BEAUMONT, Texas – Cardinal Fans, you have one more chance to watch NCAA Record Holders, Chastadie Barrs and Moe Kinard play the Montagne Center. Lamar University hosts rival McNeese Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at the Montagne Center.
 
Saturday is Senior Day and prior to the contest, LU will honor its three seniors, DeJa Roberts, Moe Kinard and Chastadie Barrs.
 
Tickets to the Battle of the Border contest between the Cardinals and Cowgirls are one dollar. There will be a senior autograph session following the game, and Junior Cardinals get in free with their badge.
 
Lamar has won 41 straight contests at the Montagne Center and will looking for win 42 on Saturday. With a win, LU clinches an outright SLC Regular Season Title.
 
THIS WEEK – McNEESE, March 9 at 2 p.m. (Montagne Center)
Series Record: 32-43 (76th Meeting)
Last Meeting: Feb. 2, 2019 (64-62, Lamar)
 
McNeese enters the contest with the Cards coming off an 62-51 loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on March 6. Against the Islanders, McNeese shot 30.5 percent from the field and hit two three-pointers. The Islanders forced McNeese into 20 turnovers in the contest. McNeese had three players score in double-figures, led by Divine Tanks. Tanks played 22 minutes and scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Regan Bolton and Callie Maddox followed with 10 points each.
 
McNeese is led in scoring by Maddox, who is averaging 13.1 points per game. Regan Bolton is the only other Cowgirl averaging double-figures averaging 12.6 points per game. Damilola Balogun leads McNeese averaging 8.1 rebounds per game. Bolton leads the team with 80 made three-pointers on the season.
 
As a team, McNeese is averaging 62.5 points per game and are shooting 36.4 percent from the floor. The Cowgirls scored a season-high 106 points against Southern-New Orleans on Dec. 17. Opponents are averaging 77.2 points per game and shooting 43.9 percent from the floor on the season.
 
Earlier this season the Cardinals defeated the Cowgirls, 64-62, at the H&HP Complex. The Cardinals struggled shooting from the floor as they shot 37 percent for the game. Moe Kinard led the Cards with 22 points and Miya Crump added 13 points. Bolton scored 23 points on 6-of-13 shooting from behind the arc to lead the Cowgirls.

LAST TIME OUT – STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
The Lamar University women's basketball team clinched a share of the Southland Conference regular season title on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Stephen F. Austin, 62-46, at the Montagne Center.
 
The win for the Cards was its 41st straight at the Montagne Center. LU can claim the outright SLC Title next Saturday with a victory or loss by SFA next week.   
 
With the win, LU improves to 23-5 on the season and 16-1 in SLC play, while SFA falls to 23-5 and 14-2 in SLC play. Lamar forced the Ladyjacks into 29 turnovers in the contest. Lamar shot 42 percent from the floor in the win and recorded 19 steals. LU scored 31 points off SFA turnovers.
 
"We got up on them and forced them to play faster than they wanted to play," head coach Robin Harmony said. "It really made a big difference because they couldn't run their offense. McNeese is one of those teams that is dangerous because they're a big rival being 45 minutes away. They're not going to come in here and just roll over for us, but we don't want to share."
 
Moe Kinard led the Cards with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor. Chastadie Barrs followed with 14 points to round out the double-figure scorers. Barrs led Big Red with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Her double-double was her 12 of the season.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals return to action on Saturday, March 16 when they play in the Southland Conference Tournament Semifinals. LU has clinched a double-bye in the tournament. The Cards will either play at 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
 
HOME TICKETS
For tickets for LU home games, please call 409-880-1715, or CLICK HERE. The Montagne Center ticket office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. It reopens one hour prior to tip off on weeknights and weekends. LU students receive free admission to home games with their Cardinal One card.
 
SLC TOURNAMENT TICKETS
Ticket booklets and single-session tickets to the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy, Texas, are now on sale at the Montagne Center ticket office. The women's tournament runs from March 14-17.  The Montagne Center Ticket office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Ticket sells can be bought until Tuesday, March 12th at the Montagne Center. Tickets can also be purchased at the Merrell Center during the tournament by going through the LU ticket booth.
 
Fans can stay tuned to LamarCardinals.com or @LamarAthletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram all season long for updates on women's basketball and all other LU teams competing in the 2018-19 season.