BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — Lamar used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77-49 in a nonconference women’s basketball game Monday night at Montagne Center.

The Lady Cardinals led wire-to-wire, taking a 19-14 lead after the first quarter and steadily pulling away. Lamar outscored the Islanders 45-19 in the second half.

T’Aaliyah Miner led Lamar with 17 points. Solenne Olenga added 12 points and Shaila Forman scored 11. For Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Marissa Shelton and Samora Watson each scored 13 points.

Lamar improved to 4-4 overall. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi fell to 1-7. An announced crowd of 678 attended the game.