BEAUMONT, Texas - After a convincing 17-point win over UT-Arlington to open their season 2-0, Lamar University's women's basketball team is now set for a travel out west to Lubbock to meet the 2-0 Texas Red Raiders. This will be a 6:00 p.m. tipoff on Monday, Nov. 13th, and will be broadcasted on ESPN+. 

How Long Have We Not Been 2-0?
The Cardinals are 2-0 for the first time since 2018-19. That season, they started the year 3-0 and would win four of their first five games.

Conquering Arlington and the Mavericks
LU defeated the Mavericks of UTA 74-57 on the road. Sabria Dean recorded her second career 30-point game as she led LU with 30 points in a 74-57 victory in Arlington. She had two quarters where she tallied 11 points and would go 9-of-15 from the field and 11-of-13 from the field. While Akasha Davis had 12 points, she was able to get 10 of them in the third quarter, which proved to be huge as LU was outscored 21-14 against UTA in the quarter, but still maintained a double-digit lead. Davis was a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line that quarter.
 

All-Time vs. Texas Tech
While the Cardinals are 1-11 against the Red Raiders all-time, they came close to knocking off TTU in their last meeting two years ago. LU had a two-point lead with seconds left before the Red Raiders tied the score and won 72-68 in overtime. Malay McQueen finished with 18 points to lead LU while converting five threes.

Meet the Red Raiders
With the Red Raiders winning 70-63 against Tarleton State, they are now 2-0. TTU was led by Jordyn Merritt, who posted 18 points while Bailey Maupin added 16. Texas Tech is averaging 82.5 ppg to this point of the season. They opened up with a 95-53 win over UTRGV to start the season and posted 70 vs. TSU. Jasmine Shavers is currently leading them with 18.5 ppg, which included a 26 point outburst against UTRGV.

Up Next
Big Red comes home for a Thursday night contest against LSU-Alexandria, which will start at 6:00 p.m. 
 

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