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2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach Robin Harmony, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a 21–6, 15–3 Southland play. They lost in the semifinals of the Southland women's tournament to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Rice in the first round.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 22–8 (15–3 Southland) |
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| Home arena | Montagne Center (Capacity: 10,080) |
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| Central Arkansas† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian* | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-CC | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Southland tournament winner As of March 20, 2017 *ineligible for conference and NCAA tournament postseason play due to Div. I transition Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lady Cardinals finished the 2015-16 season with a 12-19 overall record and a 7-11 conference record. Qualifying for the conference tournament, the Lady Cardinals won the first game against Houston Baptist and were eliminated by McNeese State.[3]
Two Lady Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. Chastadie Barrs was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Kiara Desamours was named Southland Conference Freshman of the year. Both players also received conference honorable mention honors.[4]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 11, 2016* 4:00 pm |
at No. 25 Oregon State | L 56–88 | 0–1 |
12 – M. Kinard | 10 – K. Bowers | 6 – C. Barrs | Gill Coliseum (3,076) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| November 13* 4:00 pm |
at Oregon | L 67–84 | 0–2 |
17 – Kinard | 5 – Tied | 4 – Barrs | Matthew Knight Arena (2,098) Eugene, OR | ||||
| November 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
St. Thomas (TX) | W 95–49 | 1–3 |
20 – O'Dell | 8 – Bowers | 6 – Barrs | Montagne Center (702) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| November 20* 1:00 pm |
at Kansas State | L 43–68 | 1–3 |
13 – Kinard | 16 – Bowers | 6 – Barrs | Bramlage Coliseum (4,156) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 23* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northern Arizona | W 75–60 | 2–3 |
21 – Kinard | 11 – Desamours | 8 – Barrs | Montagne Center (563) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| November 26* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius | W 65–51 | 3–3 |
18 – Tied | 11 – Desamours | 7 – Barrs | Koessler Athletic Center (707) Buffalo, NY | ||||
| December 4* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Southwestern University | W 87–41 | 4–3 |
21 – O'Dell | 12 – Bowers | 10 – Barrs | Montagne Center (543) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| December 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Loyola (Chicago) | W 76–50 | 5–3 |
13 – Tied | 11 – Bowers | 6 – Tied | Montagne Center (537) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| December 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Louisiana College | W 94–55 | 6–3 |
27 – Kinard | 10 – Kinard | 5 – Barrs | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | ||||
| December 29* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Howard Payne | W 93–56 | 7–3 |
17 – Bowers | 14 – Bowers | 8 – Barrs | Montagne Center (706) Beaumont, TX | ||||
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| December 31, 2016 2:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas | W 70–56 | 8–3 (1–0) |
25 – Kinard | 8 – Barrs | 4 – Barrs | Farris Center (612) Conway, AR | ||||
| January 5, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
New Orleans | W 73–42 | 9–3 (2–0) |
19 – Miles | 14 – Bowers | 9 – Barrs | Montagne Center (631) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| January 7 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 86–68 | 10–3 (3–0) |
31 – Kinard | 13 – Bowers | 9 – Barrs | Montagne Center (706) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| January 12 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Incarnate Word | W 83–54 | 11–3 (4–0) |
21 – Kinard | 11 – Bowers | 7 – Barrs | Montagne Center (624) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| January 14 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Abilene Christian | L 59–77 | 11–4 (4–1) |
14 – Barrs | 8 – Bowers | 7 – Barrs | Moody Coliseum (1,014) Abilene, TX | ||||
| January 18 6:30 pm |
at Sam Houston State | W 70–44 | 12–4 (5–1) |
19 – Bowers | 10 – Bowers | 6 – Barrs | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (645) Huntsville, TX | ||||
| January 21 1:00 pm |
at Nicholls | L 67–78 | 12–5 (5–2) |
18 – Bowers | 12 – Bowers | 4 – Barrs | Stopher Gym (409) Thibodaux, LA | ||||
| January 25 5:15 pm, ESPN3 |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 65–49 | 13–5 (6–2) |
21 – Kinard | 8 – Bowers | 8 – Barrs | Montagne Center (845) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| January 28 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northwestern State | W 73–60 | 14–5 (7–2) |
20 – Kinard | 15 – Bowers | 7 – Barrs | Montagne Center (778) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| February 2 7:00 pm |
at New Orleans | W 66–55 | 15–5 (8–2) |
17 – Kinard | 16 – Bowers | 8 – Barrs | Lakefront Arena (118) New Orleans, LA | ||||
| February 4 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
McNeese State Battle of the Border |
W 79–57 | 16–5 (9–2) |
30 – Bowers | 12 – Bowers | 7 – Barrs | Montagne Center (921) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| February 9 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Sam Houston State | W 84–51 | 17–5 (10–2) |
17 – Bowers | 10 – Bowers | 9 – Barrs | Montagne Center (818) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| February 11 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 66–74 | 17–6 (10–3) |
16 – Barrs | 10 – Bowers | 3 – Miles | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,892) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| February 15 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | W 81–53 | 18–6 (11–3) |
32 – Bowers | 11 – Bowers | 7 – Barrs | Sharp Gym (133) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 18 2:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 74–63 | 19–6 (12–3) |
14 – Desamours | 5 – Tied | 5 – Barrs | American Bank Center (846) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| February 25 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Houston Baptist | W 74–22 | 20–6 (13–3) |
13 – Bowers | 11 – Barrs | 8 – Barrs | Montagne Center (643) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| March 1 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Nicholls | W 81–77 | 21–6 (14–3) |
18 – Barrs | 14 – Barrs | 8 – Barrs | Montagne Center (897) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| March 4 1:00 pm |
at McNeese State Battle of the Border |
W 83–67 | 22–6 (15–3) |
22 – Kinard | 8 – Tied | 10 – Barrs | Burton Coliseum (489) Lake Charles, LA | ||||
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| March 11, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) | vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals |
L 48–62 | 22–7 |
8 – 4 Tied | 14 – Bowers | 3 – Tied | Merrell Center (306) Katy, TX | |||
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| March 16, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Rice First Round |
L 72–73 | 22–8 |
16 – 4 Tied | 10 – Bowers | 4 – Barrs | Tudor Fieldhouse (306) Houston, TX | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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- "LU women's basketball coaches hires Fla. assistants". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- "Randy Schneider earns promotion". Lamar Athletics. August 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- "Cards fall to McNeese State in second round". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- Pat Murray (March 8, 2016). "Barrs, Desamours earn SLC honors". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- "2016-17 Womens Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.