BEAUMONT, Texas – Returning home after a tough stretch of top-ranked competition on the road, Lamar University will play host to the University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday. The Cards and Ragin' Cajuns will tip off at 7 p.m. at the Montagne Center and on ESPN+.
 
Lamar vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Monday, November 25 at 7 p.m. – Montagne Center
 
Lamar and ULL will meet for the 64th time Monday with LU leading 43-20 in the all-time series. The Cardinals are 20-10 over the Ragin' Cajuns at home including a 79-77 win on Nov. 6 last season.
 
Louisiana-Lafayette is 4-1 on the year so far with victories over Loyola-New Orleans, McNeese, Southeastern Louisiana, and at New Orleans. The Ragin' Cajuns' only lose this season is at Sam Houston State, a 77-73 result.
 
Garry Brodhead is in his eighth season as the head coach of ULL and is 120-110 in that time.
 
The Ragin' Cajuns are averaging about 68 points a game while surrendering about 59 points on average to their opponents. As a team ULL is shooting 39 percent.
 
Brandi Williams is the Cajuns' leading scorer with 16.4 ppg, and she's also pulling down 4.6 boards per contest. Ty'Reona Doucet is the only other ULL player in double digits with 13.4 ppg and 7.8 rebounds. Andrea Cournoyer has about two steals a game with 2.5 assists and 7.2 points per game.
 
The Last Time Out – at #2 Baylor – November 21
 
A strong defensive effort in the first half wasn't enough to carry Lamar University late against the second-best team in the country. The Cardinals held #2 Baylor University to well under its scoring average but couldn't quite keep pace offensively, and Baylor took a 90-28 decision over Big Red.
 
Angel Hastings scored 13 for Lamar with a 3-of-7 performance from beyond the arc, and Jadyn Pimentel had another six for LU, all in the third quarter.
 
Up Next
 
Lamar will hit the road again near the end of the Thanksgiving break, flying all the way to San Luis Obispo, Calif., to play in the Shareslo Holiday Beach Classic. The Cardinals will play Idaho on Friday and host team Cal Poly on Saturday. December will open with LeTourneau (Dec. 2) and Denver (Dec. 8), and Southland Conference play opens Dec. 18 at Southeastern Louisiana.