Lamar returns to action with a noon tip off at Lafayette against the Cajuns.  Lamar out to an early lead 7-2.

Solid first half for Lamar ending with a 33-22 lead.  Cardinals force seven turnovers while committing five.  Defense holds Cajuns to 26% field goal shooting and shooting 47%.

9:44 left in the game and Lamar has extended their lead to twenty-five points 56-31.

Cardinals get another big road game win at Lafayette 74-45.  Cardinals dominated the paint with a 15-rebound edge, eight blocked shots and a twenty-two point in the paint edge.  Lamar only committed nine turnovers for the game.  In fact the only place Lamar didn't perform well was at the free throw line where the Cards only shot 7-15.  Lamar's next game is at Southern Mississippi next Tuesday.

This wasn’t even close. Bob Marlin must be done! 
 

Cards are clicking 

I do believe the Cards are turning the corner. No way we win these 3 on the road last year.  Not only winning but dishing out beat downs.  Wasn’t able to watch today but I’ve been impressed with the way Marmalejos is breaking down defenses.  And just like that Brooks has learned how to coach 😉

The Cajuns are pretty bad this year.  I was watching some highlights of the game and it looked like the Cajuns were already checked out.  Next up is Southern Miss and that should be a winnable game if LU keeps playing like this.

Good job cards ! Gonna have to go make a game now. I had kind of written them off but looking like I was wrong. 

2 hours ago, coachacola said:

The Cajuns are pretty bad this year.  I was watching some highlights of the game and it looked like the Cajuns were already checked out.  Next up is Southern Miss and that should be a winnable game if LU keeps playing like this.

As bad as I’ve seen them.  With that said they came back to beat SELa and lost to Nicholls by 1 in recent games.  That would mean trouble for Lamar… but not the Lamar of the last 3 games.  

Keep getting better Cards

Going into the Corpus Christi game Lamar was 302 in the KenPom rankings. After their win over ULL they currently sit at 175

Southland Men’s Basketball NET Rankings:

98 McNeese

159 Lamar

186 Corpus Christi

193 UT Rio Grand Valley

205 Northwestern State

227 Stephen F Austin

247 Southeastern

251 Incarnate Word

289 Nicholls

324 East Texas

335 New Orleans

346 Houston Christian

Holifield Named Southland Player of the Week

 

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FRISCO, Texas – For the second time in as many weeks, a Lamar Cardinal has been named Southland Conference Player of the Week, as junior forward/center Andrew Holifield was the latest recipient announced league officials Monday afternoon. 
 
Holifield's honor, which comes just a week after junior guard Alexis Marmolejos was named league player of the week, was delivered following his efforts in helping the Cardinals post an impressive victory against a tradition rival. 
 
Holifield recorded his second career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds – team-high honors in point columns – to lead Big Red to a 74-45 win at UL Lafayette. The victory – Lamar's fourth straight and third consecutive on the road – moved the Cardinals to 5-5 (.500) on the season with three non-conference games remaining on the schedule until LU moves to Southland play full time. 
 
Holifield also blocked two shots and recorded a steal in 27 minutes of action. He enters Tuesday's game at Southern Miss ranked in the league's top 20 in points and rebounds and is sixth in blocks.
 
The Cardinals return to action Tuesday when they travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to take on Southern Miss. The game against the Golden Eagles will tip off at 7 p.m. from the Reed Green Coliseum.
 

 

Updated Southland KenPom rankings:

90 McNeese

177 Lamar

183 Corpus Christi

220 Stephen F. Austin

233 UT Rio Grand Valley

239 Southeastern

243 Nicholls

265 Northwestern State

283 Incarnate Word

346 New Orleans

352 East Texas

353 Houston Christian

The SLC needs to figure out what it takes to get out of the bottom of the rankings.  Five schools below 250 really hurts as you get into conference games.  Hard to improve and easy to loose ground in the rankings for the rest of the year.