HAMMOND, La. – After helping Southeastern Louisiana to a pair of Southland Conference road victories, Lady Lion senior guard Celica Sterling was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the LSWA announced on Tuesday.
 
The weekly honor is the first of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native's career. Sterling was previously named All-Southland Conference and All-Louisiana following her debut season in Hammond.
 
Sterling averaged 17.5 points and 2.5 steals per contest, while shooting 60.0 percent (12-for-20) from the floor, 62.5 percent from behind the arc (5-for-8) and 85.7 percent (6-for-7) from the free throw line in SLU's two wins. The Lady Lions opened the week with a 74-67 win at McNeese on Wednesday, followed by a 72-56 victory at Northwestern State.
 
Sterling finished with 18 points, leading four Lady Lions in double figures, in Southeastern's victory over the Cowgirls. She went the distance in Saturday's win in Natchitoches, leading SLU with 17 points and three steals.
 
Sterling has been an efficient scorer for the Lady Lions, ranking sixth in the Southland with 13.7 points 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.
 
Up Next
Southeastern will open a three-game home stand, hosting 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.
 
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
For more information on Southeastern Women's Basketball, follow @LionUpWBB on Twitter, like /SoutheasternWBB on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
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.