The 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all home games at the

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with a select few at Blackham Coliseum during the Cajundome renovations towards the beginning of the season, the first games played there in thirty years. This is also one of the first years that women's basketball does not play at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, their previous on-campus home, at any time during the season They were members in the

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. They finished the season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Troy by the score of 64-78. They did not compete in any other postseason tournaments.

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating

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in the first round game before losing to

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in the semifinals. They would continue to be invited to the

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for the second time in two years after previously winning the Championship, and would eventually be crowned National Champions again in the WBI after defeating

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, Youngstown State, and Weber State in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References