Cards fall to UNO by a final of 77-71. The Cards have three games left and unless East makes it back, I doubt they win another game. If they don't make the tournament is that enough to get rid of Brooks. I know he got an extension last year but you can't say the program is headed in a good direction.
Lamar playing UNO without East and Wilhite, but hanging close, down three at the half 32-29. Not sure what is wrong with Wilhite, but they said East is out with an ankle injury and has been in a walking boot since Monday nights game.
Not the start of last year, but as always if you're not in a major conference it comes down to the end of the season and the conference tournament. Need both pitching and hitting to become more consistent.
Ladies win the first game of a five-game weekend event at UL Monroe defeating University of Pine Bluff 9-1 in five innings. Lamar will play University of Northern Iowa and UL-Monroe each twice over the next two days.
It's a little interesting that a more or less new twist is occurring in FBS as both of these moves are for football only. NDSU is a member of the Summit for all other sports. The Summit doesn't have enough football playing schools to have their own conference. Both the MVFC and Big Sky have football only members from other conferences with more than enough to maintain their automatic bids so neither should have to hunt for immediate replacements.
I read that North Dakota State has decided to join the Mountain West Conference making the move to FBS. Sacramento State is also making the move joining the MAC. One less school in the MVFC and Big Sky FCS conferences.
Lamar drops the third game 3-2 giving up the winning run in the top of the tenth. Cards had plenty of opportunities to push other runs across throughout the game but didn't get the job done. Next game is Tuesday at Texas and then back home Wednesday with Kansas.