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Women’s basketball falls to Ragin’ Cajuns 82-78

The Lady Rebels lost to the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 82-78 Sunday in the Tad Smith Coliseum.

The Lady Rebels got off to a slow start, which was ultimately their downfall. UL-Lafayette jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead, and after the Rebels cut it to 12-9 at the first media timeout the floodgates opened for the Lady Ragin’ Cajuns. The Lady Ragin’ Cajuns would go on a 34-17 run to the end the first half, taking a 46-36 lead at the half.
“It was sobering how bad, defensively, we were in the first half,” Insell said. “I don’t really know the word to put it.