Westbury Christian grad Okde plays in Louisiana loss

Sylvana Okde, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Westbury Christian High School graduate Sylvana Okde scored four points as University of Louisiana lost 79-44 to conference rival Florida Atlantic on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at FAU Arena, Boca Raton, the team's website reported.

Okde also recorded two rebounds and a steal for the Ragin Cajuns, who are 7-7 on the season and 1-4 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Louisiana's next game is at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at Florida International University.

Okde is a freshman guard for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.She is a 2012 graduate of Westbury Christian High School in Houston where she was named first team All-District in her senior, junior and sophomore seasons. Okde was selected as the district MVP as a senior, and named second team All-District in her freshman year. Okde is from Houston and is the daughter of Tony and Ann Okde.

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