• 18 Pirates Earn Chi Alpha Sigma Honors
    July 20, 2011
    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.
  • 98 Student-Athletes Named to SCAC Academic Honor Roll
    June 24, 2011
    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.
  • Leadership Award Banquet
    April 13, 2011
    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.
  • 54 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
    April 13, 2011
    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.
  • Bartell, Caputo Selected to SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team
    March 15, 2011
    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.
  • Seagraves Named to SCAC All-Tournament Team
    March 01, 2011
    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.
  • Women's Basketball Loses in SCAC Semifinal
    February 26, 2011
    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.
  • Pirates Face Centre in First Round of SCAC Conference Tournament
    February 25, 2011
    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.
  • Pirates Dominate Boards to Win SCAC Tournament Opener
    February 25, 2011
    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.
  • Seagraves, Fareed, Leeder and Mullins Selected as All-Conference
    February 25, 2011
    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.
  • WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS FINAL REGULAR SEASON CONTEST
    February 19, 2011
    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.
  • MULLINS NAMED AS SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
    February 15, 2011
    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.
  • FREE THROWS FUEL OVERTIME WIN ON SENIOR DAY
    February 13, 2011
    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.
  • PIRATES SPARKLE ON PINKZONE NIGHT, DEFEAT AUSTIN COLLEGE 75-71
    February 11, 2011
    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.
  • FIRST HALF RUN LAUNCHES PIRATES TO WIN
    February 06, 2011
    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.
  • REBOUNDS LEAD TO PIRATE LOSS AT HENDRIX
    February 04, 2011
    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.
  • WOMEN'S BASKSETBALL FALLS TO BSC; DROP OUT OF FIRST PLACE
    January 29, 2011
    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.
  • HOT SHOOTING RHODES UPSETS PIRATES
    January 29, 2011
    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.
  • FIRST HALF DOES IN PIRATES AT HOME
    January 22, 2011
    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.
  • PIRATES REMAIN IN FIRST WITH CLOSE WIN OVER CENTRE
    January 21, 2011
    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.
  • PIRATES WIN BIG IN TENNESSEE
    January 16, 2011
    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.
  • POOR FREE THROW SHOOTING COSTS PIRATES VICTORY ON ROAD
    January 14, 2011
    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.
  • FREE THROWS HELP PIRATES SNAG VICTORY OVER MILLSAPS
    January 09, 2011
    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.
  • PIRATES DOMINATE WARRIORS AT HOME
    January 07, 2011
    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.
  • REBOUNDS AND THREES UPEND PIRATES AT HOME
    January 07, 2011
    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.
  • PIRATES SPLIT WEEKEND SCAC GAMES
    January 02, 2011
    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.
  • SCORING STREAKS KEEP PIRATES ON TOP
    December 29, 2010
    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.
  • PIRATES COME OUT STRONG TO OPEN HALVES TO DEFEAT TLU
    December 17, 2010
    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.
  • PIRATES HOLD OFF SCHREINER FOR 55-44 VICTORY
    December 12, 2010
    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.
  • CRUSADAERS HAND PIRATES FIRST LOSS
    December 11, 2010
    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.
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