2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

The 2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by third year head coach Aqua Franklin, played 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
Record14–15 (8–10 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 was the Lady Cardinals' first and only as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar was one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.[1] The Lady Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season with an overall record of 14–15 and 8–10 in conference play. The seventh seeded Lady Cardinals won their WAC tournament opening round game against tenth seed New Mexico State 65-54. Their season ended with a first round tournament loss to sixth seed Sam Houston.

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 (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 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon L 72–73 1OT 5–5
(0–1)		  15 – Hastings  8 – Davis  8 – K. Mitchell  Grand Canyon University Arena (421)
Phoenix, AZ
January 10, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Mexico State L 53–57  5–6
(0–2)		  11 – Gibbs  9 – Gibbs  3 – Gibbs; Dean  Pan American Center (701)
Las Cruces, NM
January 13, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston State W 68–55  6–6
(1–2)		  17 – McQueen  6 – McQueen  5 – Gibbs  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (181)
Huntsville, TX
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Chicago State W 55–47  7–6
(2–2)		  20 – Gibbs  5 – McQueen; Dean  2 – McQueen  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (100)
Chicago, IL
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin L 53–65  7–7
(2–3)		  14 – Dean  8 – Wilson  5 – McQueen  Montagne Center (678)
Beaumont, TX
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dixie State W 75–65  8–7
(3–3)		  19 – Davis  11 – Davis  6 – Hastings  Montagne Center (718)
Beaumont, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Valley W 59–55 2OT 9–7
(4–3)		  15 – Hastings  11 – Davis  5 – Hastings  Montagne Center (938)
Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton State W 53–45  10–7
(5–3)		  21 – Davis  10 – Davis  7 – Dean  Wisdom Gymnasium (752)
Stephenville, TX
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 54–66  10–8
(5–4)		  18 – Dean  6 – Gibbs; Dean  2 – Dean; Adams  Teague Center (546)
Abilene, TX
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 53–39  11–8
(6–4)		  23 – Davis  8 – Dean  3 – McQueen  Montagne Center (1,016)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist L 56–71  11–9
(6–5)		  16 – Hastings  6 – Gibbs  4 – Hastings  Montagne Center (1,228)
Beaumont, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Seattle L 56–65  11–10
(6–6)		  15 – Hastings  9 – Davis  4 – Hastings  Montagne Center (1,054)
Beaumont, TX
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston State L 57–66  11–11
(6–7)		  13 – Davis  6 – Davis  5 – Adams  Montagne Center (1,008)
Beaumont, TX
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 40–57  11–12
(6–8)		  10 – Dean  7 – Gibbs  3 – Dean  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,587)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton State L 64–67  11–13
(6–9)		  19 – Hastings  6 – Gibbs  4 – Hastings; Dean  Montagne Center (1,027)
Beaumont, TX
February 28, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 70–60  12–13
(7–9)		  21 – Sabria  9 – Gibbs  5 – Hastings; K. Mitchell  Montagne Center (1,086)
Beaumont, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 69–61  13–13
(8–9)		  21 – Hastings  12 – Davis  5 – K. Mitchell; Dean  UTRGV Fieldhouse (886)
Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 76–101  13–14
(8–10)		  17 – mevbore  8 – Imevbore  3 – K. Mitchell; B. Mitchell  CBU Events Center (450)
Riverside, CA
WAC Tournament
March 8, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (10) New Mexico State
Opening Round		 W 65–54  14–14
  25 – Hastings  9 – Davis  3 – Davis  Orleans Arena (303)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (6) Sam Houston
First Round		 L 69–73  14–15
  21 – Dean  8 – Dean  7 – Dean  Orleans Arena (544)
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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