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One regular season soccer game left next friday and Lamar is currently tied for eighth place. It looks like a long distance from last year but what is missing for Lamar. Yes, it is hard to lose the best goalie in the conference, but Lamar isn't getting beaten badly per se. The Cards have only given up three goals once in conference play. In my opinion the difference is offense, the Cards just aren't scoring consistently.
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SFA blows out HCU. UIW defeats SELA by three points as SELA misses a last second field goal attempt to tie the game. Self-inflicted mistakes cost SELA. Lamar hosts SELA next week.
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Celebrate tonight, then get back to business. Four games left and Lamar will need to run the table to get the conference championship and a playoff berth. That really isn't any different than it has been since the start of the season, but we are now here.
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In the afternoon games Nicholls defeats McNeese, Lamar wins and Commerce falls at Prairie View. The Commerce non-conference loss means the SLC is one game below .500 with one game to play against FCS schools.
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Lamar played the third quarter like they wanted it. Rested Coleman and Griffin in the fourth quarter. Final 42-10 Lamar.
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End of the first half and Lamar is playing another of those games where they are their own worst enemy. Cards are up 21-7 at half but have given NWST multiple opportunities with self-inflicted mistakes.
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One non-conference game this week as Commerce takes on Prairie View. After this weekend only one conference team will be undefeated as UIW plays SELA. The remaining games should start to put end of the season standings in order.
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Cards travel to Natchitoches on Saturday to play NWST at 2 PM. NWST is winless so logically this should be a win, but just a win is not good enough. Lamar must play each play like the conference championship is depending on it.
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One name missing on the roster that surprises me a little is the second big man from Montenegro. Overall, Lamar is a little shorter in height than last year. I lost track but did Catt time-out or did he transfer?
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Doesn't look like the Southland will get more than one bid to the playoffs.
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How will the SLC compare to the UAC (Joint WAC and ASUN) in 2024
geezer replied to geezer's topic in THE RED ZONE
With two non-conference games left for the Southland this season, one versus the SWAC (Commerce vs Prairie View) and UAC (SFA vs ACU), of the direct head-to-head between conferences the Southland is currently 0-4 against the UAC with one chance left and ended 6-4 against the Big Sky. It does matter exactly who played who, but it would appear overall that the UAC might be about even with the Big Sky. -
SELA comes back to score a touchdown and extra point with 2 seconds left in the game to defeat SFA by one.
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Commerce makes two Lamar like plays, first they try to return the kickoff to waste about seven seconds and then trying to make a desperation play wind up fumbling the ball at the one where Lamar recovers and falls into the end zone for a touchdown to win by nine 29-20.
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Lamar has a good two minute drive to get a field goal with 11 seconds left in the game to take the lead back.
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Commerce gets a field goal to tie the game with 1:55 left in the game to tie it up at 20.
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Still determined to lose. A personal foul when you have the ball in the red zone. How undisciplined can you be. Andre Dennis may make some big plays but their is no excuse for that.
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Maybe it's coaching, but Lamar players definitely fail to execute. Cards had a fourth and two that they failed to convert that allowed Commerce to make the drive for their touchdown. Then following the Commerce touchdown Lamar makes some good plays but again fail to execute and make a couple of poor decisions that cost them a chance for a score at the very end of the half.
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Something must have changed in the second half as Nicholls only score three to win 20-0 over NWST after being up 17-0 at the half.
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Lamar travels to Commerce this Saturday at 3:30 PM for what is probably a must win game in regard to the Cards success for the rest of the season. Commerce comes into the game with a 1-1 conference record, both games were on the road with a two-score loss at SELA and a three score win over NWST. SELA is currently at the top of the conference standings with wins over Commerce and HCU.
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Like last week this week is conference only games with Lamar at Commerce the one we care most about. Two other games are significant to looking forward for what to expect the rest of the season for the Cards and conference standings. First SFA travels to current conference leader SELA. Next McNeese travels to UIW with both future opponents for Lamar. UIW has only played one conference game and McNeese's conference win is over SFA. Last NWST is at Nicholls.
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UIW up 28-10 over Nicholls at the half.
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Good competitive game, but a game that Lamar missed the opportunity to show they belonged. Question, what is Lamar missing? Offensive scheme / play calling, defensive scheme (didn't appear ready to start either half), execution, talent level. My opinion it may be a little of all, but I do wander about the quarterback talent. Is Lamar in a similar place that it was in 2012 when their best quarterback was the third stringer Berry on the bench? I have no idea but either Coleman wasn't healthy enough to do everything he needed to today or Lamar coaches aren't sure of the quarterback situation either.
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Lamar comes back with some SFA penalty help for a Longino touchdown to bring it back to a seven-point game with nine minutes left.
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But SFA comes right back with a long drive for another touchdown.
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NWST scores two late touchdowns but still fall 42-21 to Commerce. SELA defeats HCU 37-7.