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 Arkansas†16–2 .889  26–5  .839
Abilene Christian*16–2 .889  23–9  .719
Lamar15–3 .833  22–8  .733
Stephen F. Austin14–4 .778  25–8  .758
New Orleans9–9 .500  14–15  .483
McNeese State8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Texas A&M-CC8–10 .444  14–18  .438
Northwestern State7–11 .389  13–17  .433
Nicholls State7–11 .389  10–20  .333
Incarnate Word*7–11 .389  9–20  .310
Houston Baptist4–14 .222  6–22  .214
SE Louisiana3–15 .167  5–24  .172
Sam Houston State3–15 .167  3–25  .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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