WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Barrs breaks national steals record in Lamar’s 97-49 win over HBU
Published 9:56 pm Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Chastadie Barrs did it.
The Lamar senior point guard collected 10 steals to break the NCAA all-time steals record in Division I women’s basketball, and the Cardinals routed Houston Baptist 97-49 in Houston on Wednesday.
Barrs needed only eight to reach 625 and beat the record set by Florida A&M’s Natalie White in the 1990s. She nearly achieved a triple-double in breaking the record, scoring 15 points and making nine assists, and was approaching a quadruple-double with seven rebounds.
But Moe Kinard was filling the scoresheet as well. She led Lamar with 31 points, making 12 of 23 field goals and 5 of 5 free throws in 34 minutes.
Miya Crump added 19 points and Briana Laidler 11 for Lamar (22-5, 15-1 Southland), which is first in the conference by a half-game over Stephen F. Austin.
Lauren Calver scored 15 and Amanda Johnson 14 for Houston Baptist (7-18, 2-13), the last-place team in the Southland.
Lamar led 30-8 through the first quarter and 53-20 at halftime.
— I.C. Murrell
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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