The first steps to a return trip to the NCAA Regionals were taken on Thursday when the Southeastern Lady Lion softball team thumped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 8-0 in a contest delayed by area showers.
Lady Wave softball advanced to the quarterfinals last week to play against John Curtis after defeating Dominican in the second round, but John Curtis had too much firepower, an they ended Ponchatoula’s season, winning 9-3 on their home field.
The Southland Conference postseason pictures for baseball and softball became much clearer over the weekend. Southeastern Louisiana University sits at the top of both, while the beach volleyball season concluded.
The week in Southeastern athletics saw the end of the season for the Lady Lion tennis team, who fell 4-1 to top seed Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament. The doubles tandem of Taisia Bolsova and Aitana Darder took the #2, 6-4.
The week in Southeastern sports got off to a shaky start with the Lady Lion softball team heading down to the bayou smarting from their first loss in Southland Conference play and snapping a 25-game winning streak.
Lady Wave softball has punched their ticket into the state playoffs as the #5 seed in Division I Select. The girls will take on #12 seed Dominican on Tuesday night at home. With a win, the girls will take on either #4 seed John Curtis or #13 seed Lafayette in the quarterfinals.
The week in Southeastern sports started on Monday with Coach Lawrence Allan’s Lion golfers taking part in the Arkansas State Spring Invitational. SLU had a pair finish tied for fifth in the two-day event to help Southeastern take third overall with a +15.
Spring break didn’t seem to slow down the Southeastern beach volleyball last week, as the sandy Lions entered Friday’s Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge as winners of six straight and near the top in the Southland Conference.