'Maxwell Lieberman Classic'
Paul Quinn College (3-0) at SLU Lions (1-1)
Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 | 1 p.m. CT | Hammond, La.| University Center
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HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University men's basketball team will host the Maxwell Lieberman Classic Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. when they take on Paul Quinn College in the University Center.
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Sunday's game takes on special meaning to Lions' associate head coach
Mark Lieberman. The third-year SLU head coach lost his four month old son, Maxwell, back in 2012 due to premature birth complications.
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Fans who attend are encouraged to help support the March of Dimes Foundation in honor of Maxwell and can make donations at the following link.
https://p2p.onecause.com/marchofdimes/accept?challenger=riley-conroy&team=maxwell-lieberman-classic).
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As for the game, the Lions (1-1) are coming off a historic performance Friday night in a 128-58 win over Southeastern Baptist College.
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SLU drilled an all-time program record 19 three-pointers highlighted by
Matthew Strange who scored a career-high 23 points, including seven three pointers. Freshman
Roger McFarlane also scored 23 points shooting 11-for-18 from the field.
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The Lions also dished out 30 assists which was the most for SLU since Dec. 30, 1975 against Indiana Tech.
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Paul Quinn College (3-0) enters Sunday's game against the Lions with some early season success. The Tigers are coming off wins at home against Southwestern Assemblies of God University and Arlington Baptist.
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Southeastern will look to thwart the Tigers as they have a chance, once again, to make history as they will try to notch the 300th career on-court win for the program in the University Center. The Lions are 299-181 all-time in the confines of the UC.
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Fans can watch Sunday's game on ESPN+ with links to video and stats available on the Southeastern men's basketball schedule page at
www.LionSports.net.
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HARDWOOD CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the basketball program are encouraged to join the Hardwood Club. Lion alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letterwinners.  All membership fees and donations to Hardwood Club are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern basketball program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at
laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting
www.LionUp.com.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
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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 in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
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