NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Christian University women's basketball program did not have much go right Saturday afternoon in NOLA, but they made their freebies, going a perfect 26-for-26 from the charity stripe during an 84-58 setback.
LCU had made 100% of its free throws twice over the past eight seasons, yet both of those instances combined; 6-of-6 on February 13, 2023 and 9-of-9 on January 21, 2016; still fell nine makes shy of Saturday afternoon's effort as it was the most without a miss since at least the 2009-10 campaign.
The Basics:
- Score
- (RV) Xavier (Louisiana) – 84
- Louisiana Christian – 58
- Records
- Louisiana Christian (6-6, 3-5 Red River)
- (RV) Xavier-Louisiana (10-3, 7-1 Red River)
- Series History (Since 2004-05)
- Xavier (Louisiana) Leads 5-0 (0%)
- Winning Streak (Since 2004-05)
- Xavier-Louisiana (W5) | Louisiana Christian's Last Win: N/A
Wildcats Top Performers:
- McKayla Price put together season-bests with four steals, three blocks, four free throws made, and a pair of assists while notching a contest-best eight boards along with scoring ten points.
- Yahzmynne Andrews tallied yearly benchmarks of eight points, three field goals, three steals and two blocks.
- DaKayla Howard was the final Wildcat to notch personal-records for the campaign, doing so in free throws made (6), rebounds (6) plus steals (3).
- Princis Goff topped the team in the scoring category at 17 points on 5-for-9 (55.6%) shooting, swiping four steals and hauling down five rebounds.
Notes:
- The Orange and Blue went for 2023-24-highs as a unit regarding both steals (17) as well as blocks (8).
Next:
- The Red River Rivalry between the longstanding crosstown rivals renews on Tuesday evening inside The Fort when the Cats travel to LSU Alexandria for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff, weather permitting.
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