Troy Falls to Hot-Handed UL Lafayette

Saturday, February 11

Lafayette, La.

5 PM

Troy University

16-7, 9-3SBC

UL Lafayette

14-8, 8-5SBC

Troy

UL Lafayette

Photo by: Brad Kemp

2/11/2017 8:54:00 PM | Basketball (W)

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

By: Wes Johnson

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – The Troy women's basketball team couldn't keep pace against UL Lafayette's red-hot offense in an 80-72 loss in the Cajundome on Saturday.

The Ragin' Cajuns (14-8, 8-5 SBC) shot 61.7 percent, which is the highest mark by a Sun Belt Conference team this season and the highest against Troy in more than a decade. ULL was 29-for-47 from the field in the game including 7-of-11 in the final quarter as the team built a 16-point lead.

Simone Fields was 10-for-10 from the field for the Cajuns to lead all scorers with 24 points. Caitlyn Ramirez didn't hit her first field goal until the 4:54 mark in the fourth quarter but finished with a team-high 16 points to along with nine rebounds.

Troy (16-7, 9-3) battled back in the final quarter to cut the deficit to eight, but with too little time on the clock to complete the comeback. Claresa Banks had 14 points in the game including seven down the stretch.

RUN OF THE GAME
Troy closed the gap to just one with 7:16 left in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by ArJae' Saunders. From there, UL Lafayette outscored the Trojans 22-7 to open a 16-point advantage by midway in the fourth quarter and were 10-of-12 shooting over that span.

UP NEXT
Troy returns home to host Appalachian State (Feb. 16) and Coastal Carolina (Feb. 18) at Trojan Arena.

NOTABLE
• Troy entered the game leading the nation with 20 rebounds per game and turned in 19 on Saturday.

• The Trojans scored 24 second chance points to ULL's two.

• Claresa Banks attempted 14 3-pointers in the game, most by a Trojan this season. The team's single-game record is 17.

For more information on Troy women's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWBB.

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are scheduled for a week of March Madness in the Big Easy. New Orleans will once again be home to the two championships that will take place at Lakefront Arena from March 7-12. For more information, visit the Sun Belt Conference's championship central websites - Men's Championship – Women's Championship – and be sure to follow the @FunBelt on social media - @SunBelt.