HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's soccer team will close out the regular season with a pair of Southland Conference matches this week.
 
The Lady Lions (12-5, 5-4 Southland) enter the final two matches needing a win or tie to secure one of the six spots in next week's Southland Conference Tournament in Beaumont, Texas.
 
Southeastern will open the week by closing its home schedule on Friday, hosting Nicholls (8-8, 4-5 Southland) at 3 p.m. at the Southeastern Soccer Complex. Friday's home finale will also be dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness.
 
On Sunday, SLU heads to Houston Baptist (7-6-3, 6-1-2 Southland) on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match. For Friday's match, fans can receive live updates via Twitter by following @SLUAthletics and @SLUSoccer. On Sunday, live stats, provided by HBU, will be accessible at LionSports.net.
 
Southeastern leads the Southland Conference with 46 goals. Sophomore Bri Singh leads the league with 13 goals and 29 points, while freshman Maggie Ramsey ranks among the league leaders in goals (7, 5^th) and points (20, 3^rd).
 
SLU sophomore Katie Noonan leads the SLC with 10 assists. Ramsey (6, 2^nd), junior Gisenia Utreras (5, 5^th) and senior Chelsea Villaescusa (4, 6^th) also all rank among the Southland leaders in assists.
 
Singh's season totals for goals (6^th) and points (29, 8^th) are among the highest in school history and she is currently tied for eighth on the program's career list for all-time goals. Noonan is tied for fourth on the school's single-season assists list.
 
Villaescusa, senior Jen Babock, sophomore Alexsis Cable and junior Erin Christ comprise a Southeastern defense that has allowed 16 goals and recorded eight shutouts this season. Sophomores Hope Sabadash (0.54 GAA) and Casey Jeanfreau (1.41 GAA) have split time in goal for the Lady Lions.
On Friday, Southeastern will be facing a Nicholls team that is also fighting to earn a tournament spot. Juniors Jess Coates and Spencer Valdespino share the team lead with five goals, while Coates also leads the team with six assists. Sophomore Taylor Mosley has handled the majority of the work in the net and enters the match with a 1.76 goals against average.
 
Southeastern is 22-0-1 all-time versus the Colonels. Last season, the teams battled to a 1-1 tie in Thibodaux.
 
On Sunday, the Lady Lions will face an HBU team that has already clinched a spot in the league tournament. Senior Natalie Hager leads the team with six goals, while junior Rebekah Tovar has a team-high four assists. Senior Patty Walrath has been the Huskies' primary goalkeeper with a 0.98 goals against average.
 
Southeastern is 0-1-1 all-time versus Houston Baptist. Last season, the match finished in a 1-1 stalemate in Hammond.
 
2014 Southland Conference Soccer Standings
 
Team                          SLC    Pts.      Pct.      Overall            Pct.
Stephen F. Austin       9-0-0    27        1.000   13-2-1              .844
Sam Houston State     7-2-0    21        .778     8-8-0                .500
Houston Baptist          6-1-2    20        .778     7-6-3                .531
Abilene Christian*      5-4-2    17        .545     8-9-2                .474
Southeastern La.       5-4-0    15        .556     12-5-0              .706
McNeese State            5-5-0    15        .500     7-9-1                .441
Nicholls                       4-5-0    12        .444     8-8-0                .500
A&M-Corpus Christi  3-5-1    10        .389     4-7-3                .393
Incarnate Word*         2-4-3    9          .389     2-11-3              .219
Lamar                          2-6-2    8          .300     4-11-2              .294
Central Arkansas         1-7-1    4          .167     5-10-2              .353
Northwestern State     1-7-1    4          .167     4-12-1              .265