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WWW.RAGINCAJUNS.COM 2006-07 NOTEBOOK Double-Figure Scoring Yolanda Jones 28 times Onna Charles 22 times Sonora Edwards 19 times Jeanenne Colbert 15 times Alicia McDaniel 8 times Whitney Dunlap 3 times Kina Miller 2 times Courtney Ratliff 2 times Amber Williams 2 times Double-Figure Rebounding Yolanda Jones 22 times Sonora Edwards 9 times Alicia McDaniel 3 times Onna Charles 1 time 30-plus Point Games Yolanda Jones 2 times 20-plus Point Games Yolanda Jones 11 times Jeanenne Colbert 3 times Onna Charles 2 times Whitney Dunlap 1 time Alicia McDaniel 1 time Home Court Advantage Jones Breaks into the Top 10 • The Cajuns had another successful season defending • Yolanda Jones finished her career ranked in the top 10 Team-High Scoring Honors their home court. of several career record categories. Jones finished sixth in Yolanda Jones 24 times • UL went 10-1 at home in the regular season and 2-1 at scoring (1,090), fourth in points per game (17.9), seventh Sonora Edwards 5 times home in the SBC Tournament. The Cajuns are a combined in field goals made and field goal percentage, fifth in Onna Charles 4 times 35-5 at home in the last three seasons. rebounds and second in rebounds per game. Jones also Jeanenne Colbert 4 times tied the school single-season record for rebounds in a Whitney Dunlap 1 time Road Work season with 336 boards. Alicia McDaniel 1 time • The Cajuns won 13 games away from home to tie the 1983-84 team for the school record. The 2006-07 Cajuns How the West Was Won, Again Double-Doubles won 10 true road games - a school best - and three on a • The Cajuns have finished first or second in the Sun Belt neutral court. West Division each of the last four seasons. In addition to Yolanda Jones 20 times • The 1983-84 team captured eight true road wins and five last season, UL captured the west crown in 2004-05. Sonora Edwards 7 times on a neutral court. Onna Charles 1 time Winning Bid Tournament Tested • UL notched 20 victories by double-digit margins, • When head coach J. Kelley Hall took over the Cajuns in the including five wins in February by an average margin of More Awards summer of 2002, UL had never won a Sun Belt Tournament 18.8 points. • Yolanda Jones followed up on her Sun Belt Conference game, falling in all 10 appearances. Newcomer of the Year award and Second Team All-Sun Belt • Hall lost his first two tournament appearances, but went season of 2005-06 with a First Team All-Sun Belt campaign Now Receiving Votes 4-3 since 2004-05, including a pair of championship game • The Cajuns received a vote for the Top 25 for the first time in 2006-07. appearances. • The Lumberton, N.C. native was also named to the Sun in school history via the Feb. 27, 2007 USA Today/ESPN Belt Conference Tournament Team and was a two-time Division I Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll. winner of SBC Player of the Week. Jones was also named 70 is the Magic Number • UL received three votes in the following week’s poll on the MVP of the South Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament. • Under Coach Hall, the Cajuns were 32-2 (.941) when March 6. Her 17.9 points per game ranked 40th in the NCAA, while scoring 70 or more points. her 10.4 rebounds per game ranked 17th. • UL last lost when posting more than 70 points on Dec. 20, D-Fense • Jones was fourth in the Sun Belt in scoring and led the 2004 at Nebraska (L, 70-81). • UL’s match-up zone created havoc on opposing defenses. SBC in rebounding for the second straight season. Jones • Conversely, the Cajuns were 4-26 (.133) under Hall when The Cajuns finished 45th nationally in scoring defense, was the only player in the SBC to average a double-double allowing 70 or more points. UL last won when allowing 70+ holding the opposition to 58.6 points per game. UL held and was the first SBC player to average a double-dip in on Jan. 11, 2007 at North Texas (W, 85-76). opponents to just 35.8 percent shooting from the field, consecutive seasons since UNO’s Kayone Haskins did it in which ranked 18th in the nation. 1993-94 and 1994-95. 30-Something • The Cajuns saw a pair of 30-point games by Yolanda 2007 New Year’s Resolution All-Time Best Jones. Jones, who boasted 20 double-doubles, had a 30- • The Cajuns shooting touch welcomed 2007. In 15 games • Head coach J. Kelley Hall’s 86 wins and .581 winning point, 10 rebound game at North Texas. in 2006, UL averaged 63.3 points - shooting 39.1% from the percentage are both school bests. Hall became the Cajuns • Just 10 days later, Jones dropped 30 points vs. Troy to floor and 56.0% from the free throw line. In 18 games in all-time winningest coach on February 2, 2006 with a 67-59 claim her second 30-point performance. 2007, the Cajuns averaged 72.3 points - shooting 43.0% win at North Texas. • In 2005-06, Jones recorded a 32-point game vs. LSU- from the floor and 68.2% from the stripe. • Hall passed Ross Cook (57-51) for the record. Hall coached Shreveport and a 31-point game at South Alabama to give the Cajuns in 148 games, the third-most in school history. her four career games scoring 30 or more points. (Gay Nix-165, Dwayne Searle-161). • Hall finished fifth among active Sun Belt Conference Lockdown Leads coaches in conference winning percentage (43-35, .551). • The Cajuns went 20-2 in 2006-07 when leading at the half. Hall owned a 45-15 record at home (.750), including a 9-2 Both losses came in the regular season vs Arkansas State. mark at the CAJUNDOME. • In 2005-06, the Cajuns had their streak of 32 consecutive victories when leading at the half snapped on Feb. 23, 2006 vs. ASU. 46 2007-08 RAGIN’ CAJUNS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2006-07 RESULTS WWW.RAGINCAJUNS.COM 23 YOLANDA JONES 45 JEANENNE COLBERT Overall Record: 25-9 (Home: 12-1, Road: 10-6, Neutral: 3-2) | Sun Belt Record: 14-4 (Home: 8-1, Road: 6-3) Date Opponent W/L UL High Points UL High Rebounds UL High Assists Attendance Nov. 12 vs. Texas State1 W, 59-39 Jones (21) Edwards (17) Dunlap (4) 4,466 Nov. 13 at Texas1 L, 59-69 Charles (23) Edwards (8) Dunlap/Edwards (3) 4,319 Nov. 14 vs. Md.-Eastern Shore1 W, 68-36 Charles (19) Charles (10) McDaniel (5) 4,422 Nov. 16 at LSU L, 31-65 Edwards (10) Jones (10) Charles/Jones (2) 3,863 Nov. 18 at Texas-Pan American W, 65-52 Jones (20) Jones (11) Dunlap (5) 625 Nov. 22 at Hampton W, 57-44 Jones (11) Jones (12) Colbert (4) 528 Nov. 24 vs. Bethune-Cookman2 W, 86-23 Jones (18) Jones (12) McDaniel (4) 1,609 Nov. 25 at South Carolina2 W, 83-68 Colbert (20) Edwards (11) Colbert (8) 1,550 Nov. 30 at Texas Southern W, 82-48 Jones (23) McDaniel (9) McDaniel (5) 251 Dec. 10 at UTEP L, 49-70 Jones (13) Edwards (9) McDaniel (6) 345 Dec. 14 at New Orleans• W, 77-51 Jones (22) Edwards (12) Colbert (8) 159 Dec. 16 Arkansas State• L, 58-65 (OT) Jones (22) Jones (13) Colbert (6) 395 Dec. 20 Texas-Pan American W, 59-53 Charles/Jones (14) Jones (13) McDaniel (7) 257 Dec. 28 UALR• W, 65-61 Colbert (23) Jones (7) Miller (2) 268 Dec. 30 at Louisiana-Monroe• L, 52-55 Jones (13) Jones (16) Colbert (3) 1,125 Jan. 3 Denver• W, 72-52 Jones (20) Jones (11) Jones (4) 129 Jan. 6 FIU• W, 84-73 Charles (25) Edwards (7) Colbert (8) 297 Jan. 11 at North Texas• W, 85-76 Jones (30) Jones (10) Jones (6) 534 Jan. 14 at Western Kentucky• W, 77-64 Jones (16) Jones (13) Colbert (6) 2,031 Jan. 17 South Alabama• W, 69-61 Jones (23) Jones (11) Colbert (5) 377 Jan. 21 Troy• W, 89-66 Jones (30) McDaniel (8) Colbert (4) 81 Jan. 25 at Florida Atlantic• W, 79-61 Colbert/McDaniel Jones (9) Colbert/Jones (5) 111 Edwards (14) Jan. 28 at Middle Tennessee• L, 57-84 Edwards (14) Jones (14) Colbert (3) 5,228 Jan. 31 Savannah State W, 82-51 Jones (21) Jones (14) Colbert (7) 319 Feb. 3 New Orleans• W, 75-47 Edwards (18) Edwards (11) Colbert/Jones (5) 625 Feb. 7 at Arkansas State• L, 61-77 Jones (23) Jones/Ratliff (7) Colbert (4) 1,916 Feb. 14 Louisiana-Monroe• W, 58-43 Dunlap (22) Jones (13) Jones (3) 421 Feb. 18 at Denver• W, 67-55 Jones (17) Jones (10) McDaniel (5) 719 Feb. 22 at Florida International• W, 75-52 Jones (27) Jones (15) Colbert (8) 375 Feb. 25 North Texas• W, 75-59 Jones (26) Jones (15) Colbert/McDaniel (4) 459 Mar. 3 Florida International3 W, 67-49 Edwards/Jones (17) Jones (11) Colbert (7) 1,512 Mar. 5 Arkansas State3 W, 62-59 Jones (19) Edwards (11) Colbert (7) 708 Mar. 6 Middle Tennessee3 L, 67-77 Jones (19) Jones (13) Colbert (5) 878 Mar. 17 vs. (21) Marquette4 L, 58-87 Colbert (17) Edwards/McDaniel (7) Colbert (5) 3,947 • Denotes Sun Belt Conference game | 1 - Travelers Basketball Classic (Austin, Texas) | 2 - USC Thanksgiving Classic (Columbia, S.C.) 3 - Sun Belt Conference Championship (CAJUNDOME, Lafayette) | 4 - NCAA Tournament, Austin Regional (Auston, Texas) Attendance/Record Summary G W-L Total Average High Home 13 12-1 5,848 450 1,512 vs.