# 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by tenth-year head coach Garry Brodhead, played all home games at the Cajundome along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2020–21 season 16–8, 13–1 in Sun Belt play to finish as Western Divisional champions for the first time in program history. They made it to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament where the ultimately lost to Eastern Divisional champion Troy in the championship. As conference regular season champion, the Cajuns were one of nine automatic bids to the 2021 WNIT. They finished 0–2 in the tournament, where they were defeated by eventual Quarterfinalist Colorado in the first round and OVC regular season champs UT Martin in the consolation round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Alexandria Goodly | 0 | G | 5'5" | Sophomore | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Released/Quit |
| Kimberly Burton | 1 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Coushatta, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Skyler Goodwin | 11 | G/F | 5'8" | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Bre'Yelle Porter | 21 | F | 6'2" | Redshirt Freshman | Lafayette, Louisiana | Released/Quit |
| Kristen Daniels | 23 | F | 5'11" | Redshirt Junior | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Jomyra Mathis | 24 | G/F | 5'8" | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana | Graduated |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Old School |
| Destiny Rice | 24 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Shreveport, Louisiana | Alabama |
| Lanay Wheaton | 4 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Hope, Arkansas | Old Dominion |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ashlyn Jones Forward | Houston, TX | Klein Oak HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | May 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Alicia Blanton Guard | Richmond, TX | Foster HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | May 12, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Indiana Bodley Guard | Melbourne, Australia | Marymede Catholic | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Skyler Christmas Point guard | Slidell, LA | Salmen HS | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | May 27, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jaylyn Jones Guard | Mandeville, LA | Mandeville HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Mar 28, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisiana 2021-22 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021. "2021-22 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 10/31/2021* 4:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southwestern State | W 66–62 | | 14 – Johnson | 7 – Blanton | 3 – Wheaton | Cajundome (269) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/05/2021* 6:00 p.m. | | Mississippi College | W 58–47 | | 10 – Hallmon | 6 – Johnson | 2 – Hallmon | Cajundome (169) Lafayette, LA |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| 11/09/2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | W 84–58 | 1–0 | 16 – Johnson | 5 – Wren | 7 – Rice | Cajundome (369) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/13/2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Rice | W 73–69 | 2–0 | 24 – Williams | 5 – Doucet | 3 – Johnson | Tudor Fieldhouse (462) Houston, TX |
| 11/18/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LSU | L 41–70 | 2–1 | 10 – Williams | 7 – Rice | 1 – Williams | Cajundome (2,711) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/20/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 64–45 | 3–1 | 12 – Blanton | 6 – Morrison | 2 – Johnson | Cajundome (256) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/24/2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 54–52 | 4–1 | 16 – Hallmon | 6 – Hallmon | 3 – Hallmon | University Center (457) Hammond, LA |
| 11/28/2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at McNeese State | W 67–57 | 5–1 | 14 – Hallmon | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Hallmon | The Legacy Center (1,063) Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/01/2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Xavier (LA) | W 76–27 | 6–1 | 18 – Wheaton | 11 – Doucet | 4 – Rice | Cajundome (288) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/12/2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | L 51–63 | 6–2 | 13 – Rice | 9 – Doucet | 5 – Rice | Fertitta Center (415) Houston, TX |
| 12/15/2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | LSU–Shreveport | W 90–45 | 7–2 | 21 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Rice | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/19/2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 69–57 | 8–2 | 14 – Morrison | 8 – Doucet | 4 – Doucet | Cajundome (303) Lafayette, LA |
| Conference Regular season |||||||||
| 12/30/2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 60–62 | 8–3 (0–1) | 17 – Rice | 11 – Doucet | 4 – Rice | Cajundome (192) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/01/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State | W 78–72 | 9–3 (1–1) | 28 – Wheaton | 6 – Rice | 5 – Rice | Cajundome (252) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/06/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/08/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 01/13/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy | W 92–83 | 10–3 (2–1) | 23 – Doucet | 10 – Doucet | 3 – Morrison | Cajundome (242) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/15/2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 71–64 | 11–3 (3–1) | 17 – Wheaton | 18 – Doucet | 4 – Wheaton | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 01/20/2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 46–55 | 11–4 (3–2) | 19 – Doucet | 14 – Doucet | 1 – Johnson | Holmes Center (289) Boone, NC |
| 01/22/2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| 01/29/2022 ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–55 | 12–4 (4–2) | 25 – Doucet | 14 – Doucet | 2 – Rice | Cajundome (388) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/03/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 50–51 | 12–5 (4–3) | 14 – Wheaton | 11 – Johnson | 1 – Wheaton | Cajundome (303) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/05/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Arkansas State | W 68–57 | 13–5 (5–3) | 17 – Doucet | 13 – Doucet | 3 – Wheaton | Cajundome (356) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/10/2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 71–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (5–4) | 17 – Hallmon | 13 – Doucet | 2 – Johnson | Strahan Arena (1,109) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/12/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 62–57 | 14–6 (6–4) | 17 – Hallmon | 14 – Doucet | 3 – Rice | College Park Center (877) Arlington, TX |
| 02/19/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 73–53 | 15–6 (7–4) | 21 – Hallmon | 9 – Doucet | 6 – Rice | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/24/2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 64–48 | 16–6 (8–4) | 14 – Wheaton | 8 – Johnson | 2 – Hallmon | Cajundome (269) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/26/2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 56–54 | 17–6 (9–4) | 16 – Johnson | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Johnson | Earl K. Long Gymnasium (169) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt Tournament |||||||||
| 03/04/2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Texas State Quarterfinals | W 71–46 | 18–6 | 19 – Hallmon | 6 – Doucet | 4 – Jones | Pensacola Bay Center (757) Pensacola, FL |
| 03/06/2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) UT Arlington Semifinals | L 65–75 | 18–7 | 24 – Wheaton | 7 – Doucet | 2 – Johnson | Pensacola Bay Center (944) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||