RAISING THE BAR: Best-ever conference record in the books

RAISING THE BAR: Best-ever conference record in the books

With Friday night's 3-1 win against Wharton to close the regular season, the 10th-ranked Lady Cardinals recorded the best conference record in the 10-year history of the program.

The Lady Cardinals, 23-4 overall heading into this week's Region XIV Tournament in Tyler, finished Region XIV Conference action 7-2, topping the previous best record of 6-4 in 2014.

The Lady Cardinals defeated Wharton (25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19) to secure the No. 2 seed in the regional tournament. They will face seventh-seeded Tyler at 1 p.m. Friday at Wagstaff Gymnasium. With a win, they would play the Panola-Blinn winner at 7 p.m. With a loss, they would play the Panola-Blinn loser at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Here are the Lady Cardinals' season-by-season conference records:

2019 – 7-2

2018 – 2-4

2017 – 2-4

2016 – 3-3

2015 – 0-8

2014 – 6-4

2013 – 4-4

2012 – 3-5

2011 – 5-7

2010 – 1-11

This will be the Lady Cardinals' sixth regional tournament appearance and highest seeding.