LAFAYETTE – It took three overtimes, the first triple overtime game in school history, but the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team outlasted the McNeese Cowgirls in the I-10 rivalry game to win 98-86 here at the Cajundome.
The win, which snaps a two-game losing streak for the Cajuns, improves their record to 3-5 while the Cowgirls' record falls to 3-4.
Senior Simone Fields lead the Cajuns in scoring with 25 points and seven rebounds while freshman Skyler Goodwin, playing essentially the entire game, put in a career high 24 points along with six steals to help the Cajuns finish things off in the end.