NEW ORLEANS - Dominique Edwards vaulted into 10^th place on Lamar's all-time rebounding list and moved ever closer to 1,000 points for her career as the Lamar Lady Cardinals defeated New Orleans 64-54 in a Southland Conference women's basketball game Monday.

Edwards had nine rebounds, giving her 566 for her career, moving past Audrea Samuel's 558 rebounds. Her 15 points give her 929 for her career, as she looks to become the 12^th player in program history with 1,000 points and just the eighth with at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

JaMeisha Edwards had a game-high 17 points for Lamar (5-8 overall, 2-0 Southland), while Baileigh O'Dell finished with 11 points.

Lamar's relentless defense had 14 steals, as New Orleans had 19 turnovers on the night, leading to 29 Lamar points. When the Privateers (2-8, 0-1) did get shots, Caroline Adesulu was there to erase them, as the senior was credited with five blocked shots.

"Any win is a good win, especially on the road," Lamar coach Robin Harmony said. "We are working hard on defense and it's paying off."

Lamar led 28-22 at halftime and by as many as 15 points in the second half before New Orleans rallied to take a 42-41 lead with 8:12 remaining before Lamar went on a 10-run to take the lead for good.

Danielle Davis came off the bench to lead New Orleans with 15 points. As a team, the Privateers shot just 32.8 percent (19-of-58) from the field for the game.

Lamar returns to action at 7 p.m. Thursday with a Southland Conference game at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi before returning home for a pair of conference games. Lamar hosts Central Arkansas at 7 p.m. Jan. 13 and Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m. Jan. 15.

"We're off to a good start in the conference," Harmony said. "We have to keep it going."

Thursday's game will air live on www.LamarCardinals.com.

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