# 2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2020–21 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by second year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–14, 9–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended with a loss to Central Arkansas in the Southland women's tournament quarter-final round.
This season was the Cardinals' last as members of the Southland Conference. Lamar is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season with an overall record of 10–19. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

## Schedule

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference schedule ||||||
| Nov 25, 2020* 6:30 pm | | at Texas A&M | L 61–77 | 0–1 | Reed Arena (634) College Station, TX |
| Nov 27, 2020* 5:45 pm | | vs. San Diego State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 54–60 | 0–2 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| Nov 28, 2020* 3:00 pm | | vs. Fresno State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 49–99 | 0–3 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 2, 2020* 2:30 pm, SEC Network | | at Texas A&M | L 63–80 | 0–4 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| Dec 5, 2020* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 73–58 | 1–4 | Montagne Center (612) Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 9, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 53–79 | 1–5 | Schollmaier Arena (768) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 16, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | Cancelled | Cancelled | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 19, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas State | L 53–69 | 1–6 | Strahan Coliseum (571) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, Longhorn Network | | at Texas | L 49–77 | 1–7 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 2, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | Postponed | Postponed | Teague Center Abilene, TX |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 66–40 | 2–7 (1–0) | Montagne Center (513) Beaumont, TX |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | Postponed | Postponed | Sharp Gym Houston, TX |
| January 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 2–8 (1–1) | Montagne Center (511) Beaumont, Texas |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 54–50 | 3–8 (2–1) | Montagne Center (633) Beaumont, Texas |
| January 20, 2021 6:30 pm | | Incarnate Word | Postponed | Postponed | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 39–69 | 3–9 (2–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,039) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 25, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | Postponed | Postponed | Sharp Gym Houston, TX |
| January 27, 2021 6:30 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 66–61 | 4–9 (3–2) | Sharp Gym (100) Houston, TX |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm | | McNeese State | Postponed | Postponed | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| February 3, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 71–65 | 5–9 (4–2) | Teague Center (234) Abilene, TX |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | L 65–76 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (4–3) | Montagne Center (1,239) Beaumont, TX |
| February 10, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–11 (4–4) | Stopher Gym (127) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | W 83–54 | 6–11 (5–4) | Montagne Center (537) Beaumont, TX |
| February 15, 2021 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | Cancelled | Cancelled | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 68–57 | 7–11 (6–4) | American Bank Center (687) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 55–63 | 7–12 (6–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (640) Huntsville, TX |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 59–55 | 8–12 (7–5) | Montagne Center (528) Beaumont, TX |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 64–92 | 8–13 (7–6) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| March 1, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 59–48 | 9–13 (8–6) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| March 6, 2021 1:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 68–60 | 10–13 (9–6) | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Central Arkansas Quarter Finals | L 55–69 | 10–14 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||