Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Troy Trojans
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL
64 - 78
Troy women beat Louisiana 78-64, repeat as Sun Belt champs
La'Tia Fils-Aime' added 12 points for third-seeded Troy (22-10), which will make its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
"Again, ring to rings is very hard to get the second one behind the first one," Troy coach Chanda Rigby said about the repeat. "The `s' on the end means we had to do everything plural or more and they did that this year.
"Double dancing in Troy, Alabama," she added as the Troy men's basketball team will face No. 2 seed Duke in the NCAAs on Friday.
Troy was up by 10 points with 1:33 left in the first half but had its lead cut to 36-30. Louisiana's Troi Swain scored 11 points in the half but the Ragin' Cajuns struggled from the floor at 24.2 percent.
After two Troy offensive rebounds, Amanda Mendoza made a corner 3-pointer for a 62-55 lead with 6:43 left in the fourth. Swain pulled Louisiana to 70-64 on a 3-pointer with 1:31 to go but they didn't score again.
Swain led No. 5 seed Louisiana (20-11) with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting but the Ragin' Cajuns shot just 30.6 percent. Louisiana knocked off top-seeded Little Rock on Saturday by eight points and was seeking its first Sun Belt tourney crown.
Troy became the first Sun Belt school to win back-to-back league titles since Little Rock did so in 2011 and 2012.
How can I watch Ragin' Cajuns vs. Trojans?
- TV Channel: Ragin' Cajuns vs Trojans 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Statistics
 UL |
TROY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-62 | FG | 25-61 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 24-36 | FT | 22-32 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 27 | Fouls | 29 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 16-2 | - | 23-8 |
| Troy | 15-3 | 1 | 25-8 |
| James Madison | 14-4 | 2 | 26-9 |
| Arkansas State | 14-4 | 2 | 27-10 |
| Marshall | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Old Dominion | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Southern Miss | 8-10 | 8 | 15-16 |
| UL Monroe | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7-11 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Texas State | 7-11 | 9 | 11-19 |
| South Alabama | 5-13 | 11 | 17-19 |
| Georgia State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| App State | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Louisiana | 2-16 | 14 | 5-26 |