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Luke Johnson: Their 39-game losing streak in the past, Ragin’ Cajuns women eye a winning streak against Louisiana Tech

LAFAYETTE — About this time a year ago, the Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball program had never beaten Louisiana Tech.

Never, as in not once. Thirty-nine straight meetings ended with Cajuns losses. It was U-G-L-Y.

The Lady Bulldogs had invaded Southwest Louisiana 15 times — several times, according to Cajuns coach Garry Brodhead, without coach Leon Barmore, who apparently had better things to do than worry about coaching his team to a lopsided win in Lafayette.

“(Barmore) wouldn’t even come down for the conference game,” Brodhead said. “He would just send his assistants because our programs were so bad compared to what they had.