2018–19 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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The 2018–19 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by sixth year head coach Robin Harmony, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the Southland Conference.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]

2018–19 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
Southland regular season champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–7 (17–1 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Schneider (6th season)
  • Hana Haden (2nd season)
  • Cameron Miles (3rd season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lamar171 .944247 .774
Stephen F. Austin162 .889257 .781
Nicholls144 .7782012 .625
Abilene Christian135 .7222310 .697
Sam Houston State117 .6111613 .552
Texas A&M-CC810 .4441716 .515
New Orleans810 .4441216 .429
Central Arkansas612 .3331218 .400
Northwestern State612 .3331118 .379
McNeese State513 .278722 .241
Incarnate Word513 .278524 .172
Houston Baptist414 .222919 .321
Southeastern Louisiana414 .222920 .310
2019 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season edit

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2017–18 season with an overall record of 22-8. They won the Southland Conference regular season championship were 17-1 in Southland play. After losing to Nicholls State in a Southland Conference tournament semi-final game 68-74, the Lady Cardinals were an automatic qualifier to the WNIT. Their season ended with a first round 68-80 loss to the TCU in the first round.[3]

Roster edit

2018–19 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Jadyn Pimentel5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoParkway North HSSt. Louis, MO
G2Angel Hastings5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)FrWagner HSSan Antonio, TX
F3Kyla Green5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrOverton HSMemphis, TN
C4Briana Laidler6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrSpruce Creek HSPort Orange, FL
G5Amber Vidal  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SrO'Conner HS
Nebraska–Omaha
San Antonio, TX
G10Chastadie Barrs5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrDeSoto HSDeSoto, TX
G13Shedricka Pierson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoBrusly HSBrusly, LA
G15DeJa Roberts5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrNova HSDavie, FL
C20Rikiah Cowart6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoNova HSLauderhill, FL
F22Miya Crump6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrYates HSHouston, TX
G23Moe Kinard5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrNew Iberia HS
Houston
New Iberia, LA
G24Ashlan Miles5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrDallas Christian HSDallas, TX
C32Umaja Collins6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrMesquite Horn HSMesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 13, 2018

Schedule edit

Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference schedule
Nov 6, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at LouisianaW 79–77 OT1–0
 23  Barrs  8  Crump  4  Barrs Cajundome (1,059)
Lafayette, LA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
McMurryW 100–37 2–0
 21  Crump  9  Laidler  6  Barrs Montagne Center (1,263)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana CollegeW 94–43 3–0
 31  Kinard  9  Kinard  5  2 tied Montagne Center (856)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 Mississippi StateL 53–104 3–1
 16  Barrs  5  Kinard  2  2 tied Humphrey Coliseum (7,107)
Starkville, MS
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
LeTourneauW 104–27 4–1
 22  Bracy  6  Laidler  6  Hastings Montagne Center (862)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 23, 2018*
4:30 pm
at Denver
Denver Thanksgiving Classic
L 110–117 2OT4–2
 58  Kinard  11  Barrs  8  Barrs Hamilton Gymnasium (370)
Denver, CO
Nov 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
vs. Ohio
Denver Thanksgiving Classic
L 62–87 4–3
 20  Barrs  8  Barrs  2  2 tied Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
Nov 29, 2018*
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 17 Texas A&MW 74–68 5–3
 23  Barrs  7  2 tied  4  Barrs Reed Arena (7,133)
College Station, TX
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, FCS Central
at Kansas StateL 55–73 5–4
 19  Crump  10  Barrs  4  Barrs Bramlage Coliseum (2,683)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Howard PayneW 93–37 6–4
 20  Barrs  12  Barrs  6  Barrs Montagne Center (4,213)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
PacificW 82–66 7–4
 23  2 tied  10  Barrs  8  Barrs Montagne Center (933)
Beaumont, TX
Conference schedule
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston BaptistW 63–50 8–4
(1–0)
 18  Crump  7  Crump  8  Barrs Montagne Center (939)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 76–58 9–4
(2–0)
 25  Kinard  6  Crump  9  Barrs Montagne Center (2,628)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at New OrleansW 79–57 10–4
(3–0)
 29  Kinard  10  Barrs  9  Barrs Lakefront Arena (190)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central ArkansasW 57–37 11–4
(4–0)
 18  Kinard  11  Barrs  10  Barrs Montagne Center (1,220)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern LouisianaW 94–54 12–4
(5–0)
 31  Crump  10  Barrs  11  Barrs Montagne Center (952)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm
at Incarnate WordW 77–51 13–4
(6–0)
 23  Barrs  13  Laidler  6  Barrs McDermott Convocation Center (344)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston StateW 83–72 14–4
(7–0)
 29  Kinard  7  2 tied  7  Barrs Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (881)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NichollsW 78–65 15–4
(8–0)
 22  Crump  7  Kinard  5  Barrs Montagne Center (1,411)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm
at McNeese StateW 64–62 16–4
(9–0)
 22  Kinard  7  Crump  3  2 tied H&HP Complex (2,201)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene ChristianW 63–60 17–4
(10–0)
 18  Kinard  7  2 tied  7  Barrs Moody Coliseum (1,129)
Abilene, TX
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. AustinL 58–70 17–5
(10–1)
 23  Moe  8  Moe  2  2 tied William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,676)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 13, 2019
6:30 pm
at Northwestern StateW 94–70 18–5
(11–1)
 31  Kinard  17  Collins  7  Barrs Prather Coliseum (787)
Natchitoches, LA
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston StateW 81–76 19–5
(12–1)
 22  Crump  8  2 tied  7  Bars Montagne Center (2,855)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate WordW 79–53 20–5
(13–1)
 16  Barrs  10  Collins  7  Barrs Montagne Center (1,150)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 72–47 21–5
(14–1)
 16  Kinard  17  Barrs  6  Barrs American Bank Center (1,079)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 97–49 22–5
(15–1)
 31  Kinard  8  Kinard  9  Barrs Sharp Gymnasium (319)
Houston, TX
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. AustinW 62–46 23–5
(16–1)
 23  Kinard  10  Barrs  9  Barrs Montagne Center (3,551)
Beaumont, TX
Mar 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese StateW 81–68 24–5
(17–1)
 34  Kinard  8  Crump  13  Barrs Montagne Center (5,218)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Tournament
Mar 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Abilene Christian
Semifinals
L 79–88 24–6
 34  Kinard  8  Collins  10  Barrs Merrell Center (1,725)
Katy, TX
NIT Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
7:00 pm
South Alabama
First round
L 71–73 24–7
 36  Kinard  9  Laidler  6  Barrs Montagne Center (1,829)
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also edit

2018–19 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References edit

  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. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Matt Faye (August 24, 2018). "Lamar women's basketball releases 2018-19 schedule". Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.