# 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by second-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 4–27, 0–18 in Sun Belt play to finish dead-last (seventh 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 2007–08 season 8–22, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in dead-last (seventh place) in the West Division. They made it to the 2007 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament, losing in the first round game by a low score of 40-49 to the South Alabama Jaguars. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2008* 5:00 p.m. | LSU–Shreveport | W 53-52 | 1-0 | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2008* 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | L 39-51 | 1–1 | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| 11/19/2008* 7:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | L 48-74 | 1–2 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 11/21/2008* 7:00 p.m. | Mercer | L 62-71 | 1–3 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 11/23/2008* 2:00 p.m. | Centenary | L 69-75 | 1–4 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 11/26/2008* 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | L 65-80 | 1–5 | Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 11/28/2008* 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | L 38-71 | 1–6 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 12/02/2008* 5:00 p.m. | McNeese State | L 46-56 | 1–7 | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/05/2008* 6:30 p.m. | at Nicholls State | W 71-57 | 2–7 | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA |
| 12/15/2008* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia State UAB Blazer Invitational | L 58-68 | 2-8 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 12/16/2009* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Alabama State UAB Blazer Invitational | W 51-49 | 3-8 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/18/2008 5:00 p.m. | North Texas | L 56-57 | 3-9 (0-1) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/21/2008 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | L 70-81 | 3-10 (0-2) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 12/23/2008 2:00 p.m. | Savannah State | W 69-42 | 4-10 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2009 7:15 p.m. | Denver | L 46-67 | 4-11 (0-3) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 01/07/2009 7:00 p.m. | at New Orleans | L 46-56 | 4-12 (0-4) | Human Performance Center New Orleans, LA |
| 01/10/2009 5:15 p.m. | at Troy | L 47-69 | 4-13 (0-5) | Sartain Hall Troy, AL |
| 01/14/2009 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 46-77 | 4-14 (0-6) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 01/21/2009 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | L 62-102 | 4-15 (0-7) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/24/2009 5:00 p.m. | South Alabama | L 52-66 | 4-16 (0-8) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 01/28/2009 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | L 57-85 | 4-17 (0-9) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/31/2009 4:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | L 50-61 | 4-18 (0-10) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/04/2009 7:00 p.m. | FIU | L 44-64 | 4-19 (0-11) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/07/2009 5:00 p.m. | at North Texas | L 63-75 | 4-20 (0-12) | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| 02/11/2009 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 53-82 | 4-21 (0-13) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| 02/14/2009 5:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | L 66-74 | 4-22 (0-14) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 02/18/2009 7:00 p.m. | at Denver | L 59-74 | 4-23 (0-15) | Magness Arena Denver, CO |
| 02/22/2009 5:00 p.m. | New Orleans | L 62-74 | 4-24 (0-16) | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 02/25/2009 7:00 p.m. | Troy | L 52-93 | 4-25 (0-17) | Earl K. Long Gymnasium Lafayette, LA |
| 02/28/2009 4:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 35-39 | 4-26 (0-18) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2009 7:00 p.m. | vs. Troy First Round/Quarterfinals | L 65-68 | 4-27 | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||