2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Errol Rogers; they played their double-header home games at the Cajundome with other games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7-23, 1–15 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth place in the West Division. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament.

2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, First Round (L, FIU 53-74)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7-23 (1–15 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Errol Rogers (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lori Morris
  • Nicholas Jeffers
Home arenaEarl K. Long Gymnasium
Seasons
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 26 7   .788
Florida Atlantic 11 5   .688 17 13   .567
FIU 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
South Alabama 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Western Kentucky 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Troy 1 15   .063 2 26   .071
West Division
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 20 13   .606
Denver 11 5   .688 19 12   .613
Louisiana–Monroe 7 9   .438 9 21   .300
North Texas 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Arkansas State 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Louisiana–Lafayette 1 15   .063 7 23   .233
Tournament winner
Rankings from Coaches

Following the season, head coach Rogers resigned after going 38-113 in his five season at the helm of the program.[1]

Previous season

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The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2010–11 season 11–19, 4–12 in Sun Belt play to finish fifth in the West Division. They made it to the 2011 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament, losing in the first round game by a score of 53-58 to the South Alabama Jaguars. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.[2]

Roster

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2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Brandi Schambough 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Youngsville, LA
G 1 Michelle Brunker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr The Bishop's School San Diego, CA
G 2 Brooklyn Arceneaux 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 3 Robbie Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Thomas More HS Lafayette, LA
G 4 Megan Whittaker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
G 11 Laurie Beaty 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Thomas Jefferson HS Tampa, FL
G 13 Krystal Motley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mirabeau B. Lamar HS Houston, TX
G 14 Bianca Davis 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Cecilia HS Cecilia, LA
G/F 15 Olivia Nino 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Mainland HS
Central Florida CC
Daytona Beach, FL
F 22 Mercedes Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Langham Creek HS Houston, TX
C 23 Josie West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr East Ascension HS Gonzales, LA
F 24 Malik Stevenson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Winderbarrow HS
Paris JC
Winder, GA
G 32 Nicole Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Cy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 42 Jean-Marie Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ovey Comeaux HS Lafayette, LA
C 55 Kemi Rotibi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hillcrest HS
South Suburban
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 20, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
LSU-Shreveport L 50-63  0-1
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Nicholls State L 64-72  0-2
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
11/21/2011*
7:00 pm
at McNeese State L 59-80  0-3
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
11/23/2011*
9:00 pm
at UC Riverside T 59-59  1-3
Student Recreation Center Arena 
Riverside, CA
11/25/2011*
9:00 pm
at San Diego L 44-103  1-4
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
11/29/2011*
12:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 69-57  2-4
University Center 
Hammond, LA
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm
Southern W 60-49  3-4
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
12/11/2011*
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 63-54 OT 4-4
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
12/14/2011*
6:00 pm
at Savannah State L 36-41  4-5
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
12/16/2011*
4:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 72-67  5-5
Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, FL
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
at Mississippi State L 38-72  5-6
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
12/22/2011*
2:00 pm
Tulane W 65-64 OT 5-7
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2011
2:00 pm
Florida Atlantic L 52-66  5-8 (0-1)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/04/2012
11:00 am, Fox College Sports
at Western Kentucky L 45-49  5-9 (0-2)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2012
3:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 53-104  5-10 (0-3)
Monte Hale Arena 
Murfreesboro, TN
01/11/2012
7:00 pm
South Alabama L 68-72  5-11 (0-4)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
01/14/2012
5:00 pm
FIU L 48-78  5-12 (0-5)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
at Arkansas-Little Rock L 45-56  5-13 (0-6)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/21/2012
3:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 52-55  5-14 (0-7)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
01/25/2012
5:00 pm
North Texas L 45-66  5-15 (0-8)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2012
2:00 pm
at Louisiana-Monroe L 35-66  5-16 (0-9)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
Denver L 39-76  5-17 (0-10)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2012
5:15 pm
at Troy L 52-58  5-18 (0-11)
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL
02/08/2012
7:00 pm
Arkansas-Little Rock L 41-55  5-19 (0-12)
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
02/11/2012
5:00 pm
Arkansas State L 50-57  5-20 (0-13)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
02/15/2012
8:00 pm
at Denver L 47-71  5-21 (0-14)
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
02/18/2012
1:00 pm
at North Texas L 40-78  5-22 (0-15)
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
02/20/2012*
2:00 pm
Nebraska-Omaha W 62-60 OT 6-22
Earl K. Long Gymnasium 
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
02/25/2012
5:00 pm
Louisiana-Monroe W 82-65  7-22 (1-15)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament (0-1)
03/03/2012
12:00 pm
vs. FIU L 53-74  7-23
Summit Arena 
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rogers resigns as coach of Louisiana-Lafayette". March 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball 2011-12 Schedule - Ragin' Cajuns Home and Away - ESPN". Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2009-10 Louisiana Basketball" (PDF). University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "2011-12 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2019.