BEAUMONT, Texas – The Lamar University will welcome Abilene Christian to the Montage Center on Saturday, February 6^th for the second matchup this week between the Cardinals and Wildcats. Tip-off is slated for 2:01 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
The Cardinal offense is led by redshirt junior Micaela Wilson who averages 99.7 points a contest and brings in 5.1 rebounds on average. Wilson tallied 17 points to lead the Cardinals to an upset victory, 71-65, over the Wildcats on Wednesday evening. Senior Jadyn Pimentel tallied 14 points in the upset effort and increased her average on the season to 8.9 points a game.
 
The Wildcats (10-5, 3-3 Southland) are led by Alyssa Adams who averages 16.8 points a game and nearly brings in a double-double average with 9.6 rebounds a contest. Abilene Christian is looking to bounce back just three days after dropping their last contest to Lamar in Abilene, 71-65.
 
The Cardinals will travel to Nicholls next Wednesday, February 10^th, to complete the season series with the Colonels after Lamar captured the first meeting, back on January 6^th, 66-40 over Nicholls.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION

• The contest in Beaumont will be broadcasted on ESPN+ with Dan Gresham at PxP and LeMont Williams at the analyst spot. 

LAST TIME WE PLAYED

• Junior Micaela Wilson scored a team-high 17 points and Jadyn Pimentel added 14 points as Lamar University defeated Abilene Christian, 71-65, Wednesday evening in Abilene.
• The Cardinals (5-9, 4-2 Southland) overcame a slow start offensively to shoot better than 42 percent from the field (25-of-59), including six three-pointers. Big Red turned the ball over just seven times Wednesday, that combined with the fact that LU took advantage of their hosts miscues helped them overcome their slow start. LU scored 25 points off the Wildcats' 23 turnovers.
• The Wildcats shot 23-of-52 (.442) from the field but struggled from beyond the arc converting seven of 25 attempts (.280). ACU won the battle on the boards, 43-26.
• The Wildcats pulled within a single-point, 62-61, with 4:52 remaining in the contest, but the Cardinals had an answer. LU responded with four-straight points from Micaela Wilson and a second-chance basket from Bebe Galloway to push their lead back to seven, 68-61, with 3:02 remaining. The Cardinals managed to push their lead to nine before the Wildcats got back on the scoreboard. The ACU basket would be their only field goal in the final 1:36 as the Cardinals allowed the Wildcats only two free throws down the stretch to hold on for the win. 

SERIES HISTORY

• This will mark just the 13^th overall meeting between the programs with the Cardinals holding a two-game series lead, 7-5, over the Wildcats.
• The Cardinals captured the first meeting, 71-65, over the Wildcats just three days ago as they programs will meet for a second time within a week.