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2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–19 (6–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Hill (1st season)
  • Charinee Mitchell (1st season)
  • Empress Davenport (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M-CC 17 3   .850 23 7   .767
Abilene Christian 16 4   .800 24 5   .828
Stephen F. Austin 16 4   .800 23 6   .793
Sam Houston State 14 6   .700 19 10   .655
New Orleans 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Incarnate Word 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Nicholls 10 10   .500 13 16   .448
Central Arkansas 9 11   .450 13 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
Lamar 6 14   .300 10 19   .345
Houston Baptist 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Northwestern State 4 16   .200 7 22   .241
McNeese State 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2020 Southland tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by first year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 6–14 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament, which would eventually be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

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The Lady Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 24–7. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship were 17–1 in Southland play. After losing to Abilene Christian in the Southland Conference tournament semi-final game 79–88, the Lady Cardinals were an automatic qualifier to the WNIT. Their season ended with a first round 71–73 loss to the South Alabama in the first round.[1] The loss ended a 42 home court win streak which started on November 16, 2016. Chastadie Barrs set the NCAA Division I steals record in the WNIT game at 192. She had tied the steals record of 191 the previous season.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kayla Mitchell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 1 Jadyn Pimentel 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Parkway North HS St. Louis, MO
G 2 Angel Hastings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Wagner HS San Antonio, TX
C 4 Briana Laidler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Spruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL
G 5 Amber Vidal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr O'Conner HS
Nebraska–Omaha
San Antonio, TX
G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bowie HS Arlington, TX
F 12 Micaela Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rayville HS Rayville, LA
G 13 Shedricka Pierson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Brusly HS Brusly, LA
C 20 Rikiah Cowart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Nova HS Lauderhill, FL
F 22 Miya Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Yates HS Houston, TX
G 24 Ashlan Miles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dallas Christian HS Dallas, TX
C 32 Umaja Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mesquite Horn HS Mesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2019

Schedule

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Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition schedule
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm
East Texas Baptist W 64–47    
 18  Vidal                Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-Conference schedule
Nov 8, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Oklahoma State L 53–74  0–1
 26  Vidal   13  Laidler   4  Hastings  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,345)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 11, 2019*
11:00 am
Howard Payne W 96–36  1–1
 18  Vidal   11  Laidler   6  Miles  Montagne Center (3,856)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, ACCNX
at NC State L 40–81  1–2
 8  Mitchell   7  Laidler   4  Mitchell  Reynolds Coliseum (2,612)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 2 Baylor L 28–90  1–3
 13  Hastings   4  Laidler   2  Mitchell  Ferrell Center (7,352)
Waco, TX
Nov 25, 2019*
7:030 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 63–74  1–4
 13  Pimentel   8  Miles   4  Hastings  Montagne Center (912)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 29, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Shareslo Holiday Beach Classic
W 47–44  2–4
 11  Mitchell   6  Cowart   2  Vidal  Mott Athletics Center (75)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 30, 2019*
4:30 am
at Cal Poly
Sharelo Holiday Beach Classic
L 56–57  2–5
 20  Pimentel   7  Miles   6  Mitchell  Mott Athletics Center (375)
San Luis Obispo
Dec 2, 2019*
7:00 pm
LeTourneau W 90–38  3–5
 22  Pimentel   10  Laidler   5  Miles  Montagne Center (923)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Denver W 71–59  4–5
 22  Hastings   6  Laidler   8  Pimentel  Montagne Center (547)
Beaumont, TX
Conference schedule
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 65–57  5–5
(1–0)
 21  Vidal   11  Laidler   4  Pimentel  University Center (433)
Hammond, LA
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State L 61–68  6–5
(2–0)
 18  Vidal   11  Laidler   10  Mitchell  Montagne Center (801)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans L 57–62  6–6
(2–1)
 11  Laidler   9  Miles   6  Pimentel  Montagne Center (927)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Abilene Christian L 72–78  6–7
(2–2)
 29  Hastings   5  Vidal   7  Pimentel  Moody Coliseum (481)
Abilene, TX
Jan 8, 2020
6:00 pm
at Nicholls W 84–78  7–7
(3–2)
 22  Hastings   10  Laidler   5  Hastings  Stopher Gymnasium (156)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 60–53  8–7
(4–2)
 16  Vidal   11  Laidler   3  Laidler  Montagne Center (912)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 47–68  8–8
(4–3)
 14  Vidal   8  Laidler   2  Mitchell  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 18, 2020
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 39–49  8–9
(4–4)
 14  Hastings   6  Vidal   2  Pimentel  American Bank Center (1,517)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word L 48–67  8–10
(4–5)
 10  Cowart   6  Cowart   3  Pimentel  Montagne Center (928)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin L 53–54  8–11
(4–6)
 23  Vidal   12  Laidler   3  Pimentel  Montagne Center (1,058)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at McNeese State W 87–69  9–11
(5–6)
 29  McQueen   10  Laidler   6  Pimentel  H&HP Complex (4,094)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 29–53  9–12
(5–7)
 7  McQueen   8  Laidler   2  Pimentel  Farris Center (592)
Conway, AR
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian L 49–75  9–13
(5–8)
 16  Hastings   10  Laidler   7  Pimentel  Montagne Center (816)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 60–62  9–14
(5–9)
 23  Hastings   11  Laidler   5  Pimentel  Montagne Center (726)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 59–72  9–15
(5–10)
 26  Hastings   10  Laidler   2  Hastings  Sharp Gymnasium (412)
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State L 68–75  9–16
(5–11)
 24  Vidal   6  Vidal   5  Pimentel  Montagne Center (741)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 56–64  9–17
(5–12)
 17  Vidal   7  Laidler   3  Pimentel  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Feb 26, 2020
6:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 67–68 OT 9–18
(5–13)
 20  Hastings   5  McQueen   2  Pimentel  McDermott Center (326)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 50–70  9–19
(5–14)
 13  Vidal   10  Laidler   3  Pimentel  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,382)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 80–70  10–19
(6–14)
 17  Vidal   7  Laidler   7  Pimentel  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Travis Rae (March 22, 2019). "Cards Fall to South Alabama, 73-71, In WNIT". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2019.