HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University women's basketball team will continue the 2026-27 season on Thursday, when the Lions visit No. 15 TCU at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
 
After winning its home opener last week, the Lions (1-1) will kick off a three-game road trip this week. Southeastern will resume its challenging non-conference slate when SLU takes on the Horned Frogs (4-0) on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
 
In the team's 71-64 win over Arkansas-Monticello, Head Coach Jeff Dow earned his 350^th career win.
 
After a team-leading 12 points against No. 9 LSU in the Southeastern's season opener, Natalie Huff notched a career-high 21 points against Arkansas-Monticello in last week's home victory. Huff also led all players in the game with a career-high eight steals. SLU's 2025-26 scoring leader, Aliyah Collins, put together a 19-point performance in the win. Collins shot 6-for-12 from the floor, burying two triples, and also dished three assists.
 
Defensively, Shaine Parker ended Thursday's win over the Cotton Blossoms with a team-best seven rebounds. In the win, SLU scored 26 points after forcing 25 turnovers, totaling 14 team steals. Southeastern's 14 steals are tied for the most since the team battled at HCU on Dec. 12, 2025.
 
After reaching the Elite Eight of the 2025-26 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, TCU debuted at No. 15 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll for the 2026-27 season. The team also placed second in the Big 12 Conference's Preseason Poll. The Horned Frogs have been dominant in the team's first four games this season, winning by an average of 45 points per matchup.
 
Sophomore Lara Somfai has led TCU in scoring thus far. The Stanford transfer has averaged a team-best 15 points per game. Jadyn Wooten (14.2) and Lanie Grant (11) are not far behind. Clara Silva (10.2) and Jessie-May Hall (10) join Somfai, Wooten, and Grant as double-digit scorers. On the defensive end of the floor, Somfai is also the team's leader in rebounds, recording 9.5 boards per game. Hall's 10 total steals pace the Frogs through three games.
 
After SLU departs Fort Worth, the Lions will travel west to Lubbock, Texas, where the team will visit Texas Tech on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
 
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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 offers mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets. 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.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
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