BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — The Lamar Lady Cardinals used a strong second half to defeat the Texas-Arlington Mavericks 66-55 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Sunday at Montagne Center. Lamar outscored Texas-Arlington 40-21 after halftime to secure its first victory of the season.

Jacei Denley led the Lady Cardinals with 15 points. Kira Reynolds and Nya Threatt paced the Mavericks with 12 and 13 points, respectively. Lamar forced 22 turnovers and converted them into 25 points. Texas-Arlington struggled from the field, shooting just 1 for 15 from three-point range. Lamar improved to 1-3, while Texas-Arlington fell to 2-3.