2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 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.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 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)
2016–17 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Central Arkansas162 .889  265  .839
Abilene Christian*162 .889  239  .719
Lamar153 .833  228  .733
Stephen F. Austin144 .778  258  .758
New Orleans99 .500  1415  .483
McNeese State810 .444  1417  .452
Texas A&M-CC810 .444  1418  .438
Northwestern State711 .389  1317  .433
Nicholls State711 .389  1020  .333
Incarnate Word*711 .389  920  .310
Houston Baptist414 .222  622  .214
SE Louisiana315 .167  524  .172
Sam Houston State315 .167  325  .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

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

2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Ivana Boyd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrPalm Gulf Coast HS Palatka, FL
G 2 Bre'Osha Scott 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrLakeview Centennial HS Garland, TX
F 3 Kyla Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrOverton HS Memphis, TN
4 Briana Laidler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSpruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL
G 5 Balleigh O'Dell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrVerdigris HS Claremore, OK
G 10 Chastadie Barrs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoDeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
F 12 Kiara Desamours 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoDunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
G 13 Teleshia Riley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Edmond Campion Secondary
Tallahassee Community College
Brampton, Ontario
G 14 Meagan Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrGoose Memorial HS
Southwestern Christian College
Baytown, TX
G 15 DeJa Roberts 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNova HS Davie, FL
G 22 DeA'ngela Mathis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSoutheast HS Bradenton, FL
G 23 Moe Kinard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoNew Iberia HS
Houston
New Iberia, LA
G 24 Ashlan Miles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrDallas Christian HS Dallas, TX
G 32 Khali Pippins-Tyron 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoDuncanville HS Duncanville, TX
C 33 Kiandra Bowers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrDwyer HS West Palm Beach, FL
C 45 Lejha Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCoral Springs Charter School Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach

Robin Harmony (Miami (FL))

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Schneider (Florida International)
Candace Walker (UNC Willmington)
Cameron Miles (San Diego)


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

Roster
Last update: 2016-11-12

Schedule

[5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference schedule
November 11, 2016*
4:00 pm
at No. 25 Oregon State L 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 Oregon L 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 State L 43–68  1–3
 13  Kinard  16  Bowers  6  Barrs  Bramlage Coliseum (4,156)
Manhattan, KS
November 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Arizona W 75–60  2–3
 21  Kinard  11  Desamours  8  Barrs  Montagne Center (563)
Beaumont, TX
November 26*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius W 65–51  3–3
 18  Tied  11  Desamours  7  Barrs  Koessler Athletic Center (707)
Buffalo, NY
December 4*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Southwestern University W 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 College W 94–55  6–3
 27  Kinard  10  Kinard  5  Barrs  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
December 29*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Howard Payne W 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 Arkansas W 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 Orleans W 73–42  9–3
(2–0)
 19  Miles  14  Bowers  9  Barrs  Montagne Center (631)
Beaumont, TX
January 7
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 86–68  10–3
(3–0)
 31  Kinard  13  Bowers  9  Barrs  Montagne Center (706)
Beaumont, TX
January 12
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 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 Christian L 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 State W 70–44  12–4
(5–1)
 19  Bowers  10  Bowers  6  Barrs  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (645)
Huntsville, TX
January 21
1:00 pm
at Nicholls L 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 Christi W 65–49  13–5
(6–2)
 21  Kinard  8  Bowers  8  Barrs  Montagne Center (845)
Beaumont, TX
January 28
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 73–60  14–5
(7–2)
 20  Kinard  15  Bowers  7  Barrs  Montagne Center (778)
Beaumont, TX
February 2
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 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 State W 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. Austin L 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 Baptist W 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 Christi W 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 Baptist W 74–22  20–6
(13–3)
 13  Bowers  11  Barrs  8  Barrs  Montagne Center (643)
Beaumont, TX
March 1
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls W 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

2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References

  1. "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  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.
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