NEW ORLEANS – The No. 3 seeded Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team rallied from five points down to eliminate No. 6 seeded UT Arlington, 59-53 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Wednesday night at Lakefront Arena.
Sophomore forward Simone Fields led the offensive charge for the Cajuns (21-9), finishing with 18 points, five rebounds and two assists in 39 minutes. Senior Keke Veal added 15 points, four rebounds, and team highs in assists (4) and steals (3). Junior guard Sylvana Okde added chipped in nine points off the bench on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range.