2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
Southland Conference regular season co-champions
WNIT First Round vs. Southern Mississippi, L 60–75
Conference Southland Conference
2013–14 record 18–13 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach Robin Harmony (1st year)
Assistant coach Randy Schneider[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach Candace Walker[1] (1st year)
Home arena Montagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2013–14 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Lamar*** 13 – 5   .722     18 – 13   .581
Stephen F. Austin 13 – 5   .722     23 – 13   .639
Central Arkansas 12 – 6   .667     18 – 12   .600
Northwestern State† 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
Nicholls State 11 – 7   .611     17 – 14   .548
Texas A&M-CC 11 – 7   .611     18 – 12   .600
Abilene Christian* 8 – 6   .571     18 – 12   .600
McNeese State 10 – 8   .556     19 – 14   .576
Oral Roberts 8 – 10   .444     9 – 20   .310
Houston Baptist 8 – 10   .444     12 – 17   .414
Sam Houston State 8 – 10   .444     13 – 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 11   .389     8 – 22   .267
Incarnate Word* 2 – 12   .143     8 – 19   .296
New Orleans** 0 – 18   .000     0 – 29   .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]

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.

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

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* at Oklahoma State L 56–83  0–1 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,923)
11/11/2013* Our Lady of the Lake W 94–60  1–0 Montagne Center (332)
11/14/2013* at UTSA W 63–59  2–1 Convocation Center (524)
11/17/2013* Tulsa L 67–68  2–2 Montagne Center (683)
11/20/2013* at Louisiana–Lafayette W 68–60  3–2 Cajundome (364)
11/25/2013* at SMU L 79–82  3–3 Curtis Culwell Center (345)
11/29/2013* vs. Milwaukee
(Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic)		 W 75–63  4–3 Pan American Center (350)
11/30/2013* Northern Illinois
(Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic)		 L 52–79  4–4 Pan American Center (N/A)
12/15/2013* Missouri State L 60–87  4–5 JQH Arena (2,624)
12/18/2013* Texas State W 68–55  5–5 Montagne Center (738)
12/29/2013* Rice L 64–67  5–6 Montagne Center (608)
01/02/2014 at Stephen F. Austin L 43–64  5–7 (0–1) William R. Johnson Coliseum (528)
01/04/2014 at Northwestern State W 84–79  6–7 (1–1) Prather Coliseum (731)
01/09/2014 Nicholls State W 82–68  7–7 (2–1) Montagne Center (752)
01/11/2014 McNeese State W 72–58  8–7 (3–1) Montagne Center (872)
01/16/2014 at New Orleans W 80–53  9–7 (4–1) Lakefront Arena (438)
01/18/2014 at Southeastern Louisiana L 62–67  9–8 (4–2) University Center (467)
01/23/2014 at Abilene Christian W 85–83  10–8 (5–2) Moody Coliseum (623)
01/25/2013 at Incarnate Word W 76–69  11–8 (6–2) McDermott Convocation Center (375)
01/30/2014 Houston Baptist L 66–76  11–9 (6–3) Montagne Center (891)
02/01/2014 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 87–72  12–9 (7–3) Montagne Center (808)
02/08/2014 at Sam Houston State W 70–45  13–9 (8–3) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (586)
02/13/2014 Stephen F. Austin W 75–73  14–9 (9–3) Montagne Center (960)
02/15/2014 Northwestern State L 60–67  14–10 (9–4) Montagne Center (759)
02/22/2014 Sam Houston State W 81–64  15–10 (10–4) Montagne Center (819)
02/27/2014 at Oral Roberts L 78–84  15–11 (10–5) Mabee Center (718)
03/01/2014 at Central Arkansas W 56–53  16–11 (11–5) Farris Center (1,312)
03/06/2014 New Orleans W 83–51  17–11 (12–5) Montagne Center (890)
03/08/2014 Southeastern Louisiana W 92–77  18–11 (13–5) Montagne Center (824)
Southland Conference Tournament
03/15/2014 vs. Northwestern State L 60–61  18–12 Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)
03/20/2014 vs. Southern Mississippi L 60–75  18–13 Reed Green Coliseum (882)
*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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.