Southeastern Louisiana (3-5, 2-3 SLC) vs. Northwestern State (0-9, 0-4 SLC)
Jan. 23, 2021 | 1 p.m. | University Center | Hammond, La.
Series History: NSU leads 48-22
Last Meeting: Southeastern Louisiana 66, Northwestern State 41 (Feb. 29, 2020 | Hammond, La.)
Television: ESPN+
            Announcers: Jeff Palermo and Jordy Hultberg
Radio: KSLU-FM (90.9)
            Announcer: Chris Salim
Promotions: Hailey Giaratano Spotlight Player of the Game
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HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's basketball team will continue its six-game home stand on Saturday, hosting Northwestern State for a 1 p.m. Southland Conference contest in the University Center.
 
The game between the Lady Lions (3-5, 2-3 Southland) and the visiting Lady Demons (0-9, 0-4 Southland) will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on KSLU-FM, online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
 
Hailey Giaratano will be Saturday's Spotlight Player of the Game. The first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Ponchatoula, Louisiana native courtesy of PRIDE.
 
Southeastern will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday. On Wednesday, SLU's rally fell short in a 80-72 home loss to McNeese. The Lady Lions trailed by as many as 19 early in the third quarter, but roared back to close the deficit to seven points. However, the visiting Cowgirls wouldn't allow SLU to complete its comeback.
 
Cierria Cunningham led Southeastern with 18 points, while Breonca Ducksworth and Morgan Carrier joined her in double figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Ducksworth and Giaratano led SLU with three steals apiece, while Natalie Kelly returned to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 27 and paced the team with seven rebounds.
 
Southeastern was able to create plenty of open shots and a season-high in free throw attempts, but was unable to convert at a high efficiency. The Lady Lions shot 34.8 percent (23-for-66) from the floor and 59.0 percent (23-for-39) from the charity stripe.
 
Carrier has scored in double figures in four straight games and leads the team with 12.6 points per game. Giaratano (10.3 ppg), Cunningham (9.9 ppg), Ducksworth (9.8 ppg) and Jaylen Huderson (7.6 ppg) are the top scorers for the Lady Lions. Kelly (6.0 rpg) and Chrissy Brown (5.4 rpg) are the team's best performers on the boards, while Ducksworth (3.1 apg) and Cunningham (2.5 apg) are the team's top playmakers.
 
Carrier leads Southeastern with 2.1 three-point field goals per contest. The senior wing is seventh in school history with 107 three-point field goals made.
 
SLU is allowing 70.9 points and forcing 18.8 turnovers per contest heading into Saturday's game. Ducksworth paces the squad with 2.3 steals per outing.
 
Northwestern State heads to Hammond looking for its first win of 2020-21. The Lady Demons have lost to Houston Baptist, McNeese, Nicholls and Stephen F. Austin to open conference play.
 
Anessa Dussette leads NSU with 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Tristen Washington is second on the team with 8.4 points per contest, while also leading NSU with 2.0 assists per outing.
 
Saturday will be the 71^st all-time meeting between the Lady Lions and Lady Demons. Northwestern State leads the all-time series, 48-22, though SLU swept the season series in 2019-20.
 
Up Next
Southeastern will continue its home stand on Wednesday, hosting Central Arkansas at 5:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Gameday Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
 
Huderson will be Wednesday's Spotlight Player of the Game. The first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Slidell, Louisiana native courtesy of PRIDE.
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
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.