Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball

Lamar Lady Cardinals
University Lamar University
Conference Southland
Location Beaumont, TX
Head coach Larry Tidwell (5th year)
Arena Montagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Nickname Lady Cardinals
Colors Cardinal Red and White

             
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NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1991, 2010, 2011(NIT)

The Lady Cardinals[1] basketball team represent Lamar University in women's basketball NCAA Division I competition. The Lady Cardinals are currently coached by Larry Tidwell and compete in the Southland Conference

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History

Barbre era

In the 1991 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament Lamar under coach Al Barbre made a run as a tenth seed in the Austin regional. The 1991 Lady Cardinals defeated Texas, LSU and Arkansas before being defeated by Virginia in the Elite Eight, Virginia went on to lose in the National championship game by 3 points.

Tidwell era

Main article: Larry Tidwell

Currently the women's basketball team is coached by Larry Tidwell. The team has had significant success in recent seasons (2007–2011). Coach Tidwell has Turned the team around from a struggling program to a perennial power in the Southland Conference. In 2010 the team won the regular season and conference tournament to advance to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. The Lady Cardinals will make their first ever appearance in the preseason WNIT in the fall of 2010. The team plays in the 10,080 seat Montagne Center. In the 2011 season, coach Tidwell's Lady Cardinals received their first top 100 RPI ranking (RPI #80) since the figures were made public in the 2005 season.[2] The 2010-2011 squad finished with a record of 25-8 and made an appearance in the 2011 post season WNIT.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland) (2007–2011)
2007-2008 Lamar 19-13 10-6 2nd
2008-2009 Lamar 20-11 10-6 3rd
2009-2010 Lamar 26-8 13-3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2010-2011 Lamar 25-8 13-3 2nd WNIT 1st Round
Total: 90-40

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lama/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/WBBQuickFacts102210.pdf
  2. ^ January 24, 2011 at 3:13 pm by Christopher Dabe (2011-01-24). "Lamar women crack top 100 in RPI - In The Cards - Beaumont Enterprise". Blog.beaumontenterprise.com. http://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/inthecards/2011/01/24/lamar-women-crack-top-100-in-rpi/. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  3. ^ http://www.utamavs.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/txar/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/All-SLCTeams
  4. ^ http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html

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