Lamar opens Southland play with two-match homestand

BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar opens Southland Conference play this week by hosting LSU New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. The Cardinals welcome the Privateers on Thursday before facing the Lions later in the week. CARDINALS AT A GLANCE SETTING THINGS UP: Alexa Gonzalez joined the 2,000-assist club last weekend, recording 54 assists to increase her career total to 2,018 … She is the first Cardinal to reach the milestone since Haley Morton, who finished with 2,112 assists from 2015-17 … Gonzalez currently leads the team with 211 assists this season. OFFENSIVE CATALYST: Maja Malinowska reached the 1,000-point milestone last weekend ……