Southeastern Louisiana (7-11, 4-5 SLC) vs. Central Arkansas (8-10, 4-5 SLC)
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 | 7 p.m. | Hammond, La. | University Center (7,500)
Series History: UCA leads 17-9
Last Meeting: Central Arkansas 75, Southeastern Louisiana 33 (Feb. 9, 2019 – Conway, Ark.)
Video: Southeastern Sports Network
            Announcers: Adam Cortez and Tyler Thomas
Radio: None
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HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's basketball team will open a three-game home stand on Wednesday, hosting Southland Conference foe Central Arkansas at 7 p.m. in the University Center.
 
The Southeastern Sports Network will offer a free video stream of the contest between the Lady Lions (7-11, 4-5 Southland) and the visiting Sugar Bears (8-10, 4-5 Southland).  Tune in online at www.LionSports.net or the Lions Game Day Experience app for Android or iOS devices. Fans can also watch on Southeastern's YouTube channel (/SLUathletics) with any mobile, tablet or smart TV device (e.g., Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV and Roku).
 
Wednesday's game features the "Pack the House" promotion. There will be free Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers for the first 200 students in attendance as well as fun promotions in-game. Buy one, get one general admission ticket offer is available for fans, who can use the promo code HOUSE online at www.lionsports.net/tickets or mention "Pack The House" when you purchase tickets over the phone.

Wednesday is also a Cane's Challenge. If the Lady Lions score 60 or more points versus the Sugar Bears, fans can redeem their game ticket or student coupon at their local participating Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater value.
 
Aminat Jubril is Wednesday's Spotlight Player of the Game. The first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Lagos, Nigeria native courtesy of PRIDE.
 
Southeastern will be looking for its third straight victory when Central Arkansas comes to town. On Saturday, SLU closed out a three-game road swing with a 72-56 victory over Northwestern State in Natchitoches. The Lady Lions shot 66.7 percent (16-for-24) from the field in the second half to pull away from the host Lady Demons.
 
In the win over NSU, Celica Sterling led three Southeastern players in double figures with 17 points. Alexius Horne (14 points, eight assists) and Morgan Carrier (12 points) were the other top contributors for SLU. Sterling also led the Lady Lions with three steals, while Caitlyn Williams grabbed a game-high six rebounds.  
 
Sterling has been an efficient scorer for the Lady Lions, ranking sixth in the Southland with 13.7 points per game. Jyar Francis (10.9 ppg) and Horne (10.7 ppg) join her in double figures, while Carrier (7.6 ppg) and Charliee Dugas (7.5 ppg) round out the top five scorers for SLU.
 
Horne also doubles as the team's top playmaker. With 20 assists in the last three games, the freshman from Denham Springs has vaulted to fourth in the Southland with 3.6 dimes per outing. Dugas enters Saturday's game needing 49 points to become the 21^st student-athlete in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
 
Behind the sharp shooting of Sterling (39-for-109), Carrier (28-for-58) and Francis (19-for-73), the Lady Lions are averaging 6.1 three-point field goals per game. Sterling's 2.2 treys per contest is good for fourth in the conference and her 105 career three-point field goals represent the sixth-highest total in school history.
 
Southeastern improved to 3-0 this season when outrebounding an opponent on Saturday at NSU, but still enter Wednesday's contest with a minus-5.7 rebounding margin. Williams leads the team and is 14^th in the Southland with 5.8 rebounds per contest and needs 43 rebounds to crack the school's career top 15.
 
Opponents are averaging 66.6 points and 18.2 turnovers per game versus the Lady Lions. Horne's 1.9 steals per game are good for ninth in the Southland, while Williams (16, 9^th) and Jubril (14, 14^th) are among the league's blocked shot leaders.
 
Central Arkansas comes to Hammond having lost four of its last five games, though the Sugar Bears are 3-2 in conference road games this season. On Saturday, a late rally fell short in a 74-64 home loss to league co-leader Abilene Christian.
 
Taylor Sells has been the top offensive threat for Central Arkansas, leading the team with 9.7 points per game and sitting 14^th in the Southland with 2.4 assists per game. Hannah Langhi leads UCA with 5.8 rebounds per contest, as the Sugar Bears enter Wednesday's game with a plus-5.4 margin on the boards.
 
Central Arkansas is limiting opponents to 57.4 points per game. Langhi leads UCA with 18 steals and 17 blocked shots.
 
Central Arkansas leads the all-time series between the two schools, 17-9. The Lady Lions and Sugar Bears have split a pair of meetings in each of the past two seasons with each squad protecting their respective home courts.
 
Up Next
Southeastern continues its home stand on Saturday, hosting New Orleans at 1 p.m. in the University Center. The game will be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneInRadio apps.
 
The Southeastern Sports Network will offer a free video stream of the SLU-UNO contest. Tune in online at www.LionSports.net or the Lions Game Day Experience app for Android or iOS devices. Fans can also watch on Southeastern's YouTube channel (/SLUathletics) with any mobile, tablet or smart TV device (e.g., Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV and Roku).
 
Saturday is also Military & Local Hero Appreciation Day. Fans with a valid military service or unit member (police, EMT, firefighter, etc.) ID can present it at the ticket office before game day or the ticket window on game day and receive two free tickets to Saturday's SLU-UNO contest. Contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 for more information.
 
Tyler Morrison will be Saturday's Spotlight Player of the Game. The first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native courtesy of PRIDE.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
For ticket information on the upcoming Southeastern women's basketball season, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.lionsports.net/tickets.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.