BEAUMONT, TEXAS– The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team has a chance to exact revenge over conference rival, Lamar, tomorrow when UIW travels to Beaumont for a 7:00 p.m. (CT) tip. LU took the previous matchup this season, 77-51 at the McDermott Center despite a double-double from freshman forward Starr Omozee.
 

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A STARR IS BORN

• Since the start of conference play, freshman forward Starr Omozee has emerged as one of the most dangerous offensive contributors for UIW.
• Omozee tallied 18 points and nine rebounds in two straight games earlier this season (at HBU, 1/30/19 and at UNO, 2/2/19), raising her conference averages to 10.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in an average of 26.3 minutes in conference games.
• Her 6.4 rebounds per game is 12th best in the conference, tops among freshmen.
• While not a high volume outside shooter, she chooses her deep shots well, hitting seven of her 16 attempts in SLC games (43.8 percent).
• She leads the team with 140 rebounds this season, 12th best in the SLC, best among freshman.
• After securing three double-doubles in her first six games as a Cardinal, Omozee set the UIW DI freshman record for most double-doubles in a single season when she delivered her fourth of the season against Lamar (11 points and 10 rebounds) on Jan. 23, 2019.
• Against GCU (11/9/18), she posted 11 points and 15 rebounds, becoming the first freshman besides Robinson (2016) to record a double-double in UIW DI history.
• She set multiple season-highs in her first game at the McDermott Center (vs. Houston, 11/16/18), scoring her second double-double (19 pts, 10 rebs) and making multiple threes in a game for the first time.
• Just two games later, she hung 10 points and 11 rebounds on Weber State (11/21).

 
SHE CAN HOLTER OWN

• Sophomore guard Liz Holter has taken advantage of her playing time, putting up new season-high point totals in each of her last three contests, culminating in a career-high 12 points against Abilene Christian in her last game.
• She is averaging nine points per game over that stretch, in large part due to her spot on three-point shooting. She has splashed eight of 12 three-point attempts in her last three contests (66.7%) including a career high four made triples from six attempts against ACU.
• She is shooting 52.9 from the field (9-17) over her last three games, an improvement of over 31 percent compared to her first 15 games of the campaign.

 
YEEEEAAAAHHHHHH BOWIEEEEEE

• Throughout conference games, redshirt senior guard Gabbi Bowie has sprinkled plenty of flava into the UIW offense.
• Last week, she delivered a season-high 17 points and five assists to lead UIW to victory over Southeastern Louisiana.
• Over her last eight games, she is putting up 7.75 points and 2.75 assists to go along with 2.75 rebounds and 1.25 steals per game.
• Against New Orleans, she scored 10 points on a career high 10 made free throws. She also dished out a career best seven assists and a season high three steals in the win.
• Against SLU, Bowie scored a season-best 17 points on a career-high 71.4 percent shooting (5-7).
• As the lone senior on an inexperienced squad, Bowie has taken it upon herself to mold her game to the needs of the team, becoming more of a facilitator in recent weeks. Prior to her current three game stretch, Bowie averaged 0.7 assists per game throughout her career.
• She played a career high 39 minutes against New Orleans. Since the beginning of SLC play, she is averaging 26.7 minutes played per game.
• She set a new career high for assists in a single season this year, with 36. She still has six games to add to that total.

 
TOWER OF LUNDEN

• Since arriving in the Alamo City, junior forward Lunden Henry has established herself as one of the Cardinal's most consistent presences in the paint. She averages 7.1 points per game this season on a team-leading .401 shooting (71-177), while pulling in an average of 4.8 rebounds per contest.
• She enjoyed her most productive game of the season at McNeese, where she recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds for her first career Division I double-double.
• She nearly collected her second double-double of the season when she registered 14 points and nine rebounds at HBU.
• Lunden set a new career high last week when she scored 15 points off the bench against SLU.
• She has proven to be a hard worker on the offensive glass, hauling in 45 offensive rebounds this season, including a season-high six, which she has achieved twice this year – vs UTA (Dec. 2) and at McNeese (Jan. 2).

 
SCOUTING LAMAR

• LU enters play in second place in the SLC standings. They are 12-1 in conference play, with the lone loss coming on the road to SFA 10 days ago (2/9).
• The Cardinals are coming off a 81-76 home victory over Sam Houston State last Saturday.
• They are led by three of the top players in the conference, specifically senior guard Chastadie Barrs who leads the country in steals-per-game with 6.04, a full 1.4 more than the next closest competitor.
• This is the second meeting this season between the Cardinals. Lamar took the first meeting in San Antonio, they lead the all-time series, 9-0.

 
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