CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Lamar University women's basketball program captured the season sweep over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, 68-57, in Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon.

"I am extremely proud of our ladies and their fight, resilience and toughness," said head coach Aqua Franklin. "Winning is hard but winning on the road no matter who is playing is harder. We found a way to win as a team today."

The first quarter saw the Islanders come out firing on all cylinders. As they took an early 13-6 lead over the Cards going into the second. A&M-Corpus Christi shot 46 percent in the first alone and held LU to just 25 percent from the field. Lamar went up 6-2 early, but the Islander offense and defense went to work as they rattled off 11 points to take the lead going into the second quarter.

The second quarter saw the Big Red offense come to life as they were led by freshman Sabria Dean got to work and tallied 10 points in the second including a three-pointer near the buzzer to tie the game at 33 all going into the halftime break. The Cardinal defense let the Islanders shoot 50 percent in the second frame, but the Big Red offense exploded, shooting 69 percent from the field in the second.

The third quarter came down to the wire and was a back and forth effort before the Cardinals used a 12-2 run over the last 4:58 in the third to take a lead going into the fourth. Despite being out-shot in the third, the Cards mounted a comeback to score 19 in the quarter on 33 percent shooting from the field while knocking down 88 percent of their free throws in the third.

The Cardinals took the lead in the third and did not look back as they captured the win over the Islanders with stout defense in the fourth. Limiting AMCC to 40 percent shooting, the Cardinals shot 46 percent from the field and did not miss a shot at the free-throw in the fourth. Lamar captured the victory over the Islanders, 68-57, to sweep the season series.

The Cardinals were led by freshman Sabria Dean who tallied 18 points and added five steals to her stat line on the afternoon. The Big Red also saw Jadyn Pimentel, Micaela Wilson and Bebe Galloway hit double digit scoring as they all tallied 10 points.

UP NEXT:  The Cardinals will make a short turnaround as they will travel to Huntsville, Texas to take on the Sam Houston Bearkats on Monday, February 22^nd with tipoff slated for 7:00 p.m. CT at the Johnson Coliseum.