HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana will be out for its first four-game win streak in two seasons when the Lions host Loyola (New Orleans) Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the University Center.

    The game between the Lions (4-3) and Wolf Pack (3-3) will be televised live on Cox Sports Television and will be available on ESPN3 outside of the CST viewing area. The game can also be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app. Live stats will be accessible on the Southeastern men's basketball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.

    Tuesday's game will be Southeastern's annual Study Break Night. Southeastern Athletics will provide treats along with a hot cocoa bar. It is also a Cane's Challenge. If the Lions top 60 points, fans can take their game tickets or student coupons to their participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value by the end of business on Wednesday.

    Southeastern last won four straight from Feb. 24-March 3, 2016. The Lions' last four-game win streak in non-conference play was from Nov. 24-Dec. 5, 2009.

    Southeastern is coming off three straight wins to close out the Savannah Invitational, the first time the Lions have won three straight away from Hammond since sweeping the Oregon Rain Invitational in Corvallis, Oregon to start the 2006-07 season.

    The Lions wrapped up the tournament with a 73-59 win over Mississippi Valley State Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama. Senior forward Jordan Capps scored a game-high 18 points and blocked two shots. Senior forward James Currington had a team-high eight rebounds to go with 13 points. Senior guard Joshua Filmore added 11 points and three steals while junior forward Moses Greenwood tossed in 10 points. Junior guard Marlain Veal dished our seven assists while scoring nine points. The Lions shot 47.4 percent, including 52.9 percent in the first half.

    Tuesday's game will be an exhibition for Loyola. The Wolf Pack are playing for the first time since upsetting Dillard, 83-73, at home on Nov. 22. Senior guard Nick Parker led all scorers with 28 points while recording eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Junior guard Ethan Turner contributed 21 points while junior guard Tre'Von Jasmine finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. 
 
NOTES
Southeastern
    Monday marked the 35th anniversary of Southeastern's first game in the University Center, a 73-48 win over the College of the Ozarks. The Lions are 271-153 (.639 winning percentage) in the UC.
 
    Southeastern is playing in the University Center for the first time since a 99-67 win over Centenary in the season opener on Nov. 10. The Lions are coming off a six-game road trip, their longest stretch away from Hammond since a seven-game span from Dec. 4, 2010 to Jan. 2, 2011.
 
    Veal was named the Southland Conference Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 15 points, 6.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 4.0 rebounds over the span. The honor was the second of Veal's career. He was also honored for the second week of the 2016-17 season. He was also named the College Sports Madness Southland Player of the Week on Monday.
 
    Southeastern is averaging 72.9 points on 43.4 percent shooting from the field. The Lions are 52-of-149 (34.9 percent) on 3-pointers, ranking second in the Southland Conference in 3s made and third in attempts. Southeastern is allowing 74.4 points per contest on 47.8 percent shooting, including 37.3 percent on 3s. The Lions are averaging 34.4 rebounds while allowing 34.0.
   
    Southeastern leads the conference in free throw attempts (167) and is second in free throws made (110) for a 65.9 percentage.
 
    Veal paces the Southland with 38 assists and is second in assists per game (5.4), seventh in steals (2.3 spg), 14th in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and tied for 15th in scoring (team-high 14.4 ppg). Senior forward Eddy Polanco is second in the league in free throw percentage (.900), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.444), 12th in 3-pointers made (1.7 per game) and 26th in scoring (11.9 ppg). Capps is 13th in blocked shots (1.1 per game) while averaging 11.3 points. Greenwood (7.9 ppg) ranks 13th in rebounds (6.6 rpg).
 
    Filmore is averaging 10.0 points in three games since coming back from an injury.
 
    Veal, Greenwood, Currington (8.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg), senior guard Jabbar Singleton (5.9 ppg, 17 assists) and junior guard Keith Charleston (5.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg., 15 assists) are the projected starters for the Lions.
 
    Southeastern has won 11 straight against Loyola to take a 17-9 lead in the series which dates back to 1948. The Lions took a 101-65 win in Hammond in the last meeting on Dec. 1, 2015. The Wolf Pack's last win in the series came in 1965 in New Orleans, 86-72. Southeastern is 14-3 at home in the series.
 
Loyola
    Loyola has been picked to finish seventh in the Southern States Athletic Conference after winning 22 games (second most in program history) and advancing to the NAIA Division I Tournament for the first time in 71 years in 2016-17.
 
    Parker, a first-team All-SSAC selection last season, leads the Wolf Pack with 17.6 points per game. Jasmine (13.5 ppg), Turner (12.2) and freshman guard/forward Terry Smith Jr. (11.3) are also averaging in double figures. Smith leads the squad in rebounds (8.2) while senior guard Chase Eckholdt is the team leader in assists (18) and steals (nine).
 
    Loyola is averaging 78.8 points on 44.0 percent shooting, including 35.0 percent beyond the arc. Opponents are scoring 80.7 points on 45.1 percent shooting, including 32.2 percent on 3s. The Wolf Pack are grabbing 42.0 rebounds per contest while allowing 34.0.
 
    Stacy Holloway is in his fourth season as head coach at Loyola.        
           
 
QUOTES:
Southeastern head coach Jay Ladner:
On Loyola…
    "Loyola is going to be a great test for us. They are extremely well coached. They are well disciplined. They have a lot of local players with a familiarity with Southeastern. They are certainly going to want to come up and have an opportunity to play at a Division I level. But people have to understand just because they are playing NAIA basketball, it doesn't mean they aren't Division I caliber. We're bracing for a very tough basketball game."
 
On returning home…
    "We're excited about getting back home and hopefully our fan base will appreciate what these guys have accomplished – a three-game road winning streak for the first time since 2006-07. Hopefully we can have a good crowd in there to welcome them home."
 
UP NEXT:
   Southeastern will take a break for exams before traveling to play Central Florida on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. in Orlando.