2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 6–14 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament, which would eventually be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record10–19 (6–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Hill (1st season)
  • Charinee Mitchell (1st season)
  • Empress Davenport (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas A&M-CC17–3 .850  23–7  .767
Abilene Christian16–4 .800  24–5  .828
Stephen F. Austin16–4 .800  23–6  .793
Sam Houston State14–6 .700  19–10  .655
New Orleans13–7 .650  17–12  .586
Incarnate Word10–10 .500  14–15  .483
Nicholls10–10 .500  13–16  .448
Central Arkansas9–11 .450  13–16  .448
Southeastern Louisiana9–11 .450  12–17  .414
Lamar6–14 .300  10–19  .345
Houston Baptist4–16 .200  8–21  .276
Northwestern State4–16 .200  7–22  .241
McNeese State2–18 .100  5–24  .172
† 2020 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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]

Roster
2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kayla Mitchell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 1 Jadyn Pimentel 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrParkway North HS St. Louis, MO
G 2 Angel Hastings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoWagner HS San Antonio, TX
C 4 Briana Laidler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSpruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL
G 5 Amber Vidal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrO'Conner HS
Nebraska–Omaha		 San Antonio, TX
G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBowie HS Arlington, TX
F 12 Micaela Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRayville HS Rayville, LA
G 13 Shedricka Pierson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBrusly HS Brusly, LA
C 20 Rikiah Cowart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNova HS Lauderhill, FL
F 22 Miya Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrYates HS Houston, TX
G 24 Ashlan Miles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDallas Christian HS Dallas, TX
C 32 Umaja Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMesquite Horn HS Mesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2019

Schedule

Sources:[3][4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition schedule
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm		 East Texas Baptist W 64–47    
  18 – Vidal    –      –    Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-Conference schedule
Nov 8, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Oklahoma State L 53–74  0–1
  26 – Vidal  13 – Laidler  4 – Hastings  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,345)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 11, 2019*
11:00 am		 Howard Payne W 96–36  1–1
  18 – Vidal  11 – Laidler  6 – Miles  Montagne Center (3,856)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, ACCNX		 at NC State L 40–81  1–2
  8 – Mitchell  7 – Laidler  4 – Mitchell  Reynolds Coliseum (2,612)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Baylor L 28–90  1–3
  13 – Hastings  4 – Laidler  2 – Mitchell  Ferrell Center (7,352)
Waco, TX
Nov 25, 2019*
7:030 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana L 63–74  1–4
  13 – Pimentel  8 – Miles  4 – Hastings  Montagne Center (912)
Beaumont, TX
Nov 29, 2019*
4:30 pm		 vs. Idaho
Shareslo Holiday Beach Classic		 W 47–44  2–4
  11 – Mitchell  6 – Cowart  2 – Vidal  Mott Athletics Center (75)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Nov 30, 2019*
4:30 am		 at Cal Poly
Sharelo Holiday Beach Classic		 L 56–57  2–5
  20 – Pimentel  7 – Miles  6 – Mitchell  Mott Athletics Center (375)
San Luis Obispo
Dec 2, 2019*
7:00 pm		 LeTourneau W 90–38  3–5
  22 – Pimentel  10 – Laidler  5 – Miles  Montagne Center (923)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Denver W 71–59  4–5
  22 – Hastings  6 – Laidler  8 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (547)
Beaumont, TX
Conference schedule
Dec 18, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 65–57  5–5
(1–0)		  21 – Vidal  11 – Laidler  4 – Pimentel  University Center (433)
Hammond, LA
Dec 21, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northwestern State L 61–68  6–5
(2–0)		  18 – Vidal  11 – Laidler  10 – Mitchell  Montagne Center (801)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 New Orleans L 57–62  6–6
(2–1)		  11 – Laidler  9 – Miles  6 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (927)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Abilene Christian L 72–78  6–7
(2–2)		  29 – Hastings  5 – Vidal  7 – Pimentel  Moody Coliseum (481)
Abilene, TX
Jan 8, 2020
6:00 pm		 at Nicholls W 84–78  7–7
(3–2)		  22 – Hastings  10 – Laidler  5 – Hastings  Stopher Gymnasium (156)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Houston Baptist W 60–53  8–7
(4–2)		  16 – Vidal  11 – Laidler  3 – Laidler  Montagne Center (912)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston State L 47–68  8–8
(4–3)		  14 – Vidal  8 – Laidler  2 – Mitchell  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (751)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 18, 2020
1:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 39–49  8–9
(4–4)		  14 – Hastings  6 – Vidal  2 – Pimentel  American Bank Center (1,517)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Incarnate Word L 48–67  8–10
(4–5)		  10 – Cowart  6 – Cowart  3 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (928)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin L 53–54  8–11
(4–6)		  23 – Vidal  12 – Laidler  3 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (1,058)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at McNeese State W 87–69  9–11
(5–6)		  29 – McQueen  10 – Laidler  6 – Pimentel  H&HP Complex (4,094)
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 5, 2020
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas L 29–53  9–12
(5–7)		  7 – McQueen  8 – Laidler  2 – Pimentel  Farris Center (592)
Conway, AR
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Abilene Christian L 49–75  9–13
(5–8)		  16 – Hastings  10 – Laidler  7 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (816)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Nicholls L 60–62  9–14
(5–9)		  23 – Hastings  11 – Laidler  5 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (726)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 59–72  9–15
(5–10)		  26 – Hastings  10 – Laidler  2 – Hastings  Sharp Gymnasium (412)
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston State L 68–75  9–16
(5–11)		  24 – Vidal  6 – Vidal  5 – Pimentel  Montagne Center (741)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 56–64  9–17
(5–12)		  17 – Vidal  7 – Laidler  3 – Pimentel  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Feb 26, 2020
6:30 pm		 at Incarnate Word L 67–68 OT 9–18
(5–13)		  20 – Hastings  5 – McQueen  2 – Pimentel  McDermott Center (326)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 50–70  9–19
(5–14)		  13 – Vidal  10 – Laidler  3 – Pimentel  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,382)
Nacogdoches, TX
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese State W 80–70  10–19
(6–14)		  17 – Vidal  7 – Laidler  7 – Pimentel  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2019–20 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References
  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. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2019-20". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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