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

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||