2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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The 2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady 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 overall record, 15–3 in 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.

2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
WBI, first round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
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)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Arkansas 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Abilene Christian* 16 2   .889 23 9   .719
Lamar 15 3   .833 22 8   .733
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
New Orleans 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
McNeese State 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Texas A&M-CC 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Houston Baptist 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Sam Houston State 3 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

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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

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2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ivana Boyd 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Palm Gulf Coast HS Palatka, FL
G 2 Bre'Osha Scott 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Lakeview Centennial HS Garland, TX
F 3 Kyla Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Overton HS Memphis, TN
4 Briana Laidler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Spruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL
G 5 Balleigh O'Dell 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Verdigris HS Claremore, OK
G 10 Chastadie Barrs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
F 12 Kiara Desamours 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
G 13 Teleshia Riley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Edmond Campion Secondary
Tallahassee Community College
Brampton, ON
G 14 Meagan Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Goose Memorial HS
Southwestern Christian College
Baytown, TX
G 15 DeJa Roberts 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Nova HS Davie, FL
G 22 DeA'ngela Mathis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Southeast HS Bradenton, FL
G 23 Moe Kinard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So New Iberia HS
Houston
New Iberia, LA
G 24 Ashlan Miles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Dallas Christian HS Dallas, TX
G 32 Khali Pippins-Tyron 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Duncanville HS Duncanville, TX
C 33 Kiandra Bowers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Dwyer HS West Palm Beach, FL
C 45 Lejha Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Coral Springs Charter School Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2024

Schedule

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Sources:[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 p.m.
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, 2016*
4:00 p.m.
at Oregon L 67–84  0–2
 17  Kinard   5  tied   4  Barrs  Matthew Knight Arena (2,098)
Eugene, OR
November 16, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
St. Thomas (TX) W 95–49  1–3
 20  O'Dell   8  Bowers   6  Barrs  Montagne Center (702)
Beaumont, TX
November 20, 2016*
1:00 p.m.
at Kansas State L 43–68  1–3
 13  Kinard   16  Bowers   6  Barrs  Bramlage Coliseum (4,156)
Manhattan, KS
November 23, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Arizona W 75–60  2–3
 21  Kinard   11  Desamours   8  Barrs  Montagne Center (563)
Beaumont, TX
November 26, 2016*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Canisius W 65–51  3–3
 18  tied   11  Desamours   7  Barrs  Koessler Athletic Center (707)
Buffalo, NY
December 4, 2016*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
Southwestern University W 87–41  4–3
 21  O'Dell   12  Bowers   10  Barrs  Montagne Center (543)
Beaumont, TX
December 20, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Loyola (Chicago) W 76–50  5–3
 13  tied   11  Bowers   6  tied  Montagne Center (537)
Beaumont, TX
December 22, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana College W 94–55  6–3
 27  Kinard   10  Kinard   5  Barrs  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
December 29, 2016*
5:30 p.m., 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 p.m.
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 p.m., ESPN3
New Orleans W 73–42  9–3
(2–0)
 19  Miles   14  Bowers   9  Barrs  Montagne Center (631)
Beaumont, TX
January 7, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Southeastern Louisiana W 86–68  10–3
(3–0)
 31  Kinard   13  Bowers   9  Barrs  Montagne Center (706)
Beaumont, TX
January 12, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Incarnate Word W 83–54  11–3
(4–0)
 21  Kinard   11  Bowers   7  Barrs  Montagne Center (624)
Beaumont, TX
January 14, 2017
2:00 p.m., 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, 2017
6:30 p.m.
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, 2017
1:00 p.m.
at Nicholls L 67–78  12–5
(5–2)
 18  Bowers   12  Bowers   4  Barrs  Stopher Gym (409)
Thibodaux, LA
January 25, 2017
5:15 p.m., 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, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northwestern State W 73–60  14–5
(7–2)
 20  Kinard   15  Bowers   7  Barrs  Montagne Center (778)
Beaumont, TX
February 2, 2017
7:00 p.m.
at New Orleans W 66–55  15–5
(8–2)
 17  Kinard   16  Bowers   8  Barrs  Lakefront Arena (118)
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2017
2:00 p.m., 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, 2017
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
Sam Houston State W 84–51  17–5
(10–2)
 17  Bowers   10  Bowers   9  Barrs  Montagne Center (818)
Beaumont, TX
February 11, 2017
3:30 p.m., 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, 2017
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist W 81–53  18–6
(11–3)
 32  Bowers   11  Bowers   7  Barrs  Sharp Gym (133)
Houston, TX
February 18, 2017
2:00 p.m.
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, 2017
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 74–22  20–6
(13–3)
 13  Bowers   11  Barrs   8  Barrs  Montagne Center (643)
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2017
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Nicholls W 81–77  21–6
(14–3)
 18  Barrs   14  Barrs   8  Barrs  Montagne Center (897)
Beaumont, TX
March 4, 2017
1:00 p.m.
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 p.m., 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 p.m.
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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Berry, David. "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Randy Schneider earns promotion". Lamar Athletics. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Murray, Pat (March 11, 2016). "Cards fall to McNeese State in second round". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Pat (March 8, 2016). "Barrs, Desamours earn SLC honors". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Womens Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.