2014–15 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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2014–15 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–13 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Schneider[1][2] (2nd season)
  • Candace Walker[1] (2nd season)
  • Lejon Wright Sr.[3]
  • Alice Robinson, Student Assistant
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 – 2   .889 23 – 8   .742
Lamar 14 – 4   .778 17 – 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Northwestern State† 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 – 12   .333 8 – 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
† 2015 Southland tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by second year head coach Robin Harmony,[4] played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference.

Two Lady Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. JaMeisha Edwards was named to both the conference All-Defense team and the All-Southland Conference, 1st team. Dominique Edwards was named to the All-Southland Conference, 3rd team.[5]

Off season[edit]

Randy Schneider was promoted to Associate Head Coach on August 4.[2] Lejon Wright joined the Lady Cardinals staff as an assistant coach.[3]

On October 20, 2014, it was announced that senior guard Jameisha Edwards will not play for the Cardinals due to a career ending injury.[6] On December 2, 2014, following medical reevaluation and a compromised participation plan, Jameisha Edwards was cleared to return to the team.[7]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Departures
Chantelle Brockett 3 Center 6' 1" Senior Geelong Australia Graduated.
Dominique Edwards 25 Forward 5' 11" Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated.
Alice Robinson 24 Forward 5' 10" Senior Bossier City, LA Graduated.
Gia Ayers 1 Guard 5' 7" Senior Bryan, TX Graduated.
Francesca Bellatin 10 Forward 6'5" Senior Lima Peru Completed Eligibility.

Class of 2014 transfers and high school recruits[edit]

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown High School/Junior College
Transfers
Addesha Collins Guard 5' 3" Junior Anniston, AL Tallahassee CC
April Levy Guard 5' 6" Junior Jackson, MS Southwest Mississippi CC
Teleshia Riley Wing 5' 10" Sophomore Brampton, Ontario, Canada Tallahassee CC
High School Recruits
Baileigh O'Dell Guard 5' 6" Freshman Verdigris, OK Verdigris High School
Samantha Morgan Guard 5' 10" Freshman Miami, FL Miami Beach High School
Marquelle Williams Forward 6' 0" Freshman Toledo, OH Rogers High School
Leah Smith Forward 5' 11" Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Coral Springs Charter High School
Laka Blache Forward 6' 1" Freshman Memphis, TN Whitehaven High School

2014 Transfers and High School Recruits:[8][9]

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 15 Caroline Adesulu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mansfield Legacy HS Arlington, Texas
F 35 Laka Blache 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Whitehaven Memphis, Tenn.
33 Kiandra Bowers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Dwyer HS West Palm Beach, Fla.
G 1 Addesha Collins 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Saks HS Anniston, Ala.
F 24 Bethany Cox 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Norman HS Glenpool, Okla.
F 25 Dominique Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS S. Grand Prairie HS Grand Prairie, Texas
G 20 JaMeisha Edwards 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Crockett HS Crockett, Texas
G 14 April Levy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Callaway HS Jackson, Miss.
G 4 Joann Lira 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Clear Springs HS Houston, Texas
G 32 Shauna Long 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Standing Rock Central HS Fort Yates, N.D.
2 Sam Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Miami Beach HS Miami Beach, Fla.
G 5 Baileigh O'Dell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Verdigris HS Claremore, Okla.
G 13 Teleshia Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Edmond Campion Secondary Brampton, Ontario
45 Lejha Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Coral Springs Charter School Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
F/C 3 Marquelle Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rogers HS Toledo, Ohio
Head coach

Robin Harmony

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Schneider
Candace Walker
Lejon Wright Sr.

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-12-02

[10]

Schedule[edit]

[11]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Louisiana-Lafayette L 55–75  0–1
  20 – Edwards, D   8 – Blache   2 – Three players  Montagne Center (894)
Beaumont, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm 		Tulsa L 69–73  0–2
  25 – O'Dell   10 – Edwards, D   4 – Cox, Edwards, D  Reynolds Center (896)
Tulsa, OK
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Oklahoma L 73–100  0–3
  24 – Edwards, D   13 – Edwards, D   4 – O'Dell  Lloyd Noble Center (4,201)
Norman, OK
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm, BRSN 		UTSA L 40–72  0–4
  8 – Long   8 – Bowers   2 – O'Dell  Montagne Center (630)
Beaumont, TX
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Texas State L 72–79  0–5
  18 – O'Dell   9 – Bowers   3 – O'Dell  Strahan Coliseum (986)
San Marcos, TX
11/29/2014*
4:00 pm, BRSN 		St. Thomas W 67–35  1–5
  13 – Collins   8 – Adesulu   5 – O'Dell  Montagne Center (594)
Beaumont, TX
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Huston–Tillotson W 95–47  2–5
  13 – Adesulu   12 – Bowers   5 – Collins  Montagne Center (685)
Beaumont, TX
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm 		at TCU L 68–72  2–6
  18 – Edwards, D   10 – Edwards, D   4 – Edwards, J  University Recreation Center[12] (1,332)
Fort Worth, TX
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Wright State L 61–82  2–7
  17 – Edwards, D   10 – Edwards, D   3 – Edwards, D
Bowers  		Nutter Center (583)
Dayton, OH
12/16/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Ohio Valley University W 93–42  3–7
  16 – Bowers   9 – Edwards, D   6 – Long  Snyder Activity Center (95)
Vienna, WV
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Rice L 63–97  3–8
  19 – Edwards, J   5 – Bowers   4 – Edwards, J  Tudor Fieldhouse (340)
Houston, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015
4:00 pm, BRSN 		Nicholls State W 69–62  4–8
(1–0) 		 20 – Edwards, J   8 – Smith   7 – Edwards, J  Montagne Center (744)
Beaumont, TX
01/05/2015
5:00 pm 		at New Orleans W 64–54  5–8
(2–0) 		 17 – Edwards, J   9 – Edwards, D   4 – Collins  Lakefront Arena (309)
New Orleans, LA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 51–56  5–9
(2–1) 		 10 – Edwards, D   8 – Adesulu   3 – O'Dell  American Bank Center (565)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/13/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Central Arkansas W 82–46  6–9
(3–1) 		 24 – Edwards, J   10 – Edwards, D   2 – 6 players  Montagne Center (708)
Beaumont, TX
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Southeastern Louisiana W 83–60  7–9
(4–1) 		 18 – O'Dell   11 – Edwards, D   4 – Collins  Montagne Center (661)
Beaumont, TX
01/17/2015
1:00 pm 		at Northwestern State W 82–72  8–9
(5–1) 		 19 – Long   10 – Edwards, D   6 – Edwards, J  Prather Coliseum (773)
Natchitoches, LA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Stephen F. Austin L 54–59  8–10
(5–2) 		 17 – Edwards, J   11 – Edwards, D   4 – Edwards, D  Montagne Center (962)
Beaumont, TX
01/24/2015
4:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 80–64  9–10
(6–2) 		 21 – Edwards, J   11 – Edwards, D   6 – Edwards, J  Sharp Gymnasium (722)
Houston, TX
01/29/2015
6:30 pm 		at Sam Houston State W 87–68  10–10
(7–2) 		 22 – Edwards, J   7 – Bowers   7 – Collins  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (851)
Huntsville, TX
01/31/2015
4:00 pm, BRSN 		Abilene Christian W 76–72  11–10
(8–2) 		 20 – O'Dell   14 – Edwards, D   5 – O'Dell  Montagne Center (943)
Beaumont, TX
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 73–58  12–10
(9–2) 		 29 – Edwards, J   10 – Edwards, D   3 – Edwards, J; Bowers  Moody Coliseum (675)
Abilene, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Incarnate Word W 67–45  13–10
(10–2) 		 20 – Bowers   10 – Edwards, D   5 – O'Dell  McDermott Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Houston Baptist W 79–62  14–10
(11–2) 		 26 – Edwards, J   12 – Bowers   4 – Edwards, D; Collins  Montagne Center (765)
Beaumont, TX
02/19/2015
7:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 60–71  14–11
(11–3) 		 20 – Collins   15 – Edwards, D   4 – Collins  William R. Johnson Coliseum (379)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/21/2015
4:00 pm, BRSN 		McNeese State
Battle of the Border 		W 75–67  15–11
(12–3) 		 22 – Edwards, J   13 – Edwards, D   6 – Edwards, D  Montagne Center (997)
Beaumont, TX
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		at McNeese State
Battle of the Border 		L 77–98  15–12
(12–4) 		 23 – O'Dell   6 – Edwards, D   5 – Edwards, D; Edwards, J  Burton Coliseum (1,002)
Lake Charles, LA
02/28/2015
4:00 pm, BRSN 		Incarnate Word W 81–64  16–12
(13–4) 		 35 – Edwards, J   10 – Bowers   8 – O'Dell  Montagne Center (842)
Beaumont, TX
03/05/2015
5:30 pm, BRSN 		Sam Houston State W 92–73  17–12
(14–4) 		 24 – Collins   15 – Edwards, D   6 – O'Dell  Montagne Center (890)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
03/14/2015
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Northwestern State L 64–70 OT 17–13
  16 – Bowers   12 – Bowers   5 – Collins; O'Dell  Merrell Center (1,596)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Randy Schneider earns promotion". Lamar Athletics. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Wright named assistant women's hoops coach". Lamar Athletics. June 5, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lamar hires Tidwell's successor". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "JAMEISHA EDWARDS NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-SLC". Lamar University Department of Athletics. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Injury Ends JaMeisha Edwards' Career". Lamar Athletics. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Jameisha Edwards Returns to Lady Cards". Lamar University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Women's hoops signs 3 transfers". Lamar Athletics. April 16, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "WOMEN'S HOOPS LANDS 5 RECRUITS". Lamar Athletics. November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "JaMeisha Edwards returns to Lady Cards". Lamar University Athletics. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014. Lamar University women's basketball coach Robin Harmony announced that junior guard JaMeisha Edwards is returning to the team in time for tonight's non-conference game against Huston–Tillotson.
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball 2014-2015 Schedule". Lamar Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Schedule". TCU Women's Basketball. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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