Cardinals Fall Short of Conference Tournament

HAMMOND, Louisiana – Freshmen Taisha Rhone and Lyric Jordan finished with seven kills each while Jo Moffitt chipped in 11 digs, but it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals’ conference tournament hopes faded away after falling on the road to Southland-leading Southeastern Louisiana, 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-10), Thursday evening. Lamar (2-26/2-15 SLC) ended the night 30-11-89 (.213) from the floor, but unfortunately, 11 attack errors and eight reception errors cost the Cardinals dearly. Southeastern Louisiana finished the match with an attack rate of 36.5 percent (48-10-104). The Lions also recorded eight aces and five blocks on the evening. The Cardinals jumped…