Southeastern Louisiana (3-2, 2-0 SLC) at Nicholls (2-7, 1-1 SLC)
Jan. 9, 2021 | 2 p.m. | Stopher Gymnasium | Thibodaux, La.
Series History: SLU leads, 58-27
Last Meeting: Nicholls 54, Southeastern Louisiana 49 | Feb. 15, 2020 | Thibodaux, La.
Radio: KSLU-FM (90.9)
            Announcer: Kemmler Chapple
Video Stream: www.youtube.com/nichollsathletics
Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats | SLU Game Notes
 
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's basketball team will continue its three-game Southland Conference road swing on Saturday, traveling to Nicholls for a 2 p.m. league contest at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
 
The game between the between the Lady Lions (3-2, 2-0 Southland) and Colonels (2-7, 1-1 Southland) will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio and Gameday Experience apps. Nicholls will provide a live video stream at www.youtube.com/nichollsathletics. 
 
The Lady Lions will be looking to build upon their first-ever 2-0 start to Southland Conference play. After defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 71-58, at home in last Saturday's conference opener, SLU opened its league road slate by holding off a late Sam Houston rally on the way to a 71-67 victory over the Bearkats.
 
In the win at SHSU, Hailey Giaratano and Cierria Cunningham shared team-high honors with 17 points apiece, while Morgan Carrier chipped in 14 points for Southeastern. Breonca Ducksworth dished out a team-high five assists, while Chrissy Brown grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Lady Lions.
 
Jaylen Huderson (seven points, eight rebounds) and Daija Harvey (five points, seven rebounds) each provided effective minutes off the bench for the Lady Lions. Southeastern limited Sam Houston State to a 34.3 percent (23-for-67) showing from the field, including a 1-for-14 performance from behind the arc.
 
Averaging 72.8 points per game as a team, SLU has featured a balanced offensive attack, as seven players are averaging 8.0 points per game or higher. Giaratano leads the Lady Lions with 12.2 points per game and is joined in double figures by Cunningham (10.8 ppg) and Carrier (10.6 ppg). Brown tops the roster with 6.4 rebounds per contest. 
 
Giaratano and Carrier share team-high honors with nine three-point field goals apiece. With 99 career treys, Carrier is two shy of cracking the program's all-time top 10 for three-point field goals made.
 
The backcourt tandem of Ducksworth (3.2 assists per game) and Cunningham (2.8 apg) are the top playmakers for SLU. Ducksworth also leads the Southeastern defensive effort with 2.2 steals per outing.
 
Nicholls opened conference play with an 89-82 home win over Sam Houston last Saturday, before falling, 66-40, at Lamar on Wednesday.
 
Reigning Southland Conference Player of the Week Chelsea Cain leads the Colonels with 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Chyna Allen joins Cain in double figures with 10.6 points per game to her credit, while Anna McKendree leads Nicholls with 3.4 assists per outing.
 
Southeastern leads the all-time series versus its in-state and conference rival, 58-27. However, Nicholls has controlled the most recent outings, having won five straight and eight of its last nine versus the Lady Lions.
 
Up Next
Southeastern will conclude its road swing next Saturday, traveling to Abilene Christian for a 1 p.m. Southland contest. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
 
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
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