BEAUMONT, Texas – The Lamar Cardinals look to push their road record to the .500 mark when they face the Nicholls Colonels in a Southland Conference women's basketball game at 1 p.m. Saturday to wrap up a three-game road sojourn.
 
The Cardinals (12-4 overall, 5-1 Southland) are 3-4 away from the Montagne Center this season. LU is 2-1 in conference road games following Wednesday's 70-44 win at Sam Houston State. Overall, LU is 11-1 in its last 12 games.
 
Nicholls (5-12, 2-4) has lost three straight games, with the latest setback an 89-73 home setback to Abilene Christian on Wednesday.
 
Both the Cardinals and the Colonels rank among the national leaders when it comes to creating turnovers. LU leads the nation in steals per game at 14.8, while Nicholls is third at 13.5. The Cards are first in turnover margin at plus 10.25, while the Colonels are third at plus 9.06. LU forces 25.94 turnovers per game to lead the nation; Nicholls is eighth at 22.71 turnovers forced per game.
 
Nicholls has struggled on the boards, being outrebounded by an average of 14.2 per game. The Colonels also allow opponents to connect on 49 percent of their shots, a figure that ranks 344^th out of 345 teams.
 
LU's Chastadie Barrs leads the nation in steals at 4.56 per game. The sophomore guard has at least one steal in all 47 games in her career. Barrs also leads the Southland Conference in assists at 6.5 per game.
 
Moe Kinard leads LU in scoring at 16.8 points per game. Kiandra Bowers averages 13.6 points to go along with a conference-best 10.1 rebounds per outing. Bowers leads the nation in offensive rebounds, averaging 5.81 per game. Bowers is second in the conference with eight double-doubles this season.
 
Nicholls has four players averaging in double figures in scoring, led by Cassidy Barrios at 15.0 points per game. Barrios also leads the Colonels in rebounding at 6.8 per game.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES: The Cardinals lead the overall series 22-14, but LU is looking to avenge last season's 69-59 loss at Nicholls in the conference opener for both teams.
 
ON THE AIR: Saturday's game will be broadcast live on KLVI (AM 560). KLVI is broadcasting 10 regular-season games this season and all postseason contests.
 
UP NEXT: LU hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Montagne Center as part of a hoops doubleheader, as the LU men face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 8 p.m.
 
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