BEAUMONT, Texas – The Lamar University women's basketball program will look to get back into the win column on Saturday afternoon when they travel down I-10 to Houston Baptist as they will look to get the season sweep over the Huskies. Tip off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (CT).

The Cardinals (9-14, 5-9 Southland) fell on Wednesday night in a nail biter to Nicholls, 62-60, on a last second attempt. Lamar was is led by redshirt senior Amber Vidal who averages 12.4 points per game, while senior Briana Laidler leads defensively with 8.1 rebounds per game and has a team-high 32 blocks.  

Houston Baptist (5-17, 1-12 Southland) is led by junior Megan Valdez-Crader who averages 11.4 points per game and shoots on average 37.5 percent on the year. Defensively, the Huskies are led by sophomore Marilyn Nzoiwu who averages 4.6 rebounds per game.

This will mark the 17th meeting between the programs on the hardwood as the Cardinals lead the series 15-2 over Houston Baptist with Lamar capturing the first meeting of 2020 between the teams, 60-53.

RECAPPING OUR LAST GAME

• The Lamar University women's basketball program's late comeback not enough as they fall to Nicholls on Wednesday night at the Montagne Center, 62-60.
• The fourth quarter saw a near comeback as Hastings hit a three-pointer with 24 seconds left to put the Cardinals ahead by two. The Colonels had a 17-point advantage before the near comeback accord. Airi Hamilton for Nicholls hit the go-ahead layup for the win with seven seconds left to give the Colonels the 62-60 win over the Cardinals.
• Junior Jadyn Pimentel was one of two Cardinals to score in double figures tonight with 11 points. Hastings was the other member with 23 points. Pimentel added five rebounds, five assists and one steal to her performance in the loss.

LAST TIME WE MET

• After a slow start, the Cardinals came out with the victory over Houston Baptist, 60-53, on Saturday at the Montagne Center.
• Lamar used a huge second quarter to claw at the Huskie lead. The Cardinals used some big threes by redshirt senior Amber Vidal to help claw back at the lead, with Houston Baptist heading into halftime on top, 26-24, over Lamar. Senior Briana Laidler had 11 rebounds and three blocks on the afternoon.
• The Cardinals out scored the Huskies 36-27 in the second half backed by Vidal, Laidler and sophomore Angel Hastings. Hastings finished the afternoon with 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting. Freshman Malay McQueen saw a season-high in minutes that led to her finishing with seven points on 60 percent shooting from the field.