July 20, 2011
18 Pirates Earn Chi Alpha Sigma Honors
Southwestern University had 18 student-athletes inducted into the 2011 class of the Chi Alpha Sigma National Athletic Honor Society on Wednesday. This award is presented annually to juniors and seniors who have earned an athletic letter, carry a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better and are community members in good standing.
June 24, 2011
98 Student-Athletes Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announcex its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll on Thursday for the 2011 spring term and 98 Southwestern student-athletes were recognized.
April 16, 2011
Stanfield, Seagraves Selected as Pirate Anchor Award Recipients
In Southwestern University campus-wide voting, seniors Josh Stanfield (pictured, left) and Shae Seagraves (pictured, right) have been selected as the 2011 male and female Pirate Anchor Award winners.
April 13, 2011
Leadership Award Banquet
On Tuesday, April 12, 2011 was Southwestern University’s thirteenth annual Student Leadership Banquet. Students are nominated by professors, coaches, and other staff members based on their leadership skills in everyday life on campus.
April 13, 2011
54 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
Thanks to the generous donations of parents, alumni and students in the Pirate Crew, Southwestern University's Booster Club, the Athletic Department was able to continue the tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at SU.
March 15, 2011
Bartell, Caputo Selected to SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its third annual Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twelve men’s basketball and twelve women’s basketball student-athletes were selected to the 2010-11 squads, including Southwestern's Katelyn Bartell and Nick Caputo.
March 1, 2011
Seagraves Named to SCAC All-Tournament Team
JACKSON, Miss. - Senior forward Shae Seagraves earned Southwestern's first ever SCAC All-Tournament team selection this weekend for her play at the SCAC Conference Tournament held at Millsaps College.
February 26, 2011
Women's Basketball Loses in SCAC Semifinal
JACKSON, Miss. - The Pirates were within one point with just under two minutes to play in the semi-final game against Hendrix on Saturday night at the SCAC Conference Tournament but couldn't find the basket they needed to secure a spot in the finals, falling 77-67.
February 25, 2011
Pirates Face Centre in First Round of SCAC Conference Tournament
JACKSON, Miss. - The Southwestern women's basketball team enters the SCAC Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year, this season as the #3 seed in the West, to face #2 East seed Centre on Friday afternoon at 3:00 pm at Millsaps.
February 25, 2011
Pirates Dominate Boards to Win SCAC Tournament Opener
JACKSON, Miss. - In the opening round of the SCAC Conference Tournament at Millsaps the Southwestern women's basketball team out-rebounded Centre 40-34 and made 14-16 from the free throw line in the final 3:11 to seal the 84-70 win.
February 25, 2011
Seagraves, Fareed, Leeder and Mullins Selected as All-Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. - Senior Shae Seagraves (pictured, left) and Junior Anna Fareed (pictured, far left) were both selected as Second Team All-SCAC members while first-year Chelsea Leeder (pictured, far right) and senior Staley Mullins (pictured, right) were Honorable Mention selections, Leeder receiving Freshman-of-the-Year honors by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference on Saturday night.
February 19, 2011
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS FINAL REGULAR SEASON CONTEST
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In the final game of the regular season the Southwestern women's basketball team fell 80-72 on Friday night. The loss drops the Pirates to 16-9 on the season and 8-8 in the SCAC and in fourth place in the conference.
February 15, 2011
MULLINS NAMED AS SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
SUWANEE, Ga. - Senior center Staley Mullins was named as the SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, February 7 through Sunday, February 13 on Monday afternoon.
February 13, 2011
FREE THROWS FUEL OVERTIME WIN ON SENIOR DAY
GEORGETOWN, Texas – As two seniors, Shae Seagraves and Staley Mullins, played their final home game at Southwestern, the Pirates survived a scare and scored 25 points from the free throw line to defeat Colorado College 92-89 in overtime on Sunday afternoon.
February 11, 2011
PIRATES SPARKLE ON PINKZONE NIGHT, DEFEAT AUSTIN COLLEGE 75-71
GEORGETOWN, Texas – On Southwestern’s annual WBCA PinkZone night the Southwestern Pirates secured the win in the final minute of the contest, 75-71 over Austin College.
February 6, 2011
FIRST HALF RUN LAUNCHES PIRATES TO WIN
JACKSON, Miss. - The Pirates used two 11-0 runs to mount a 15 point first half lead the held up for the rest of the game as Southwestern defeated Millsaps 70-65 on Saturday night.
February 4, 2011
REBOUNDS LEAD TO PIRATE LOSS AT HENDRIX
CONWAY, Ark. - Southwestern's women's basketball team was out-rebounded 51-27 on Friday night in a 75-59 loss to Hendrix College. The loss drops the Pirates to 13-8 on the year and 5-7 in the SCAC while Hendrix takes sole possession of first place in the West with an 8-4 record.
January 29, 2011
WOMEN'S BASKSETBALL FALLS TO BSC; DROP OUT OF FIRST PLACE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The PIrate women's basketball team was narrowly defeated 78-71 on Friday night and dropped out of first place in the West for the first time all season and into a five way tie for second place.
January 29, 2011
HOT SHOOTING RHODES UPSETS PIRATES
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rhodes opened the game shooting 66.7% from three point range and 51.7% in the first half and ended the game better than 50% from both to defeat Southwestern 88-75 on Saturday night despite SU having 25 more shot attempts during the game.
January 22, 2011
FIRST HALF DOES IN PIRATES AT HOME
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern women’s basketball team allowed 47 first half points and were unable to recover as they fell to East leading DePauw on Saturday night 77-47. The Pirates fall to 13-5 overall and 5-4 in the SCAC and are in danger of losing their one game lead in the West. DePauw improves to 15-3 on the year and 8-1 in the conference.
January 21, 2011
PIRATES REMAIN IN FIRST WITH CLOSE WIN OVER CENTRE
GEORGETOWN, Texas – With a 77-73 win over Centre College on Friday night the Southwestern women’s basketball team held onto their first place lead in the West. The Pirates improve to 13-4 on the year and 5-3 in the SCAC while Centre drops to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in the conference.
January 16, 2011
PIRATES WIN BIG IN TENNESSEE
SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Pirates returned to their winning ways in dominating fashion with a 90-54 victory over the Sewanee Tigers on Saturday night. Southwestern improves to 12-4 on the year and 4-3 in the SCAC while Sewanee remains winless in the conference at 0-7 and sit at 2-12 overall.
January 14, 2011
POOR FREE THROW SHOOTING COSTS PIRATES VICTORY ON ROAD
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Pirate women's basketball team shot just 56.3 percent from the free throw line as they fell to Oglethorpe University 77-75 on Friday night. Southwestern falls to 11-4 on the year and 3-3 with the loss while OU improves to 3-3 in conference and 4-10 overall.
January 9, 2011
FREE THROWS HELP PIRATES SNAG VICTORY OVER MILLSAPS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Seniors Staley Mullins and Anna Fareed made three crucial free throws to take and retain the lead with less than 30 seconds to play to defeat Millsaps College 70-68 on Sunday afternoon. Southwestern improves to 11-3 on the year and 3-2 in the SCAC while the Majors fall to 6-7 on the year and 3-2 in conference, moving both teams into a four way tie for the lead in the West.
January 7, 2011
PIRATES DOMINATE WARRIORS AT HOME
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern opened the game on a 17-2 run and never looked back as they defeated Hendrix College 88-68 in SCAC action on Friday night. The win improves SU to 4-9 on the year and 2-2 in the SCAC while Hendrix remains winless in the conference at 0-4, 4-8 overall.
January 7, 2011
REBOUNDS AND THREES UPEND PIRATES AT HOME
GEORGETOWN, TX – Hendrix shot 52.4 percent from three point range and were +24 in rebounds to hand Southwestern their second consecutive conference loss, 80-75 on Friday evening. Southwestern falls to 10-3 on the season and 2-2 in the SCAC while Hendrix moves to 6-6 on the year, 3-1 in the SCAC.
January 2, 2011
PIRATES SPLIT WEEKEND SCAC GAMES
The Southwestern Pirates women's basketball team took their perfect SCAC record on the road in the new year and defeated Austin College on Friday night before suffering their first conference loss on Sunday at Colorado College. The win give SU an impressive 10-2 record overall on the year and they move to 2-1 in the SCAC.
December 29, 2010
SCORING STREAKS KEEP PIRATES ON TOP
GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Pirates used two 9-0 runs, one in each half, to defeat Worcester State University 65-51 on Wednesday afternoon at home. Southwestern improves to 9-1 with the win while WSU falls to 6-3 on the season.
December 17, 2010
PIRATES COME OUT STRONG TO OPEN HALVES TO DEFEAT TLU
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Early runs at the start of the first and second half boosted the Pirates past Texas Lutheran University 65-60 on Friday afternoon. The win improves Southwestern to 8-1 on the year while TLU falls to 1-7.
December 12, 2010
PIRATES HOLD OFF SCHREINER FOR 55-44 VICTORY
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern staved off Schreiner’s streaks in the second half to win 55-44 over the Mountaineers on Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Pirates to 7-1 on the season while Schreiner falls to 1-6.
December 11, 2010
CRUSADAERS HAND PIRATES FIRST LOSS
BELTON, Texas - The Southwestern women's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season, 68-59, to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday afternoon. With the loss SU falls to 6-1 on the year while UMHB improves to 6-1.
December 5, 2010
LATE GAME STREAK KEEP PIRATES PERFECT
GEORGETOWN, Texas- a 13-0 run late in the second half propelled the Pirates to a 64-49 victory over the University of Dallas on Sunday, keeping Southwestern's perfect record in tact. SU now sits at 6-0 to start the season while UD falls to 2-4.
December 3, 2010
SENSATIONAL DEFENSE KEEPS PIRATES PERFECT
GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Southwestern women’s basketball team remained perfect after a 65-43 victory over Trinity University on Friday night to open up conference action. The win puts the Pirates at 5-0 overall and 1-0 in conference to start the year.
November 23, 2010
SEAGRAVES NAMED AS SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
SUWANEE, Ga. - Senior forward Shae Seagraves has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, November 15 through Sunday, November 21 for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
November 23, 2010
PIRATES DOMINATE IN HOME OPENER
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern women's basketball made their first home game a big one as they easily defeated LeTourneau University 84-64 on Monday afternoon. The win keeps the Pirates perfect at 3-0 on the season while LeTourneau starts out 0-1.
November 21, 2010
PIRATES DEFEAT SCHREINER 69-55
KERRVILLE, Texas - The Southwestern women's basketball team defeated Schreiner University on Sunday afternoon 69-55 to start the season off 2-0. Senior Shae Seagraves (pictured) led all scorers with 25 points.
November 16, 2010
FREE THROW SHOOTING KEY TO SEASON OPENER VICTORY
IRVING, Texas - The Southwestern women's basketball team shot 90% from the free throw line, 18-20, en route to a 73-59 victory over the University of Dallas on Monday in their season opener.
November 10, 2010
FAMILIAR FACES, DIFFERENT OUTLOOK; PIRATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON
GEORGETOWN, Texas – With the beginning of the 2010-11 Southwestern women’s basketball season about to commence many things may look the same on the sideline, but they are far from it in action.
May 13, 2010
BRINKOETER RETURNS TO HELM OF WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Glada Munt announced Thursday the hiring of Kerri Brinkoeter as the next Head Women’s Basketball Coach.
