This Week in Southeastern Athletics – February 18-24, 2019
Monday, February 18
Golf, at LaTour Intercollegiate, Thibodaux, All Day
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser, Blackened Brew, 12 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)
Inside Southeastern Basketball with Jay Ladner, Rainbow Daiquiris, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9) (Kajun 107.1) (The Highway 104.7) (WFPR 1400/103.7)
 
Tuesday, February 19
Baseball, at LSU, Baton Rouge, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network+) (KSLU)
Golf, at LaTour Intercollegiate, Thibodaux, All Day
 
Wednesday, February 20
Women's Basketball, vs. New Orleans, University Center, 7 p.m. (LionVision)*
       - Play4Kay
       - Cane's Challenge
       - Jaclyn Scholvin Trading Card Night
Men's Basketball, at New Orleans, New Orleans, 7 p.m. (KSLU)*
 
Thursday, February 21
Women's Tennis, at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif., 2 p.m.
 
Friday, February 22
Baseball, vs. Stony Brook, Alumni Field, 6 p.m. (KSLU) (LionVision)
Softball, vs. Alcorn State (The Snowman), Starkville, Miss., 10 a.m.
Softball, vs. Georgia Tech (The Snowman), Starkville, Miss., 12:30 p.m.
Women's Tennis, at Cal State-Northridge, Northridge, Calif., 1 p.m.
 
Saturday, February 23
Men's Basketball, at Abilene Christian, Abilene, Texas, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (KSLU)*
Women's Basketball, at Abilene Christian, Abilene, Texas, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) (KSLU)*
Baseball, vs. Stony Brook, Alumni Field, 2 p.m. (LionVision)
Softball, at Mississippi State (The Snowman), Starkville, Miss., 12:30 p.m.
Softball, The Snowman, Starkville, Miss., 3:00 or 5:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, February 24
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at Southland Conference Indoor Championships, Birmingham, Ala., All Day
Baseball, vs. Stony Brook, Alumni Field, 1 p.m. (LionVision)
       - Local Hero Appreciation
 
Southeastern home events in bold
* - Southland Conference contest 

HAMMOND, La.  – The Southeastern men's basketball team looks to continue its climb up the Southland Conference standings, the women's basketball team will host the annual Play4Kay game, the track and field squads open competition at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, while baseball, softball, tennis and golf will also be in action during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
 
Winners of five straight and nine of their last 10 games, the SLU men's basketball team (13-13, 9-4 Southland) enters the week in a tie for third place with Wednesday's opponent, New Orleans. The Lions and the Privateers meet at 7 p.m. in New Orleans.
 
A game ahead of SLU and UNO in the league standings is second-place Abilene Christian, which welcomes the Lions on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The top four seeds in next month's Southland Conference Tournament receive a first-round bye, while seeds 1 and 2 receive a bye all the way to the semifinals.
 
To open the week, the SLU women's basketball team (9-15, 4-9 Southland) will host New Orleans for a 7 p.m. league contest on Wednesday in the University Center. In conjunction with the game, SLU will participate in the national Play4Kay initiative, dedicated to the fight against cancer.
 
Cancer survivors are invited to a special pre-game 6 p.m. reception in the St. Tammany Room and to be honored prior to the game. The first 150 fans and 50 students will receive a Play4Kay t-shirt. Several campus organizations are raising money through a bike-a-thon at the game. All proceeds will benefit the Kay Yow Fund, named for the late North Carolina State legendary coach who inspired the Play4Kay initiative.
 
Wednesday will also be a Cane's Challenge at the UC. If the Lady Lions score 50 or more points versus the Privateers, fans will be able to take their game ticket or student coupon to their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value.
 
Jaclyn Scholvin will be Wednesday's Spotlight Player of the Game. The first 150 fans at the SLU-UNO tilt will receive a trading card featuring the Mandeville, Louisiana native courtesy of PRIDE. Southeastern closes the week with a 1 p.m. league contest at Abilene Christian on Saturday.
 
The Southeastern men's and women's track and field teams will compete in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships. The two-day meet opens this coming Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama. A live video stream of all the action from the Birmingham CrossPlex will be available via the Southland Digital Network at www.Southland.org/live and via the Southland apps available for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
 
The Lion baseball team (0-3) will look to bounce back from a tough opening weekend with four games on tap this week. On Tuesday, SLU heads to top-ranked LSU for a 6:30 p.m. contest in Baton Rouge. The Lions then return home for a three-game series versus Stony Brook, opening with a 6 p.m. game on Friday at Alumni Field.
 
The series continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m. Every home Sunday is Local Heroes Appreciation at the Pat, as all first responders, service members and military personnel will receive a discounted ticket with a valid ID.
 
Saturday's basketball doubleheader at Abilene Christian will air on ESPN3, while the SLU-LSU baseball game can be viewed on SEC Network+. Both of this week's men's basketball games, Saturday's women's basketball contest, as well as the baseball games on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday can be heard live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/live and via the TuneIn Radio, RadioFX and Lions Game Day Experience apps.
 
LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of the SLU-Stony Brook baseball series and Wednesday's women's basketball game at www.LionSports.net/watch.
 
After playing 12 games in the first 11 days of the season, the SLU softball team (6-6) will have a few days off before competing in The Snowman, a three-day, four-team tournament hosted by Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi. The Lady Lions will open the tournament on Friday, facing Alcorn State at 10 a.m. and Georgia Tech at 12:30 p.m.
 
SLU faces the host Bulldogs on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Bracket play starts with games at 3:00 and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The final games of the tournament are set for 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
 
The Southeastern golf team will compete in its first full tournament of the spring this week. The Lions will be in Thibodaux on Monday and Tuesday to participate in the LaTour Intercollegiate.
 
The SLU tennis team (3-3) caps its six-match road swing with a trip to the West Coast. The Lions will face Santa Clara on Thursday at 2 p.m., before taking on Cal State-Northridge on Friday at 1 p.m.
 
The 2019 edition of Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser debuts Monday at noon from Blackened Brew, located at 112 W. Thomas St. in downtown Hammond. Riser joins host Allen Waddell at lunchtime every Monday during the regular season for the 60-minute radio show, talking the latest in Southeastern baseball. Each week, one of the Lion players will also join the duo.
 
The show airs on the flagship station of the Southeastern Sports Radio Network, KSLU 90.9 FM, online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience, Radio FX and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of the show will also be available via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/sluathletics.
 
The latest episode of Inside Southeastern Basketball with Jay Ladner, hosted by Ladner and Waddell is set for Monday at 7 p.m. The hour-long radio show airs weekly from Rainbow Daiquiris, located at 14384 West Thomas Street. The show will be held each Monday through March 4.
 
The show will air on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and WFPR 1400 AM/103.7 FM). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Radio FX and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of the show will be available via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/sluathletics.
 
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