LAFAYETTE – Senior Ashleigh Cade has been named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her two goal, one assist and five-point performance against Georgia Southern on Sept. 24.
Cade assisted senior Denice Emokpae in the fourth minute on a throw-in before scoring herself four minutes later in the seventh minute. Her second goal, coming in the 42nd minute, turned out to be the game-winning goal when it was all said and done, making her brace key to the Cajuns big victory over the weekend.
For Cade and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns it was a week of firsts, the brace was the first of Cade's career, the five points were the most she's had in a game and for the Cajuns it's the first weekly honor received this season.