# 2009–10 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by third-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 10–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the West Division. They were eliminated in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament.

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2008–09 season 4–27, 0–18 in Sun Belt play to finish in seventh place in the West Division. They made it to the 2009 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament, losing in the first round game by a score of 65-68 to the Troy Trojans. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 5:00 pm | Texas Southern | W 64-57 | 1-0 | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 11/16/2009* 5:00 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 65-63 | 2-0 | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 11/21/2009* 2:00 pm | Southern | L 51-62 | 2-1 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 11/27/2009* 4:30 pm | vs. Lamar World Vision Classic | L 58-66 | 2-2 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| 11/28/2009* 12:00 pm | vs. Baylor World Vision Classic | L 42-89 | 2-3 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| 11/29/2009* 12:00 pm | vs. Idaho | L 66-90 | 2-4 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| 12/02/2009* 7:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 82-68 | 3-4 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/05/2009* 3:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 58-62 | 3-5 | University Center Hammond, LA |
| 12/12/2009* 2:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 61-72 | 3-6 | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/15/2009* 4:30 pm | vs. North Carolina A&T Sue Gunter Classic (hosted by: LSU) | L 79-85 | 3-7 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/16/2009* 4:30 pm | vs. Houston Baptist Sue Gunter Classic (hosted by: LSU) | W 86-76 | 4-7 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/19/2009 2:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | L 60-75 | 4-8 (0-1) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| 12/21/2009* 2:00 pm | Centenary | W 77-50 | 5-8 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2009 2:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 52-74 | 5-9 (0-2) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/03/2010 2:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 54-83 | 5-10 (0-3) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/06/2010 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 80-78 | 6-10 (1-3) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2010* 1:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 53-35 | 7-10 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 01/13/2010 7:00 pm | Denver | L 66-75 | 7-11 (1-4) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 01/16/2010 4:30 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 38-88 | 7-12 (1-5) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 01/20/2010 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 47-44 | 8-12 (2-5) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 01/23/2010 2:00 pm | Troy | W 70-67 | 9-12 (3-5) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 01/27/2010 7:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 56-67 | 9-13 (3-6) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/30/2010 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 61-68 | 9-14 (3-7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/03/2010 7:00 pm | FIU | L 51-77 | 9-15 (3-8) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/06/2010 2:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 49-56 | 9-16 (3-9) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/10/2010 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 75-84 | 9-17 (3-10) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/13/2010 5:05 pm | at South Alabama | L 59-79 | 9-18 (3-11) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 02/17/2010 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | L 58-87 | 9-19 (3-12) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/20/2010 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 69-67 | 10-19 (4-12) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/24/2010 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 67-90 | 10-20 (4-13) | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| 02/27/2010 2:30 pm | at Denver | L 63-76 | 10-21 (4-14) | Magness Arena Denver, CO |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2010 12:00 pm | vs. South Alabama First Round/Quarterfinals | L 76-82 | 10-22 | Summit Arena Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||