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Based on current FCS Conference Standings there are maybe 21 teams that could end the year with only three losses. The list does not include the SWAC conference as they have their own special end of year Championship game. Has the Ivy League decided to participate in the playoffs, they did not use to.

Including yesterday's games there are only fourteen FCS schools with two or less losses. Only two conferences have more than two teams with two or less losses and Missouri Valley isn't one of them. This will change as either Lamar or SFA will have three losses after next Saturday, but it is getting more difficult to believe that any conference currently deserves more than three teams in the playoffs.

McCown went out in the second quarter after a big hit and did not return. He managed to get off the field on his own but then was down on the sidelines for quite a while. They showed him on the sideline in the second half without his pads. Couldn't tell from what I saw of the hit if it was a body part or a head issue. He seemed to be in pain on his right side as he was exiting the game.

Lamar defense holds SLU for four plays to get the ball back with under a minute and run the clock out for a 14-12 win. Other action SFA clobbered HCU so next week's game at SFA is a chance to get back to the top of the conference. Cards still have to win out to win the conference but may have secured a playoff spot.

At the two-minute timeout, Lamar has a 2&7. Lamar fumbles with 1:10 left in the game at the SLU 31. Come on defense.

Women fall 72-68 in overtime.

SLU gets a big run to get the ball into Lamar's territory but stall out and then run a fake field goal for 22-yard touchdown to bring the score to 14-12 Lamar. Lamar stops the two-point conversion attempt. SLU to kick off to Lamar with 7:23 left in the game.

On SLU's first play after receiving the kickoff Lamar makes an interception to get the ball back. Lamar fails to move the ball and miss the field goal attempt turning the ball over to SLU at their own 31-yard line.

After giving up two field goals Lamar makes a sustained drive ending with a Bowden rushing touchdown to give Lamar a 14-6 lead with 12:42 left in the game.

Ladies had a seven point lead with under two minutes left, but could not hold on allowing UNC to tie the game at 61. Game headed to overtime.

On the next possession Lamar fumble on their third play turning the ball back over to SLU at the Lamar twenty four. Defense does a good job of holding SLU and forcing a 28-yard field goal to bring the score to 7-6 Lamar wit 8:15 remaining in the third quarter.

SLU takes the opening drive of the second half and with a couple of big runs move the ball to the Lamar 33-yard line before settling for a fifty yard field goal to close the score to 7-3 with 11:42 left in the third quarter.

Cards have a strong third quarter to get back up 49-33.

Touchdown Lamar with 21 seconds left in the first half on a Coleman to Hyder for nine yards and Lamar takes a 7-0 lead into the half.

Back and forth defensive struggle to finish the first quarter and for most of the second. McCown took a real hard hit and went out of the game. At the two-minute mark Lamar is on a strong drive and are in scoring position.

UNC comes back in the second quarter out scoring LU 23-16 to take a 30-29 lead into the half.

Two thirds of the way through the first quarter Lamar has had three possessions without a first down. McCown led the first two possessions but 0-3 in pass attempts. Coleman had the last drive and Lamar only ran the ball, granted the last possession had bad field position aggravated with a holding penalty. SLU also went three and out on their first possession, but had a good drive on their second with three big plays stalling at the LU eight yard line.

Lamar takes the first quarter leading 13-7.

Streak is over, lady's fall at UNO in three sets.

Game time 3 PM Saturday. If you didn't recognize it when the schedule came out, by now you realize from the sometimes fans point of view the season rests on how Lamar competes over the next three weeks. The Cards blew the first big game with UIW but if they can win out then a playoff game is guaranteed and possibly a home game. To get to the point where there are more than 10,000 attending Lamar needs to close out this season strongly. SLU appears to be the best team in the conference not named Lamar, but they don't have to prove it by playing all of the top teams. Lamar needs to step up a notch in all aspects of the game.

Lamar takes on TCU next Monday. Interestingly enough, New Orleans upset them this evening so next week may give an early sense of the strength of the conference.

Final Lamar 93 - A&M SA 53.

Four minutes left and Lamar up 87-43. Announcers said Knight wasn't dressed out today.

15:30 left in the game and Lamar has held A&M SA scoreless while scoring 12 so far. 58-12. BB Knight is he one player I haven't seen that I expected to.

Couldn't catch the beginning of the game but made it at about the thirteen minute mark. Game going about as expected. At the half Lamar is up 46-26. All of the guards appear more than willing to take a shot. The big guys are playing pretty good defense, but offense is still developing. The redshirt freshman Gambrell is the leading scorer with 16 points followed by Holifield with 15 and three others have scored.