Southeastern senior Patrick Sullivan scored a game-high 24 points in the win over Northwestern Sate for the Lions’ final game in the University Center this season. The 6-foot-9 Orlando native also managed to pull down 17 rebounds and block five shots, garnering him the title of Southland Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season. He and fellow senior Robert Tibbs, who added 11 points to the board, led the team to an 86-77 victory over the Demons, and the Lions closed out their home slate with a 14-1 record heading into the Southland Conference Tournament.

SLU seniors Zevy Ivory and Kim Edmonson led the Lady Lions to a 77-50 win over Central Arkansas during their last home game of the season. Edmonson added a career-high six three-point shots while Ivory matched her career-high of 21 points. Defensively, junior forward Rashima Jenkins led the Lady Lions with a team-high nine rebounds while also contributing 14 points to the board. The victory was also Head Coach Lori Davis Jones’ 100th career win at Southeastern, and allowed the team to head into the Southland Conference Tournament with a two-game lead.

After a first-half battle against conference rivals Stephen F. Austin, the Southeastern Lions managed to pull away from the Lumberjacks for a 66-56 victory. Patrick Sullivan contributed 20 points and nine rebounds to the Lions’ win, while Brandon Fortenberry added 12 points and Gary Dixon, 10. The win was Southeastern’s first over the Lumberjacks in four years, and pushed the Lions to a 12-1 record at home this season.

Senior center Patrick Sullivan led Southeastern to a 75-66 victory over Texas State Wednesday night, scoring a game-high 23 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. The Lions trailed by 12 points in the first half but managed to come together in the second, with Sullivan blocking eight of Texas State’s shots, a career-high for the Orlando, Fla. native, along with sophomore guard DeShawn Patterson adding a career-high 21 points to the board.

The Southeastern Lions pulled out a Southland Conference win during a battle with Central Arkansas, which ended 60-53. Sophomore guard DeShawn Patterson brought down 17 points while senior center Patrick Sullivan added another 10, bringing an end to the Lions’ three-game losing streak.

The Southeastern Lady Lions fell to Stephen F. Austin, 75-61, on Saturday in the University Center. The Lady Lions fought a tough battle, tying up the score at 39 with just over 16 minutes remaining, but SFA quickly regained a 10-point lead and Southeastern never managed to catch up.

Junior forward Rashima Jenkins led in scoring, bringing in 21 points for Southeastern, followed by sophomore guard Kelli Jenkins who scored 12. Freshman guard Erica Burgess led Southeastern with three assists and two steals during the contest.