BEAUMONT, Texas – After a tough opening week of Southland Conference play for the Lamar University volleyball team, the Cardinals will be forced to step it up a notch as Big Red prepares for three matches over the course of the next five days. The Cardinals (6-7/0-2 Southland) will open the week with a trip to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Tuesday/6:30 p.m.) before return home to host Houston Christian (Thursday/6 p.m.) followed by UIW (Saturday/10 a.m.).