UL Women Fall To North Texas, 71-59
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun women's basketball team dropped a Sun Belt Conference road game on Saturday, falling to the North Texas Mean Green, 71-59, in Denton, Texas.
North Texas led Louisiana at the half, 30-28, and then outscored them, 41-31, in the second half, to secure the 12-point win.
The Mean Green out-shot the Cajuns from the field, 63%-42%, as well as forcing 23 UL turnovers.
Alexis Hyder led the way for North Texas, scoring a game-high 16 points, while AShley Benjamin paced Louisiana, in a losing cause, with 14 points.
With the win, North Texas improved to 2-5 overall, and 1-0 in Sun Belt Conference play, while Louisiana fell to 3-4 overall, and 0-2 in league play.