2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team will represent Lamar University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by third year head coach Aqua Franklin, play their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2021–22 record5–4 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (2nd season)
  • Charinee Mitchell (3rd season)
  • Sadie Edwards (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †17–1 .94428–5  .848
Grand Canyon14–4 .77822–10  .688
California Baptist*13–5 .72223–9  .719
Utah Valley10–8 .55616–15  .516
Abilene Christian9–9 .50017–13  .567
Sam Houston State9–9 .50015–16  .484
Tarleton State*8–10 .44416–13  .552
Lamar8–10 .44414–15  .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley8–10 .44414–19  .424
Seattle6–12 .33311–19  .367
Dixie State*6–12 .33310–19  .345
New Mexico State6–12 .33310–19  .345
Chicago State3–15 .1674–23  .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC Tournament winner

This season is the Lady Cardinals' first as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar is one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.[1]

Previous season

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2020–21 season with an overall record of 10–14 and 9–6 in conference play. Their season ended losing to Central Arkansas in a quarter-final game in the Southland Conference tournament. Lamar entered the tournament as fourth seed.

Offseason

Incoming transfers
Lamar Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brooklyn Mitchell4G5'7"JuniorNew Orleans, LAKansas
NJ Weems22F6'1"SophomoreMinneapolis, MNMoberly Area Community College

Source:[2][3]

Roster
2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kayla Mitchell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 1 Hope Lemelle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrDuncanville HS Cedar Hill, TX
G 2 Angel Hastings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrWagner HS San Antonio, TX
G 3 Sabria Dean 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMineola HS Mineola, TX
G 4 Brooklyn Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrUrsuline Academy
Kansas		 New Orleans, LA
G 5 M'Kayla Malone 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSaginaw HS Fort Worth, TX
G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBowie HS Arlington, TX
G 11 Portia Adams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 12 Micaela Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Rayville HS Rayville, LA
F 13 Taliah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBrusly HS Brusly, LA
F 14 Emma Imevbore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrKing Henry
London Thunder U18		 London, England
G 21 Anyssia Gibbs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGranite Hills HS Apple Valley, CA
F 22 NJ Weems 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, MN
C 25 Bebe Galloway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBall HS Galveston, TX
F/C 41 Akasha Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWylie East HS Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2021

Schedule

Sources:[4][5][6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Jarvis Christian W 95–47 
 19 – Davis; Dean   – -  8 – Dean  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-Conference season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm		 at New Mexico L 54–71  0–1
  14 – Dean  11 – Gibbs  3 – Gibbs; Hastings  The Pit (3,800)
Albuquerque, NM
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Howard Payne W 107–37  1–1
  31 – Dean  13 – Davis  12 – Mitchell  Montagne Center (1,512)
Beaumont, TX
November 16, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Ole Miss L 37–71  1–2
  11 – Hastings  6 – Davis  2 – 3 players  SJB Pavilion (1,232)
Oxford, MS
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas Tech L 68–72 OT 1–3
  18 – McQueen  8 – Davis; Gibbs  4 – McQueen  United Supermarkets Arena (4,339)
Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Longwood L 59–62  1–4
  18 – Davis  14 – Davis  4 – Mitchell  Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, TX
December 2, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola University New Orleans W 57–44  2–4
  25 – Dean  9 – Gibbs  4 – McQueen  Montagne Center (512)
Beaumont, TX
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 McNeese State W 88–76  3–4
  25 – Davis  9 – Gibbs  5 – Dean  Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, TX
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas State W 63–59  4–4
  15 – Gibbs  6 – Tied - 3  4 – Gibbs; Hastings  Strahan Coliseum (728)
San Marcos, TX
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Prairie View A&M W 66–46  5–4
  18 – Davis  7 – Davis  5 – Mitchell  Montagne Center (698)
Beaumont, TX
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
WAC Conference season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston State Game postponed due to COVID19 protocol within Lamar team Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin Game postponed due to COVID19 protocol within Lamar team Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Mexico State     Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon     Grand Canyon University Arena  
Phoenix, AZ
January 13, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston State     Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chicago State     Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dixie State     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Valley     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton State     Wisdom Gymnasium 
Stephenville, TX
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian     Teague Center 
Abilene, TX
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Seattle     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston State     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin     William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton State     Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley     UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist     CBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
WAC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022
TBA		 vs. TBA     Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[7]

See also

2021–22 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

References
  1. "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. James Dixon (April 23, 2021). "Women's Hoops Adds Weems for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. Will McFarland (July 1, 2021). "Mitchell Set to Join Cards for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  5. "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  6. "WAC Announces Changes to Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Athletic Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics.
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