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HOUSTON, Texas – The HBU Huskies defeated the ninth place Lamar Cardinals at home in Southland Conference basketball Saturday afternoon. The Huskies outscored the Cardinals in the first three quarters, leading the game 51-34 going into the fourth quarter. HBU held the Cardinals and went on to win 72-59 after a scoring heavy quarter by both teams.
 
The Huskies (6-17, 2-12 SLC) snapped their four-game skid as sophomore Julija Vujakovic led the team after scoring a career high 21 points while recording three steals and four rebounds. Vujakovic shot 7-10 from the field and 3-6 from behind the arc helping the Huskies shoot for an average of 44.3 percent from the field this afternoon. Junior Patience Idoko dropped a career-high 15 points and gathered six rebounds. Senior Taylor Kollmorgen accounted for nine of the Huskies 37 rebounds while also scoring seven points with one steal and one assist. Junior Megan Valdez-Crader nearly recorded a double double scoring 10 points and assisting the Huskies on eight occasions while stealing the ball twice. The Huskies' bench scored 32 points on the night and caused 17 turnovers, 12 of which were off of steals that gave the Huskies a win over the Cardinals.
 
The Cardinals (9-15, 5-10 SLC) shot 36.1 percent from the field which was ultimately not enough to stop the Huskies from recording 25 defensive rebounds. Angel Hastings led the game in scoring with 26 points on the afternoon while gathering four rebounds and stealing the ball three times. Briana Laidler recorded a double-double scoring 13 points and recorded a game leading 10 rebounds while blocking one shot.  
 
The Huskies return home Wednesday evening to host a rematch against the Abilene Christian Wildcats at 5 p.m. in Sharp Gym.