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The HBU women's basketball team concludes its three-game road trip against Lamar University on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 1 pm.

It will be the first meeting between the Huskies and Cardinals. Lamar made it to the NCAA Tournament a year ago and under head coach Larry Tidwell, the Cardinals are an impressive 41-5 at home.

HBU (2-8) lost at Texas Southern on Dec. 12 by a score of 72-61. The Huskies tied the game at 41 midway through the second half, but the Lady Tigers went on a 12-0 run to pull away.

 

Jamie Spriggs came off the bench to score a season-high 24 points, just two shy of her career mark. Joselyn Pugh led the Huskies with eight rebounds. The Huskies' leading scorer, Destini Texada, was limited to six points as she was in foul trouble the entire night. NaDosha Strickland led TSU with 18 points.

 

Texada leads the Huskies with 11.1 ppg and 7.6 rpg. As a team, HBU is shooting 40 percent from the floor.

Lamar (7-3) began its four-game home stand with an 87-54 win over Southern University on Dec. 7. The Cardinals have just three losses on the year, one of which came at the hands of 9th-ranked Tennessee.

 

Kalis Loyd recorded a double-double of 14 points, 12 rebounds against Southern. Monique Whittaker led all scorers with 17 points. Freda Allen led Southern with 12 points.

 

Whittaker leads the Cardinals with 14.5 ppg, followed by Loyd with 13.8 and Jenna Plumley with 13.3. Trashanna Smith leads all rebounders with 7.9 boards a game and she also leads with 19 blocks. As a team, Lamar is shooting 38 percent from the floor.