But she is not going to argue with the Aggies second straight win. Despite turning the ball over 27 times, the Aggies defeated Louisiana-Lafayette in the first game of the Sue Gutner Classic at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Tuesday evening. The Aggies (4-4) will play host LSU Wednesday night at 7.

Senior Tweet Cook led the Aggies with 25 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the floor and 5-for-6 shooting from 3-point range. Freshman Amber Calvin came off the bench to score a season-high 18.

“The layoff we had took a toll on us,'' said Bibbs referring to the Aggies 10-day layoff for exams. “It showed with the number of turnovers we had tonight. But for us to go on the road – this far away – and fight the way we did shows we're starting to find our rhythm as a team.”

When the Aggies did take shots on offensive possessions, they made most of them. For the second straight game, the Aggies shot better than 50 percent from the floor. N.C. A&T shot a season-high 55.6 percent from the floor.

The Aggies also had their best shooting night from 3-point range in school history (10 or more threes taken) as they hit nine of the 12 3-pointers they attempted. The Aggies also out-rebounded their opponent by double figures for the second straight contests.

“Our offense is helped when we're making stops on the defensive end,'' said Bibbs. “I think we did a good job of limiting them to one shot, which helped us pick up more possessions on the offensive end.”

After Ragin' Cajuns guard Alexis Green knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the Aggies lead to 14-13 five minutes into the first half, the Aggies started to pull away as Cook answered with a 3-pointer. Cook's jumper ignited a 13-2 run. Tierra Thomas, who finished with 16 points on 2-for-2 shooting from 3-point range, scored five points during the run.

The Ragin' Cajuns (2-7) were able to cut the Aggies lead to nine on three separate occasions during the first half, and trailed 49-36 at the half. But by the second half the Aggies were in full control. Their lead ballooned to as much as 26. Green came off the bench to lead the Ragin' Cajuns with 24 points.

“We know what's ahead of us tomorrow,'' said Bibbs, who was coaching in her home state. “LSU is traditionally a power in women's basketball, so we're going to have to play much better than we did tonight if we want to be successful.”