BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University's win over Houston Christian Thursday means that it will finish no worse than fourth place in the Southland Conference standings. With two games to go, LU concludes its last regular-season road trip in San Antonio when it faces UIW. The game will start at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ and broadcast on Newstalk 560 KLVI.
 
PREVIOUSLY
LU (18-9, 15-5 SLC) emerged 63-60 winners in overtime over the Huskies at Sharp Gymnasium. Solenne Olenga (14), Jacei Denley (13), and Kamryn Wilson (13) were all in double figures to lead LU. 
 
OLENGA DOUBLE-DOUBLE-DOUBLE
For the third consecutive game and fourth time this season, Solenne Olenga recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Olenga is the first Cardinal to record three consecutive double-doubles since Akasha Davis last season.
 
DOWN 12? NO PROBLEM
Big Red trailed by a dozen at halftime Thursday before rallying to win. This was the biggest comeback win of the season and the second-highest in the Aqua Franklin era. Two seasons ago, Lamar fell behind by 13 at halftime to UL Lafayette before pulling out a 63-60 win. LU has also won five games in Coach Franklin's tenure in which they faced double-digit halftime deficits. 
 
REMEMBER THE ALAMO? HOW ABOUT REMEMBER ALEXIS?
Alexis Parker makes her return to San Antonio after spending three seasons with the UTSA Roadrunners. Parker attended Brandeis High School and helped the Broncos to three playoff appearances while earning three first-team all-district, all-area, all-state and all-region honors.
 
JACEI'S GO AHEAD THREE & TOP 10 ASSIST MARK
Jacei Denley's three-pointer with less than four to play put Big Red up for good, but it was her sixth assist of the game to Solenne Olenga that helped LU maintain its three-point lead in the closing seconds. That was her 237th career assist, which ties her for 10th all-time in program history along with Viboonluk Kributr.
 
SOUTHLAND UPDATE
LU is tied for second in the conference with Stephen F. Austin. Both teams lead by a game over fourth-place UT Rio Grande Valley, which lost to Northwestern State Thursday. The Ladyjacks will battle with Houston Christian Saturday while the Vaqueros are hosting East Texas A&M. 
 
LAST TIME VS. UIW
LU won the first round of the Cardinal battle, 78-62, at Neches Arena. Kamryn Wilson netted a then-career-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting while T'Aaliyah Miner made all seven field goal attempts and scored 16 points. LU is 19-2 all-time against UIW and 9-1 at the McDermott Center.
 
ABOUT UIW
UIW (13-14, 11-9 SLC) went down, 97-53, to SFA in San Antonio. Brynn Lusby recorded a team-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting. UIW is the fourth-best offense in the SLC by averaging 65.8 points per game. It is also one of four teams in the conference to hit 40 percent from the field. Jorja Elliot leads the team and is 10th in conference averaging 12.5 ppg. 
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will host Southeastern Louisiana in their final regular-season game at Neches Federal Credit Union Arena Monday. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. and be streamed on ESPN+.