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Cardinals look to Bounce Back at ACU

1/3/2020 11:38:00 AM | By: Will McFarland, Assistant Director of Media Relations

_{BEAUMONT, Texas}_{– The Cardinals will look to bounce back, after suffering their first SLC lost, against Abilene Christian on Saturday, Jan. 4. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (CT).}

_{Lamar comes into Saturday's matchup after dropping their last contest to New Orleans, 62-57. The Cardinals were led by junior Jadyn Pimentel, who finished with a career-high nine steals to go along with 10 points and six assists. Redshirt senior Amber Vidal recorded her sixth straight}

_{The Wildcats (10-1, 2-0 Southland) are on a six-win streak after defeating New Mexico State, 67-54. Abilene Christian was led by Breanna Wright in the victory. She finished the game with 23 points.}

_{This will mark the 10th meeting between the Cardinals and the Wildcats. Lamar holds a slight advantage over ACU, leading the series 6-3. The last time these teams met came in the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament with the Wildcats taking the contest, 88-79.}

_{STANDOUT STAT}

_{Junior Jadyn Pimentel ranks third in the nation in steals per game with 41.8, while she ranks ninth in total steals with 46. She leads the conference in both categories.}

_{RECAPPING OUR LAST GAME}

_{Full-court pressure by New Orleans proved too much for the Cardinals as they fall to the Privateers, 62-57.}
_{Pimentel led the way with 10 points and five assists. She also picked up five rebounds and a career-high nine steals in the loss. She moves into third in the nation with 4.18 steals per game.}
_{Amber Vidal put up her eighth double-digit performance, and her sixth in a row. She finished with 11 points and added six assists.}
_{Senior Briana Laidler finished with a impressive performance. She finished the night with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting while pulling down eight rebounds along the way.}

_{LAST TIME WE MET}

_{Senior Moe Kinard tallied a game-high 34 points, while senior Chastadie Barrs finished with 10 points, in the loss to ACU in the 2019 Southland Conference Tournament.}
_{With the loss to the Wildcats, the Cardinals will wait to find out their postseason destination.}

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