The Lion's Roar

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...