With both Texas A&M women’s basketball and Louisiana-Lafayette finishing Game 1 1-0, both squads entered this matchup physically. From manhandling the ball to flagrant fouls the Aggies defeated the Ragin’ Cajuns, 62-51, on Thursday, Nov. 5.
“They played harder than us at some times,” senior forward Miyah Verse said. “It was just about people bringing us together — [senior guard Janae Kent], [graduate G Kailyn Gilbert], [junior G Kaniya Boyd], all of them helping us get together in a huddle so we could get that win.”
Gilbert — who debuted with a 30-point double-double — picked up right where she left off, finding an increased shot selection, breaking ankles and driving the ball down the court…