# 2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2013–14 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by first year head coach Robin Harmony, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals finished the season tied for the Southland Conference regular season championship with Stephen F. Austin. The Lady Cardinals were the Number One seed in the conference tournament because of the conference tie-breaker. After falling to Northwestern Louisiana in the Conference tournament final game, the Lady Cardinals received and invitation to the WNIT. The Lady Cardinals played the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg, MS.
Gia Ayers and Dominique Edwards were named to Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Ayers was named to the First team. Edwards was named as a member of the Second Team.
Two Lady Cardinal basketball players were named to the Southland Conference All-Academic team. Dominique Edwards was named to the First Team while JaMeisha Edwards was named to the conference Second Team.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Gia Ayers | Guard | 5–7 | Senior | Bryan, Texas |
| 3 | Chantelle Brockett | Center | 6–1 | Junior | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| 4 | Joann Lira | Guard | 5–4 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 10 | Bethany Cox | Forward | 5–11 | Freshman | Glenpool, Oklahoma |
| 15 | Caroline Adesulu | Forward | 6–1 | Junior | Arlington, Texas |
| 20 | JaMeisha Edwards | Guard | 5–5 | Sophomore | Crockett, Texas |
| 21 | Kensha'dra Smith | Guard | 5–7 | Freshman | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 22 | Francesca Bellatin | Guard/Forward | 6–0 | Senior | Lima, Peru |
| 23 | Micarah Malone | Forward | 5–10 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 24 | Alice Robinson | Forward | 5–10 | Senior | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 25 | Dominique Edwards | Forward | 5–11 | Junior | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| 32 | Shauna Long | Guard | 5–4 | Junior | Fort Yates, North Dakota |
| 33 | Kiandra Bowers | Post | 5–11 | Freshman | West Palm Beach, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 11:00 am | at Oklahoma State | L 56–83 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,923) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | Our Lady of the Lake | W 94–60 | 1–0 | Montagne Center (332) Beaumont, TX |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | at UTSA | W 63–59 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (524) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | Tulsa | L 67–68 | 2–2 | Montagne Center (683) Beaumont, TX |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 68–60 | 3–2 | Cajundome (364) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/25/2013* 6:00 pm | at SMU | L 79–82 | 3–3 | Curtis Culwell Center (345) Garland, TX |
| 11/29/2013* 2:00 pm | vs. Milwaukee Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic | W 75–63 | 4–3 | Pan American Center (350) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/30/2013* 12:00 pm | Northern Illinois Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic | L 52–79 | 4–4 | Pan American Center (N/A) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/15/2013* 12:05 pm | Missouri State | L 60–87 | 4–5 | JQH Arena (2,624) Springfield, MO |
| 12/18/2013* 6:00 pm | Texas State | W 68–55 | 5–5 | Montagne Center (738) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm | Rice | L 64–67 | 5–6 | Montagne Center (608) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/02/2014 6:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 43–64 | 5–7 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (528) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/04/2014 1:00 pm | at Northwestern State | W 84–79 | 6–7 (1–1) | Prather Coliseum (731) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/09/2014 5:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 82–68 | 7–7 (2–1) | Montagne Center (752) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | McNeese State Battle of the Border | W 72–58 | 8–7 (3–1) | Montagne Center (872) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/16/2014 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | at New Orleans | W 80–53 | 9–7 (4–1) | Lakefront Arena (438) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 62–67 | 9–8 (4–2) | University Center (467) Hammond, LA |
| 01/23/2014 5:30 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 85–83 | 10–8 (5–2) | Moody Coliseum (623) Abilene, TX |
| 01/25/2013 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | W 76–69 | 11–8 (6–2) | McDermott Convocation Center (375) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/30/2014 5:30 pm | Houston Baptist | L 66–76 | 11–9 (6–3) | Montagne Center (891) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 87–72 | 12–9 (7–3) | Montagne Center (808) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 70–45 | 13–9 (8–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (586) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/13/2014 5:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 75–73 | 14–9 (9–3) | Montagne Center (960) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 60–67 | 14–10 (9–4) | Montagne Center (759) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm | Sam Houston State | W 81–64 | 15–10 (10–4) | Montagne Center (819) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/27/2014 5:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 78–84 | 15–11 (10–5) | Mabee Center (718) Tulsa, OK |
| 03/01/2014 2:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 56–53 | 16–11 (11–5) | Farris Center (1,312) Conway, AR |
| 03/06/2014 5:30 pm | New Orleans | W 83–51 | 17–11 (12–5) | Montagne Center (890) Beaumont, TX |
| 03/08/2014 4:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–77 | 18–11 (13–5) | Montagne Center (824) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland Conference Tournament |||||
| 03/15/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northwestern State Semifinals | L 60–61 | 18–12 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX |
| Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) |||||
| 03/20/2014 7:00 pm | vs. Southern Miss First Round | L 60–75 | 18–13 | Reed Green Coliseum (882) Hattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||