The Ragin� Cajuns women�s basketball team made a valiant effort in the Sun Belt tournament, but finished as the runner up to #16 Middle Tennessee, narrowly missing their chance at an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. However, their regular season record and tournament run were deemed worthy of an invitation to the tournament as an at-large team.
Last update: 2007-03-15
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns road woes continued Saturday evening, as the Cajuns dropped their 11th consecutive road game of the season by a final score of 71-59 at Middle Tennessee.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Keeping Score: Black coaches in the Super Bowl
For the first time in the history of America’s most popular sports league, the NFL, two African-American head coaches are the generals for their teams on football’s grandest stage.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Women’s tennis takes victory over Alcorn State 7-0
Despite cold, rainy conditions, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team swept Alcorn State 7-0 in their 2007 season opener at Cajun Courts. In singles action, the Cajuns posted straight set sweeps in all six matchups.
Last update: 2007-02-01
The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team has struggled to get victories this season, but was able to pull out a hard-fought win against Troy Saturday night, giving them a split on the week, and bringing their record on the season to 5-15 overall.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Finally, my Colts are in the Bowl. Peyton Manning didn’t crack under the pressure and didn’t take it upon himself to be the hero. He let his defense and run game win the game for him.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Women's basketball takes over first place in west
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns took sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt West Division thanks to an 89-66 victory over Troy on Sunday afternoon.
UL (16-5, 8-2) moves one-half game ahead of Arkansas State, while Troy (10-9, 3-6) slips into a fourth place tie with South Alabama in the East Division.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Practice facility skeleton erected
Despite a disappointing 6-6 finish to the 2006 football season, the UL Lafayette football team has something to look forward to for the upcoming year.
Construction is just a few months away from completion on a brand new indoor facility that will include a full-size football field, a practice court and locker rooms for the basketball teams, drop-down batting cages for the baseball and softball teams, a film room for watching game films, and storage rooms for these teams.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Women's basketball claims historic win in Ky.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns accomplished something that they had never done before, and they did it in dominating fashion. The Cajuns defeated Western Kentucky on the road for the first time in school history with a 77-64 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Last weekend was the greatest weekend of NFL football I think I have ever seen. The Saints won, my man crush Peyton Manning won and I won money on the Patriots and Bears. What a weekend.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Keeping Score: Baby, I'm back...
You know that ESPN commercial where the two old guys are in a retirement home and one is wearing an Alabama hat and the other is wearing an Auburn hat? Then the next thing you know the Auburn guy is on the ground.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Cajuns keep bowl hopes alive with win
He’s done it again… Tyrell Fenroy the human bulldozer continues to break records like it’s the only thing he knows how to do.
Last update: 2006-11-29
Last week to play: Don’t miss your chance to pick
Well, while ya’ll were stuffing yourselves full of turkey and forgetting toplay pick ‘em, Matt Stroud was busy picking winners. He got all five right! It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
Last update: 2006-11-29
Here’s where I give some cheesy reference to how much I’ve learned over the past four years and how important UL athletics has been to me.
Last update: 2006-11-29
Cajuns football snaps three-game skid
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns three-game losing streak came to an end on Saturday thanks to a 17-7 victory over Florida International.
Last update: 2006-11-22
Women’s basketball: Late run finishes off UTPA
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball team used excellent second half defense to stifle Texas-Pan American’s offensive attack and come away with a 65-52 victory at the UTPA Fieldhouse in Edinburg,Texas.
Last update: 2006-11-22
Pick ‘em: I picked one game right, how’d you do?
Well, picking agianst the Cajuns finally materialized for me. That’s right, they actually won a game. If only we could play Florida schools from here on out.
Last update: 2006-11-22
Ahh yes, the BCS. Now what? Are you telling me that we have to watch Michigan play Ohio State again?
Last update: 2006-11-22
Cajuns lose third straight SBC game
Maybe it was the cold weather, but the Cajuns never warmed up enough to get on track against a team they were picked to beat by 11 points.
Last update: 2006-11-15
Rebounding key to women’s basketball’s first win
A relentless defensive effort and commanding rebounding edge were the keys as Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s basketball team collected a 59-39 victory over Texas State Sunday afternoon in the Basketball Traveler’s Classic at the Frank Erwin Center.
Last update: 2006-11-15
Pick ‘em: You won’t believe the line on Mich., OSU
Here are the results from last week.Michael Campora was last week’s winner, going 3-2 and had ne not picked with his heart and taken UL he would be 4-1. Kevin Suir (2-3), Matt Stroud (2-3), Boeda (1-4) and Damon Landry 1-4. Doil and I tied at 3-2.
Last update: 2006-11-15
Keeping Score: So here we are again...
Once again Ragin’ Cajun fans find themselves looking forward to basketball season before December.
Last update: 2006-11-15
New Orleans bowl not likely for Cajuns
What is happening? The football team that was picked to dominate the conference is now 1-2 in league play and close to being out of the race for the championship. MTSU and Troy remain the only undefeated teams left.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Men’s tennis ends with strong finish in RC Classic
Louisiana’s Ben Melancon claimed the white singles bracket consolation championship Sunday at the Ragin’ Cajuns Classic men’s tennis tournament.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Pick ‘em: Weak week all around
The best part about pick ‘em this week was the number of contestants—5. Here’s the results.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Watching, or listening, to last week’s Cajuns’ game was like watching a goofy dude (me) on a date with a hot chick.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Football drops the ball on homecoming
Just initially, this isn’t rocket science,” said head coach Rickey Bustle after Saturday’s game. “You can’t turn a football over against a good football team and expect to win. It make it very, very tough.”
Last update: 2006-11-01
Tennis takes two at Pepsi Challenge over weekend
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team claimed two bracket championships at the Acadiana Bottling Pepsi Challenge on Sunday.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Pick ‘em: Grant dominates the week
And if UL hadn’t flopped it would have been 4-1. What a heart breaking game.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Keeping Score: And the winner is...
Ouch. That one really hurt. On homecoming, too.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Cajuns take positives into homecoming
National television, winning record, conference opener. All the ingredients were there for what was hoped to be the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun’s time to shine.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Cajuns soccer clinches spot in SBC tournament
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns soccer team recorded a win over Troy and tied with South Alabama at home last weekend, earning them a bid in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Pick ‘em: My best week so far, but Lance won
I didn’t get too many picks this week, so let me just remind everyone to e-mail me their picks.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Keeping Score: Homecoming festivites
It’s that time of year when the weather cools off for three days before going back to blistering heat. Football is in the air and it’s thick with the musky smell of victory for homecoming.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Volleyball hits slump, Den. doesn’t help
No football this past weekend, at least not for the Cajuns. I feel like I’m going to die. I really don’t know how I made it through all those days, however many there were. I think I’ve forgotten that we have a football team. I think the last line is the stupidest thing I have ever written.
Last update: 2006-10-18
Soccer drops second straight conference match
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s soccer team dropped their second consecutive match as they fell to Western Kentucky by a score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Last update: 2006-10-18
Pick ‘em: I apparently have no idea who to pick
Well, another week, another bunch of losses for me. I don’t understand. I watch a fair amount of college football. Why is it that I can’t pick these games correctly?
Last update: 2006-10-18
Keeping Score: When bad teams go worse...
Did you guys and girls see that melee last weekend between Miami and Miami Community College aka Florida International?
Last update: 2006-10-18
Cajuns capture huge win over Houston
Amazing. The University of Louisiana football team is right where it left off last season.
Last update: 2006-10-11
Volleyball back on track after 2 conference wins
The Ragin’ Cajuns volleyball team won two out three at home last week.
The Cajuns swept Troy (3-0) and South Alabama (3-0) over the weekend, but lost a tough match to New Orleans (3-2).
Last update: 2006-10-11
Pick ‘em: I got three contestants for last week
And I thank those contestants. The winner was Chad West? That guy doesn’t know anything about football. Come on, we need to do better people.
Last update: 2006-10-11
Keeping Score: Are you kidding?
Greatest win since we beat Texas A&M. Hands down.
Last update: 2006-10-11
Cajuns’ victory a ‘total team effort’
Last week when I was talking to Ragin’ Cajun football quarterback Jerry Babb, I asked him what it would take for the Cajuns to get a victory in their second home game.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Volleyball drops two at home to conference foes
A sluggish outing wound up costing Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns volleyball team here Saturday evening as Arkansas-Little Rock came away with a 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-24) victory at Earl K. Long Gym.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Pick ‘em: Don’t forget to play this week
Well, I guess it was too difficult for anyone to drop off something at The Vermilion, because no one did. So, this week you can just e-mail me your picks at Alexander@louisiana.edu.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Keeping Score: Cajuns Prove their point...
Ok. So we’re pretty good after all. How was I supposed to know?
Last update: 2006-10-04
Cajuns set sights on EMU after big win
Head coach Rickey Bustle doesn’t care how it happened, he’s just glad to get his first win of the season.
Last update: 2006-09-27
Cajuns soccer drops first two conference matches
The Ragin’ Cajun soccer team dropped two matches at home last weekend to fall to 0-2 in conference play.
Last update: 2006-09-27
Hey sports fans, this is your opportunity to show the school how good you are at picking football games.
Last update: 2006-09-27
Keeping Score: Cajuns clobber Aggies.... not those Aggies
Well that was easy. 48-7. Come on, let’s get a real team in here, not North Carolina School for the Blind Who like to Play Football and Want to Learn to do Other Things Good, Too (NCSBWPF&WLOTGT). They made us look like the greatest team ever.
Last update: 2006-09-27
Meet the Cajuns: Mike Desormeaux
Sophomore quarterback, Michael Desormeaux, said the Ragin’ Cajun football team’s goals for the 2006 football season are simple.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Gyulai named first female coach of tennis teams
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced Friday the hiring of Katalin Gyulai as head coach of Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s tennis programs. Gyulai assumes the position as head coach after serving as the associate head coach for the women’s program for the 2005-06 season.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Soccer shuts out McNeese on road
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s soccer team improved their record to 3-3-2 on the year as they shutout McNeese State 4-0.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Ragin' Opinion: Don’t count the Cajuns out yet...
0-2. What do you get from these three characters? To me, it means a team has played two games and lost both. That’s it. I would think anyone could figure it out, and perhaps I’m right. So why did I ask?
Last update: 2006-09-19
Only way left to go is up for Cajuns FB
W. It’s what is going to finally appear on the Ragin’ Cajuns football schedule on September 23rd. There are many though who haven’t even begun to look that far down the road due to the discouragement accompanying the first two games.
Last update: 2006-09-13
Kim Rodgers: Where fashion and sports collide
Senior middle blocker, Kim Rodgers, proves she knows a thing or two about volleyball and prepares to get her team to the Sun Belt conference tournament before her collegiate career ends.
Last update: 2006-09-13
HAMMOND, La.-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s soccer team battled the weather and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Sunday afternoon on their way to a 0-0 double overtime tie.
Last update: 2006-09-13
Keeping Score: Football enthusiast guide to dating
This is a column I’ve wanted to write for a long time. I can’t take all of the credit as the idea was originated by UL graduate Jonathan Cole. This is how dating is like the NFL.
Last update: 2006-09-13