Vinnie Briggs
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
53
Xavier XAV 2-4
69
Winner Louisiana-Lafayette ULL 2-0
Xavier XAV
2-4
53
Final
69
Louisiana-Lafayette ULL
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Xavier XAV 23 30 53
Louisiana-Lafayette ULL 29 40 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Nuggets lose 69-53 to NCAA DI Louisiana-Lafayette

LAFAYETTE, La. — Junior guard Keke Veal scored 18 points Tuesday to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 69-53 women's basketball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.
     For the second consecutive year, the Ragin' Cajuns (2-0) of NCAA Division I defeated the Gold Nuggets (2-4), who are ranked 18th in NAIA Division I.
     Simone Fields scored 13 points for the Cajuns, and Kia Wilridge scored 12.
     Ireyon Keith and Whitney Gathright scored 10 points apiece for Xavier, and Vinnie Briggs scored nine. Keith, a freshman, reached double figures for the first time with the Gold Nuggets.
     Xavier's only lead was 5-4 in the fifth minute. The Cajuns led 29-23 at halftime and took their biggest lead, 67-44, on a Fields layup at 2:33 to cap a 13-0.
     UL Lafayette outshot the Gold Nuggets 42.1 to 33.9 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 45-32. It was Xavier's lowest shooting percentage and worst rebound margin of the season.
     Both team committed 16 turnovers. The Cajuns excelled at the line, making 16-of-22 free throws to the Nuggets' 8-of-10.
     The Cajuns defeated the Nuggets 62-54 last season.
     Xavier will play Warner University of Lake Wales, Fla., at 2 p.m. Saturday for homecoming at the Convocation Center. The game will follow a noon matchup between Xavier's men and LeMoyne-Owen.

 
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