CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Lamar Lady Cardinals fell victim to a cold-shooting night as they dropped a 56-51 decision to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a Southland Conference women's basketball game Thursday.

Lamar (5-9 overall, 2-1 Southland) shot just 30.6 percent (19-of-62) from the field, including just 17.4 percent (4-of-23) from 3-point range as they saw their two-game winning streak as well as their string of six consecutive wins against the Islanders (5-8, 1-1) come to an end.

Lamar led by as many as seven points in the second half, and had a chance to tie game in the final minute, but JaMeisha Edwards couldn't get her shot to fall. The Islanders grabbed the rebound and sealed the win when Shay Weaver sank two free throws with 10 seconds remaining.

Dominique Edwards was the only Lady Cardinal to finish in double figures in scoring, ending the game with 10 points. Baileigh O'Dell had nine points, while JaMeisha Edwards and Kiandra Bowers had eight points apiece. Caroline Adesulu had a team-high eight rebounds for Lamar.

"We just didn't play well," Lamar coach Robin Harmony said. "We missed too many layups. We have to be better than that."

Olivia Fouty had a double-double for the Islanders, collecting 11 points and 13 rebounds. Kassie Jones had a game-high 17 points in the win, while Weaver added 11 points.

The Lady Cardinals, who lead the Southland Conference in steals, boosted their average by coming up with 16 thefts Thursday. The Islanders had 28 turnovers that led to 26 Lamar points.

Lamar returns to action with three Southland Conference games next week. The Lady Cardinals host Central Arkansas at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 before heading to Northwestern State at 1 p.m. Jan. 17.

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