2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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The 2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady 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.

2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–19 (6–14 Southland)
Head coach	Aqua Franklin (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rodney Hill (1st season) Charinee Mitchell (1st season) Empress Davenport (1st season)
Home arena	Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080)

2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas A&M-CC	17	–	3		.850			23	–	7		.767
Abilene Christian	16	–	4		.800			24	–	5		.828
Stephen F. Austin	16	–	4		.800			23	–	6		.793
Sam Houston State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	10		.655
New Orleans	13	–	7		.650			17	–	12		.586
Incarnate Word	10	–	10		.500			14	–	15		.483
Nicholls	10	–	10		.500			13	–	16		.448
Central Arkansas	9	–	11		.450			13	–	16		.448
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	11		.450			12	–	17		.414
Lamar	6	–	14		.300			10	–	19		.345
Houston Baptist	4	–	16		.200			8	–	21		.276
Northwestern State	4	–	16		.200			7	–	22		.241
McNeese State	2	–	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. 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.

Roster

2019–20 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kayla Mitchell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR G 1 Jadyn Pimentel 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Parkway North HS St. Louis, MO G 2 Angel Hastings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Wagner HS San Antonio, TX C 4 Briana Laidler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Spruce Creek HS Port Orange, FL G 5 Amber Vidal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr O'Conner HS Nebraska–Omaha San Antonio, TX G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bowie HS Arlington, TX F 12 Micaela Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rayville HS Rayville, LA G 13 Shedricka Pierson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Brusly HS Brusly, LA C 20 Rikiah Cowart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Nova HS Lauderhill, FL F 22 Miya Crump 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Yates HS Houston, TX G 24 Ashlan Miles 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dallas Christian HS Dallas, TX C 32 Umaja Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Mesquite Horn HS Mesquite, TX	Head coach Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Rodney Hill (Texas A&M) Charinee Mitchell (Southeastern Louisiana) Empress Davenport (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 19, 2019

Schedule

Sources:

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