2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

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2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–14 (9–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (1st season)
  • Charinee Mitchell (2nd season)
  • Hannah Gentry (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 14 – 0   1.000 24 – 3   .889
Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 5   .667 11 – 8   .579
Sam Houston State 9 – 5   .643 15 – 8   .652
Lamar 9 – 6   .600 10 – 14   .417
Central Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 13 – 14   .481
Nicholls 9 – 7   .563 11 – 14   .440
Abilene Christian 6 – 7   .462 14 – 10   .583
Houston Baptist 6 – 7   .462 11 – 11   .500
Incarnate Word 4 – 5   .444 6 – 8   .429
McNeese State 6 – 8   .429 6 – 16   .273
Texas A&M–CC 4 – 7   .364 6 – 13   .316
New Orleans 3 – 12   .200 6 – 15   .286
Northwestern State 1 – 14   .067 1 – 19   .050
† SLC tournament winner
As of April 4, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by second year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–14, 9–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended with a loss to Central Arkansas in the Southland women's tournament quarter-final round.

This season was the Cardinals' last as members of the Southland Conference. Lamar is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season with an overall record of 10–19. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

Schedule[edit]

Sources:[2][3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference schedule
Nov 25, 2020*
6:30 pm 		at Texas A&M L 61–77   0–1
 Reed Arena (634)
College Station, TX
Nov 27, 2020*
5:45 pm 		vs. San Diego State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 54–60  0–2
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 28, 2020*
3:00 pm 		vs. Fresno State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout 		L 49–99  0–3
 South Point Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 2, 2020*
2:30 pm, SEC Network 		at Texas A&M L 63–80  0–4
 Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
Dec 5, 2020*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 73–58  1–4
 Montagne Center (612)
Beaumont, TX
Dec 9, 2020*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at TCU L 53–79  1–5
 Schollmaier Arena (768)
Fort Worth, TX
Dec 16, 2020*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana Cancelled Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Dec 19, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 53–69  1–6
 Strahan Coliseum (571)
San Marcos, TX
Dec 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, Longhorn Network 		at Texas L 49–77  1–7
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian Postponed Teague Center 
Abilene, TX
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls W 66–40  2–7
(1–0) 		Montagne Center (513)
Beaumont, TX
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm 		Houston Baptist Postponed Sharp Gym 
Houston, TX
January 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State L 80–83 OT 2–8
(1–1) 		Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, Texas
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 54–50  3–8
(2–1) 		Montagne Center (633)
Beaumont, Texas
January 20, 2021
6:30 pm 		Incarnate Word Postponed McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 39–69  3–9
(2–2) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,039)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 25, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist Postponed Sharp Gym 
Houston, TX
January 27, 2021
6:30 pm 		at Houston Baptist W 66–61  4–9
(3–2) 		Sharp Gym (100)
Houston, TX
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm 		McNeese State Postponed Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 3, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 71–65  5–9
(4–2) 		Teague Center (234)
Abilene, TX
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian L 65–76 OT 5–10
(4–3) 		Montagne Center (1,239)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Nicholls L 77–79 OT 5–11
(4–4) 		Stopher Gym (127)
Thibodaux, LA
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 83–54  6–11
(5–4) 		Montagne Center (537)
Beaumont, TX
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm 		McNeese State Cancelled Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 68–57  7–11
(6–4) 		American Bank Center (687)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 55–63  7–12
(6–5) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (640)
Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 59–55  8–12
(7–5) 		Montagne Center (528)
Beaumont, TX
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 64–92  8–13
(7–6) 		Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
March 1, 2021
1:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 59–48  9–13
(8–6) 		McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2021
1:00 pm 		at McNeese State W 68–60  10–13
(9–6) 		Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 12, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Central Arkansas
Quarter Finals 		L 55–69  10–14
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[edit]

2020–21 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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