HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University women's basketball team started a win streak with a 68-61 win over the HCU Huskies Saturday in the University Center.
Southeastern (4-18, 3-12 in SLC) outpaced HCU (6-16, 4-11 in SLC) in the fourth quarter, scoring 40 points in the second half to win back-to-back games.
Mia Ramos paced all players in Saturday's game with 14 points, behind four three-pointers.
Aliyah Collins posted a 13-point-10-rebound double-double to help the team outrebound the Huskies.
Fatime Seck and
Bethany Graves each had nine points on the day.
Natalie Huff totaled eight assists in the contest to lead the game.
Collins' 10 rebounds led all student-athletes Saturday, while Ramos led the team with two steals. Graves (6) and Wilkins (5) also contributed rebounds on the defensive end of the floor.
The Huskies had four double-digit scorers in Tove Caesar (13), Madison Hurta (13), Grace Booth (12), and Kamryn McLaurin (11), each reaching the mark. Hurta's three triples put the team ahead in the first quarter, before SLU fought back in the second half.
The Huskies held SLU to 28 points in the first half before Southeastern's offense scored 40 points in the latter half. After being down by six at halftime,
Mia Ramos drained three three-pointers in the third quarter to help SLU reach a 20-point quarter, tying the game at halftime.
In the fourth quarter, Southeastern jumped ahead with a triple by
Lihi Azouri. With under four minutes to go, Booth tied the game with a layup, then the Lady Lions scored 11 points the rest of the way to seal the win, including a tough shot by Huff that secured the win with 37 seconds left.
SLU will go back on the road for a pair of SLC games next week, facing off against East Texas A&M, Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. and Northwestern State, Saturday, at 1 p.m. The games will be televised on ESPN+. The matchup against East Texas A&M can be heard on KSLU 90.9 The Lion, online at either
www.LionSports.net/listenlive or
www.LionUpRadio.org, via the following apps – Lions Gameday Experience, Live365, iHeart, Audacy, TuneIn and MyTuner Radio - or on Alexa speakers (skill must be enabled first). All you have to say is, "Alexa, play K.S.L.U."
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 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
Southeastern Athletics has instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.
