The Southeastern softball team will open its 2018 season, while the basketball, tennis
and track teams will continue their respective campaigns and the football program
will host its annual Signing Day Bash during this week in Southeastern Athletics. The Lady Lion softball team will open its season with 10 straight home games,
starting with this week’s Lion Classic I at North Oak Park. Howard, Kennesaw State,
Arkansas and Nicholls will join SLU in the tournament field. The season’s first two games are scheduled for Friday, as Southeastern will face
Howard at 3 p.m. and Kennesaw State at 5 p.m. On Saturday, SLU takes on Howard at
3 p.m. and Arkansas at 5 p.m. LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live
video stream (no audio) of the first three SLU games and the SLU-Arkansas contest
will be televised live on Cox Sports Television and on ESPN3 outside of the CST viewing
area. The Southeastern men’s basketball team (14-10, 8-3 Southland) will hit the road
for a pair of Southland Conference contests this week. The Lions open the week on
Wednesday at Incarnate Word for a 7 p.m. contest, before heading to McNeese for a
3:30 p.m. contest on Saturday. The SLU women’s basketball team (5-17, 4-7 Southland) opens the week with a 7
p.m. contest versus UIW in the University Center. On Saturday, the Lady Lions will
be in Lake Charles to take on McNeese at 1 p.m. Southeastern Athletics Marketing and Promotions will offer free food to SLU students
prior to Wednesday’s game. It will also be a Cane’s Challenge versus UIW. If the Lady
Lions score 50 or more points, fans can take their student coupons or game tickets
to their local participating Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers by the end of business
on Thursday to receive a free combo with the purchase of another of equal or greater
value. Junior guard Ashailee Brailey will be Wednesday’s Spotlight Player of the Game.
The first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Abbeville, Louisiana
native courtesy of PRIDE. Both of this week’s men’s basketball games and Saturday’s women’s contest can
be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app. LionVision subscribers can access a live video stream
of Wednesday’s women’s basketball game at www.LionSports.net/watch. The SLU tennis team has a busy week ahead with four non-conference matches on
tap. On Tuesday, the Lions will head to Baton Rouge for a 2 p.m. match at Southern.
On Friday, Southeastern welcomes Mississippi State to Hammond for a 1 p.m. match at
the Southeastern Tennis Complex. SLU hosts ULM at 11 a.m. and Grambling at 3 p.m.
on Saturday. The Lion and Lady Lion track and field teams will continue preparations for the
Southland Indoor Championships. On Friday and Saturday, both teams will be at the
Samford Open in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southeastern Louisiana football program, in conjunction with the Lion Athletics
Association (LAA) will hold its Annual Signing Day Bash on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
at The Mezzanine in downtown Hammond. The event is scheduled to run from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults
and $5 for SLU students and children ages 12 and under. The Mezzanine is located at
308 South Cate Street in Hammond. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available as
new SLU head football coach Frank Scelfo and his staff will unveil the 2018 Lion football
signing class. In conjunction with the event, the voice of Lion Football, Mark Willoughby and
the host of Southeastern’s football, baseball and men’s basketball coaches radio shows,
Allen Waddell will host a live radio remote from 5:30-6:30 p.m. that will air on Kajun
107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and WFPR 1400 AM. For more information on the event, contact SLU Assistant Athletic Director for
Marketing and Development Tom Dawsey at (985) 549-5226 or tdawsey@southeastern.edu. The 2017-18 season of The Jay Ladner Radio Show will continue on Monday at 7
p.m. at Rainbow Daiquiris (14384 West Thomas Street) in Hammond. Hosted by Waddell,
the show can be heard live on KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM
and WFPR 1400 AM, online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app.
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MON FEB 5
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Men’s Basketball, The Jay Ladner Radio Show, Rainbow Daiquiris, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9
FM, Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, WFPR 1400 AM)
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TUES FEB 6
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Women’s Tennis, at Southern, Baton Rouge, 2 p.m.
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WED FEB 7
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Men’s Basketball, at Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas,
7 p.m. (KSLU)*
Women’s Basketball, vs. Incarnate Word, University Center, 7 p.m. (LionVision)* - Free food for students - Cane’s Challenge - Ashailee Brailey Trading Card Day
Football, Signing Day Bash, The Mezzanine, 5:30 p.m. (Kajun 107.1 FM) (The Highway
104.7 FM) (WFPR 1400 AM)
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FRI FEB 9
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Softball, Nicholls vs. Howard (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 1 p.m.
(LionVision)
Softball, vs. Howard (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 3 p.m. (LionVision)
Softball, Arkansas vs. Kennesaw State (Lion Classic I – Field Two), North Oak Park,
3 p.m.
Softball, vs. Kennesaw State (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 5 p.m. (LionVision)
Softball, Arkansas vs. Nicholls (Lion Classic I – Field Two), North Oak Park, 5 p.m.
Tennis, vs. Mississippi State, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 1 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, at Samford Open, Birmingham, Ala., All Day
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SAT FEB 10
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Men’s Basketball, at McNeese, Lake Charles, 3:30 p.m. (KSLU)*
Women’s Basketball, at McNeese, Lake Charles, 1 p.m. (KSLU)*
Softball, Howard vs. Kennesaw (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 11 a.m.
(LionVision)
Softball, Nicholls vs. Kennesaw (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 1 p.m.
(LionVision)
Softball, vs. Howard (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 3 p.m. (LionVision)
Softball, Nicholls vs. Arkansas (Lion Classic II – Field Two), North Oak Park, 3
p.m.
Softball, vs. Arkansas (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 5 p.m. (Cox Sports TV) (ESPN3 outside of CST viewing area)
Tennis, vs. ULM, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 11 a.m.
Tennis, vs. Grambling, Southeastern Tennis Complex,
3 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, at Samford Open, Birmingham, Ala., All Day
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SUN FEB 11
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Softball, Kennesaw vs. Howard (Lion Classic I – Field One), North Oak Park, 10 a.m.
(LionVision)
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Southeastern home events in bold. * - Southland Conference contest
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