01/29/2022
 ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–55  12–4
(4–2)
 25  Doucet  14  Doucet  2  Rice  Cajundome (388)
Lafayette, LA
02/03/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock L 50–51  12–5
(4–3)
 14  Wheaton  11  Johnson  1  Wheaton  Cajundome (303)
Lafayette, LA
02/05/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 68–57  13–5
(5–3)
 17  Doucet  13  Doucet  3  Wheaton  Cajundome (356)
Lafayette, LA
02/10/2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 71–72 OT 13–6
(5–4)
 17  Hallmon  13  Doucet  2  Johnson  Strahan Arena (1,109)
San Marcos, TX
02/12/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 62–57  14–6
(6–4)
 17  Hallmon  14  Doucet  3  Rice  College Park Center (877)
Arlington, TX
02/19/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 73–53  15–6
(7–4)
 21  Hallmon  9  Doucet  6  Rice  Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/24/2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 64–48  16–6
(8–4)
 14  Wheaton  8  Johnson  2  Hallmon  Cajundome (269)
Lafayette, LA
02/26/2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 56–54  17–6
(9–4)
 16  Johnson  12  Johnson  3  Johnson  Earl K. Long Gymnasium (169)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/04/2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 71–46  18–6
 19  Hallmon  6  Doucet  4  Jones  Pensacola Bay Center (757)
Pensacola, FL
03/06/2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Semifinals
L 65–75  18–7
 24  Wheaton  7  Doucet  2  Johnson  Pensacola Bay Center (944)
Pensacola, FL
*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. "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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