2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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The 2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Robin Harmony, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a 21–6, 15–3 Southland play. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Rice in the first round.

2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record22–8 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Schneider[1][2] (4th season)
  • Candace Walker[1] (4th season)
  • Cameron Miles (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Arkansas162 .889265 .839
Abilene Christian*162 .889239 .719
Lamar153 .833228 .733
Stephen F. Austin144 .778258 .758
New Orleans99 .5001415 .483
McNeese State810 .4441417 .452
Texas A&M-CC810 .4441418 .438
Northwestern State711 .3891317 .433
Nicholls State711 .3891020 .333
Incarnate Word*711 .389920 .310
Houston Baptist414 .222622 .214
SE Louisiana315 .167524 .172
Sam Houston State315 .167325 .107
2017 Southland tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017
*ineligible for conference and NCAA tournament postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Lady Cardinals finished the 2015-16 season with a 12-19 overall record and a 7-11 conference record. Qualifying for the conference tournament, the Lady Cardinals won the first game against Houston Baptist and were eliminated by McNeese State.[3]

Two Lady Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. Chastadie Barrs was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Kiara Desamours was named Southland Conference Freshman of the year. Both players also received conference honorable mention honors.[4]

Roster

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2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Ivana Boyd5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrPalm Gulf Coast HSPalatka, FL
G2Bre'Osha Scott5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrLakeview Centennial HSGarland, TX
F3Kyla Green5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrOverton HSMemphis, TN
4Briana Laidler6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrSpruce Creek HSPort Orange, FL
G5Balleigh O'Dell5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrVerdigris HSClaremore, OK
G10Chastadie Barrs5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoDeSoto HSDeSoto, TX
F12Kiara Desamours5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoDunbar HSFort Myers, FL
G13Teleshia Riley5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSt. Edmond Campion Secondary
Tallahassee Community College
Brampton, Ontario
G14Meagan Perry5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrGoose Memorial HS
Southwestern Christian College
Baytown, TX
G15DeJa Roberts5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoNova HSDavie, FL
G22DeA'ngela Mathis6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrSoutheast HSBradenton, FL
G23Moe Kinard5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoNew Iberia HS
Houston
New Iberia, LA
G24Ashlan Miles5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrDallas Christian HSDallas, TX
G32Khali Pippins-Tyron5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoDuncanville HSDuncanville, TX
C33Kiandra Bowers5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrDwyer HSWest Palm Beach, FL
C45Lejha Smith6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrCoral Springs Charter SchoolFort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-11-12

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference schedule
November 11, 2016*
4:00 pm
at No. 25 Oregon StateL 56–88 0–1
 12  M. Kinard  10  K. Bowers  6  C. Barrs Gill Coliseum (3,076)
Corvallis, OR
November 13*
4:00 pm
at OregonL 67–84 0–2
 17  Kinard  5  Tied  4  Barrs Matthew Knight Arena (2,098)
Eugene, OR
November 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Thomas (TX)W 95–49 1–3
 20  O'Dell  8  Bowers  6  Barrs Montagne Center (702)
Beaumont, TX
November 20*
1:00 pm
at Kansas StateL 43–68 1–3
 13  Kinard  16  Bowers  6  Barrs Bramlage Coliseum (4,156)
Manhattan, KS
November 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern ArizonaW 75–60 2–3
 21  Kinard  11  Desamours  8  Barrs Montagne Center (563)
Beaumont, TX
November 26*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at CanisiusW 65–51 3–3
 18  Tied  11  Desamours  7  Barrs Koessler Athletic Center (707)
Buffalo, NY
December 4*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Southwestern UniversityW 87–41 4–3
 21  O'Dell  12  Bowers  10  Barrs Montagne Center (543)
Beaumont, TX
December 20*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola (Chicago)W 76–50 5–3
 13  Tied  11  Bowers  6  Tied Montagne Center (537)
Beaumont, TX
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana CollegeW 94–55 6–3
 27  Kinard  10  Kinard  5  Barrs Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
December 29*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Howard PayneW 93–56 7–3
 17  Bowers  14  Bowers  8  Barrs Montagne Center (706)
Beaumont, TX
Conference schedule
December 31, 2016
2:00 pm
at Central ArkansasW 70–56 8–3
(1–0)
 25  Kinard  8  Barrs  4  Barrs Farris Center (612)
Conway, AR
January 5, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
New OrleansW 73–42 9–3
(2–0)
 19  Miles  14  Bowers  9  Barrs Montagne Center (631)
Beaumont, TX
January 7
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern LouisianaW 86–68 10–3
(3–0)
 31  Kinard  13  Bowers  9  Barrs Montagne Center (706)
Beaumont, TX
January 12
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate WordW 83–54 11–3
(4–0)
 21  Kinard  11  Bowers  7  Barrs Montagne Center (624)
Beaumont, TX
January 14
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Abilene ChristianL 59–77 11–4
(4–1)
 14  Barrs  8  Bowers  7  Barrs Moody Coliseum (1,014)
Abilene, TX
January 18
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston StateW 70–44 12–4
(5–1)
 19  Bowers  10  Bowers  6  Barrs Bernard Johnson Coliseum (645)
Huntsville, TX
January 21
1:00 pm
at NichollsL 67–78 12–5
(5–2)
 18  Bowers  12  Bowers  4  Barrs Stopher Gym (409)
Thibodaux, LA
January 25
5:15 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 65–49 13–5
(6–2)
 21  Kinard  8  Bowers  8  Barrs Montagne Center (845)
Beaumont, TX
January 28
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern StateW 73–60 14–5
(7–2)
 20  Kinard  15  Bowers  7  Barrs Montagne Center (778)
Beaumont, TX
February 2
7:00 pm
at New OrleansW 66–55 15–5
(8–2)
 17  Kinard  16  Bowers  8  Barrs Lakefront Arena (118)
New Orleans, LA
February 4
2:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State
Battle of the Border
W 79–57 16–5
(9–2)
 30  Bowers  12  Bowers  7  Barrs Montagne Center (921)
Beaumont, TX
February 9
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston StateW 84–51 17–5
(10–2)
 17  Bowers  10  Bowers  9  Barrs Montagne Center (818)
Beaumont, TX
February 11
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. AustinL 66–74 17–6
(10–3)
 16  Barrs  10  Bowers  3  Miles William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,892)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 15
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 81–53 18–6
(11–3)
 32  Bowers  11  Bowers  7  Barrs Sharp Gym (133)
Houston, TX
February 18
2:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 74–63 19–6
(12–3)
 14  Desamours  5  Tied  5  Barrs American Bank Center (846)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 25
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston BaptistW 74–22 20–6
(13–3)
 13  Bowers  11  Barrs  8  Barrs Montagne Center (643)
Beaumont, TX
March 1
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NichollsW 81–77 21–6
(14–3)
 18  Barrs  14  Barrs  8  Barrs Montagne Center (897)
Beaumont, TX
March 4
1:00 pm
at McNeese State
Battle of the Border
W 83–67 22–6
(15–3)
 22  Kinard  8  Tied  10  Barrs Burton Coliseum (489)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 11, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals
L 48–62 22–7
 8  4 Tied  14  Bowers  3  Tied Merrell Center (306)
Katy, TX
WBI
March 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Rice
First Round
L 72–73 22–8
 16  4 Tied  10  Bowers  4  Barrs Tudor Fieldhouse (306)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References

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  1. ^ a b "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Randy Schneider earns promotion". Lamar Athletics. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cards fall to McNeese State in second round". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Pat Murray (March 8, 2016). "Barrs, Desamours earn SLC honors". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Womens Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.