Cardinals head to Louisiana for pair of conference matches

BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar University travels to Louisiana this week for a pair of Southland Conference matches against Nicholls and McNeese. Saturday’s match against rival McNeese marks the 86th meeting in the Battle of the Border series. CARDINALS AT A GLANCE CONFERENCE OPENER: Lamar’s sweep of LSU New Orleans marked the program’s first conference-opening victory since Sept. 25, 2018, when the Cardinals defeated Incarnate Word in four sets at home. OFFENSIVE CATALYST: Maja Malinowska reached the 1,000-point milestone this season … Entering the match against Sam Houston needing five points to reach the mark, she recorded 11 points to raise…