Cardinals Fall in Southland Opener as Offense Struggles

BEAUMONT, Texas – Junior Rob Lee, Jr. , was the lone Cardinal in double figures scoring 15 points as Lamar University dropped a 57-49 decision to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday evening in the Southland Conference opener for both teams. The loss drops Lamar to 5-3 on the season and 0-1 in Southland Conference play. The Cardinals shot just 19-of-51 (.373) from the field and less than 32 percent from long range. A&M-Corpus Christi struggled from the field in the opening 20 minutes (8-of-28/.286) but managed to find the mark in the second knocking nearly 65 percent of its shots. Both…