Cardinal Rally Falls Short in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas – Four Cardinals scored in double figures, led by 20 from Quante Berry , but it was not enough as Lamar University dropped a two-point heartbreaker at Abilene Christan Saturday afternoon, 83-81. The Cardinals (1-1) trailed by as many as 15 points but rallied to within a basket in the second half before time ran out. LU converted nearly 50 percent from the field connecting on 28-of-58 (.483) attempts, including nine three-pointers. The Cardinals were 16-of-27 (.593) from the free throw line. Big Red was outrebounded by four, 36-32, but Lamar forced the Wildcats into 17 turnovers which…