BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University will travel to Natchitoches, La., Saturday to take on Northwestern State in their first Southland Conference game since the 2020 season (which was actually played during the spring 2021 semester due to the COVID pandemic). After a one-year stop in the WAC, the Cardinals have returned to the Southland this season and open league play against Northwestern State – the last team LU recorded a conference victory against.