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The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

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Junior Putri Insani returns a serve during the Feb. 15 home match against the Alcorn State Braves. The Lady Lions fell 3-4.

SLU tennis drops the ball at the last moment

Austin O'Brien, Staff Reporter • February 17, 2022

The SLU women’s tennis team came up short against the Alcorn State Braves on Tuesday, losing the series 3-4. The match, played through doubles and singles rounds, was the fifth of the season for the...

Senior guard/forward Morgan Carrier dribbles the ball down the court to move past the Lady Huskies' defense. The Lady Lions fell 51-40 to Houston Baptist on Feb. 12.

Last week in sports: Feb. 8-15

Chase Gispert, Staff Reporter • February 16, 2022

Women’s Basketball Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted McNeese on Thursday and Houston Baptist on Saturday for two Southland Conference clashes.  Women’s hoops defeated McNeese...

Junior guard Joe Kasperzyk makes a dunk during the Feb. 3 basketball game against McNeese in Lake Charles.

Last week in sports: Feb. 1-7

Chase Gispert, Staff Reporter • February 11, 2022

SLU enjoyed an eventful week in sports on Feb. 1-7.  Southeastern men’s basketball split their two games last week on their road trip out west.  The first game was a Feb. 3 contest against McNeese...

Senior center Morgan Davis attempts to score in the paint during the Jan. 29 women's basketball game against University of Incarnate Word in the University Center. The Lady Lions finished with a 76-49 victory against the Lady Cardinals.

Last week in sports: Jan. 24-31

Chase Gispert, Staff Reporter • February 3, 2022

Men and women’s hoops had a very successful week on the hardware going 3-1 overall in their games against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Incarnate Word.  Women’s basketball had a huge win over...

In the home opener on Feb. 21, sophomore tennis player Putri Insani, above, earned a 6-0 win in the doubles round with junior Ximena Yanez and a 6-3, 6-0 win in the singles round.

Lady Lions tennis squad defeats LSU Alexandria 6-1 in home opener

Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter • February 23, 2021

The university women’s tennis team claimed its first home victory this season with a 6-1 non-conference win against LSU Alexandria on Feb. 21. Shattering a three-match losing streak, the Lady Lions...

Senior distance runner Shea Foster broke the Southeastern record for the 8k. The team's conference championship is currently scheduled for Feb. 15.

Last week in sports: Feb. 2-9

Gerard Borne, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2021

The week of Feb. 2-9 was a relatively quiet week of athletics for Southeastern as only two of the 12 university sports teams had games/matches. The university’s cross country squad had a record-breaking...

Teodora Mitrovic, a freshman tennis player.

Women’s tennis team ends fall season with a win

Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter • October 31, 2019

The university women’s tennis team won their last tournament of the fall season. The team hosted the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational Tournament that began Saturday, Oct. 26 and ended on Monday,...

Jason Hayes, head coach of tennis, left, and Katya Cornejo, a sophomore international student on the tennis team, right, take a break during practice. Hayes has been coaching tennis for 16 years and has eight Coach of the Year Awards.

Hayes reflects on 16 years in tennis

Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter • March 26, 2019

In 16 years of coaching the Lady Lions, Jason Hayes, head coach of tennis, secured eight Coach of the Year awards. In addition, Hayes represented the university at the NCAA and coached internationally....

Teamwork on the tennis court

Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter • March 8, 2019

Putri Insani, a freshman, and Ximena Yanez, a sophomore, were victorious over Abilene Christian University in their doubles match and individual singles matches. The match was held on March 1 at the...

Ceci Mercier, a senior on the tennis team, takes two singles wins at the George E. Fourmaux Cup Invitational that closed the team’s fall season. With five years on the team, Mercier entered a leadership position as the team captain. She began practicing the sport full time at 12 years old and later moved from Uruguay to continue competing at the university.

Reflections by a team captain from Uruguay

Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter • February 27, 2019

Ceci Mercier, five-year student-athlete and tennis team captain, started her last semester on the university’s tennis team this spring. Jason Hayes, head coach of tennis, discussed Mercier’s time...

Although the tennis team started their season this September, they will continue competition in 2019 along with several other sport teams. The tennis team's first match of the spring semester will be against Tulane University on Jan. 27.

Lions prepare for the 2019 spring season

Zachary Araki, A&E Editor • November 20, 2018

As fall season sports end, some teams look towards spring competition and a shot at championships. Baseball will begin its season against Louisiana Tech University on Feb. 15-17. The team follows a...

The Lady Lions tennis team finished 5th in the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational.

Tennis finishes fall season

Zachary Araki, A&E Editor • October 28, 2018

The Lady Lions tennis team finished the fall season by placing 5th in the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational. The university hosted seven other universities from Oct. 26-28 to compete in a series...

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