2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Robin Harmony,[4] played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals finished the season tied for the Southland Conference regular season championship with Stephen F. Austin. The Lady Cardinals were the Number One seed in the conference tournament because of the conference tie-breaker. After falling to Northwestern Louisiana in the Conference tournament final game, the Lady Cardinals received and invitation to the WNIT. The Lady Cardinals played the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg, MS.

2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
WNIT First Round vs. Southern Mississippi, L 60–75
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2013–14 record1813 (135 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Schneider[1] (1st season)
  • Candace Walker[1] (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2013–14 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Lamar***135 .722  1813  .581
Stephen F. Austin135 .722  2313  .639
Central Arkansas126 .667  1812  .600
Northwestern State117 .611  2113  .618
Nicholls State117 .611  1714  .548
Texas A&M-CC117 .611  1812  .600
Abilene Christian*86 .571  1812  .600
McNeese State108 .556  1914  .576
Oral Roberts810 .444  920  .310
Houston Baptist810 .444  1217  .414
Sam Houston State810 .444  1316  .448
Southeastern Louisiana711 .389  822  .267
Incarnate Word*212 .143  819  .296
New Orleans**018 .000  029  .000
2014 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

Gia Ayers and Dominique Edwards were named to Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Ayers was named to the First team. Edwards was named as a member of the Second Team.[5]

Two Lady Cardinal basketball players were named to the Southland Conference All-Academic team. Dominique Edwards was named to the First Team while JaMeisha Edwards was named to the conference Second Team.[6]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Gia Ayers Guard 5–7 Senior Bryan, Texas
3 Chantelle Brockett Center 6–1 Junior Geelong, Victoria, Australia
4 Joann Lira Guard 5–4 Freshman Houston, Texas
10 Bethany Cox Forward 5–11 Freshman Glenpool, Oklahoma
15 Caroline Adesulu Forward 6–1 Junior Arlington, Texas
20 JaMeisha Edwards Guard 5–5 Sophomore Crockett, Texas
21 Kensha'dra Smith Guard 5–7 Freshman West Palm Beach, Florida
22 Francesca Bellatin Guard/Forward 6–0 Senior Lima, Peru
23 Micarah Malone Forward 5–10 Freshman Houston, Texas
24 Alice Robinson Forward 5–10 Senior Bossier City, Louisiana
25 Dominique Edwards Forward 5–11 Junior Grand Prairie, Texas
32 Shauna Long Guard 5–4 Junior Fort Yates, North Dakota
33 Kiandra Bowers Post 5–11 Freshman West Palm Beach, Florida

Schedule

[7]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
11:00 am
at Oklahoma State L 5683  01
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,923)
Stillwater, OK
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
Our Lady of the Lake W 9460  10
Montagne Center (332)
Beaumont, TX
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
at UTSA W 6359  21
Convocation Center (524)
San Antonio, TX
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm
Tulsa L 6768  22
Montagne Center (683)
Beaumont, TX
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 6860  32
Cajundome (364)
Lafayette, LA
11/25/2013*
6:00 pm
at SMU L 7982  33
Curtis Culwell Center (345)
Garland, TX
11/29/2013*
2:00 pm
vs. Milwaukee
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic
W 7563  43
Pan American Center (350)
Las Cruces, NM
11/30/2013*
12:00 pm
Northern Illinois
Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic
L 5279  44
Pan American Center (N/A)
Las Cruces, NM
12/15/2013*
12:05 pm
Missouri State L 6087  45
JQH Arena (2,624)
Springfield, MO
12/18/2013*
6:00 pm
Texas State W 6855  55
Montagne Center (738)
Beaumont, TX
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm
Rice L 6467  56
Montagne Center (608)
Beaumont, TX
01/02/2014
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 4364  57
(01)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (528)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2014
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State W 8479  67
(11)
Prather Coliseum (731)
Natchitoches, LA
01/09/2014
5:30 pm
Nicholls State W 8268  77
(21)
Montagne Center (752)
Beaumont, TX
01/11/2014
4:00 pm
McNeese State
Battle of the Border
W 7258  87
(31)
Montagne Center (872)
Beaumont, TX
01/16/2014
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at New Orleans W 8053  97
(41)
Lakefront Arena (438)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2014
2:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 6267  98
(42)
University Center (467)
Hammond, LA
01/23/2014
5:30 pm
at Abilene Christian W 8583  108
(52)
Moody Coliseum (623)
Abilene, TX
01/25/2013
2:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 7669  118
(62)
McDermott Convocation Center (375)
San Antonio, TX
01/30/2014
5:30 pm
Houston Baptist L 6676  119
(63)
Montagne Center (891)
Beaumont, TX
02/01/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 8772  129
(73)
Montagne Center (808)
Beaumont, TX
02/08/2014
2:00 pm
at Sam Houston State W 7045  139
(83)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (586)
Huntsville, TX
02/13/2014
5:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 7573  149
(93)
Montagne Center (960)
Beaumont, TX
02/15/2014
4:00 pm
Northwestern State L 6067  1410
(94)
Montagne Center (759)
Beaumont, TX
02/22/2014
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 8164  1510
(104)
Montagne Center (819)
Beaumont, TX
02/27/2014
5:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 7884  1511
(105)
Mabee Center (718)
Tulsa, OK
03/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 5653  1611
(115)
Farris Center (1,312)
Conway, AR
03/06/2014
5:30 pm
New Orleans W 8351  1711
(125)
Montagne Center (890)
Beaumont, TX
03/08/2014
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 9277  1811
(135)
Montagne Center (824)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
03/15/2014
12:00 pm
vs. Northwestern State L 6061  1812
Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)
03/20/2014
7:00 pm
vs. Southern Mississippi L 6075  1813
Reed Green Coliseum (882)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References

  1. "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  2. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  4. "Lamar hires Tidwell's successor". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  5. "Ayers, D. Edwards named all-conference". Lamar Athletics. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  6. "Women's hoops places 2 on all-academic team". Lamar Athletics. April 2, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  7. "Women's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Schedule" (PDF). Lamar Athletics. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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