April 18, 2012
39 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
GEORGETOWN, Texas - 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. This is the third year for the ceremony.

March 2, 2012
Leeder Named to SCAC All-Tournament Team
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Chelsea Leeder, a sophomore guard from Nacogdoches, Texas, was named to the 2012 SCAC All-Tournament Women’s Basketball Team.

February 26, 2012
Millsaps Overpowers Pirates in Semi-final
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Millsaps went into halftime with a seven point lead after closing the period with an 8-0 run and never trailed the rest of the way capturing a 63-55 win over Southwestern in the second Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal game.

February 25, 2012
Four Pirates Earn All-SCAC Honors
SUWANEE, Ga. - Highlighted by SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year Jordan Owens and All-SCAC First Team selection Chelsea Leeder, the Southwestern women's basketball team had four members named to the All-SCAC team announced Saturday evening at the SCAC Conference Tournament.

February 24, 2012
Pirates Spring Into Semifinals with Double Overtime Win
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Southwestern University had to survive two overtime periods and needed a runner in the lane by first-year forward Madison Eschle with 1.7 seconds remaining to earn a hard-fought 96-95 decision over Birmingham-Southern College in the third women's quarterfinal match-up Saturday evening at Homewood High School.

February 24, 2012
Pirates Open Post Season Against Birmingham-Southern
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - March Madness has begun a week early for the Southwestern women's basketball team as they open post season action at the SCAC Conference Tournament tonight at 6 p.m. against Birmingham-Southern.

February 22, 2012
Video Interview: Women's Basketball senior guard, Anna Fareed
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Senior Anna Fareed talks about becoming a 1000 point scorer and the upcoming SCAC Conference Tournament where the Pirates are the #1 seed in the West.

February 20, 2012
SCAC Announces 2012 Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket
SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2012 women's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 24 in Birmingham, Alabama.

February 18, 2012
Leeder Leads Charge For Pirate Win at Dallas
IRVING, Texas - Chelsea Leeder scored 27 points to lead Southwestern to a 75-68 win over the University of Dallas, securing their first place spot in the SCAC West.

February 17, 2012
Fareed Breaks 1,000 Career Points
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Senior, women’s basketball guard, Anna Fareed, broke the 1,000 career points mark after her lights out play this past weekend.

February 17, 2012
Balanced Pirate Attack Dominates 'Roos
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Four Pirates scored in double-digits as Southwestern easily handled Austin College on Friday night, winning 80-57 to improve to 13-11 on the year and 10-5 in the SCAC.

February 16, 2012
Texas Lutheran to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Texas Lutheran University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

February 11, 2012
Fareed Lights Up Warriors on Senior Night
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Anna Fareed left a lasting mark in her final home game of the season for Southwestern going 8-8 from the field, 3-3 from three point, and 3-3 from the free throw line in the first half to give the Pirates a comfortable 26 point lead over Hendrix at halftime. SU won the contest 88-71.

February 11, 2012
Leeder's Buzzer-beater Launches Pirates Into First
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern Pirates and Colorado College put on a show for the annual Pink Out game, thrilling a packed house at the Robertson Center. Chelsea Leeder's layup left her hand as time expired to give SU the 80-79 win to take a half game lead over Colorado College for the top spot in the SCAC West.

February 10, 2012
Leeder's Buzzer-beater Launches Pirates Into First
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern Pirates and Colorado College put on a show for the annual Pink Out game, thrilling a packed house at the Robertson Center. Chelsea Leeder’s layup left her hand as time expired to give SU the 80-79 win to take a half game lead over Colorado College for the top spot in the SCAC West.

February 4, 2012
Impressive Defense Keeps Pirates in Top Spot in West
GEORGETOWN, Texas -Southwestern's suffocating defense held Trinity to below 30% from the field and three point range as they moved into a two-way tie with Colorado College for the top spot in the West with a 74-61 win.

February 1, 2012
Second Half Runs Push Tigers Past Pirates
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity put together two big runs in the second half to defeat Southwestern 85-75 on Wednesday night. The loss drops SU to 9-11 on the year and 6-5 in the SCAC while Trinity improves to 8-12 overall and 6-5 in conference.

January 28, 2012
Long Range Shooting Leads to Women's Basketball Loss
GEORGETOWN, Texas - It was a tale to two halves as the Pirates struggled from three point range in the second half after shooting red hot from long range in the first and fell 74-67 to Rhodes College on Saturday night.

January 27, 2012
Majors Dominate in the Paint to Defeat Pirates
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Millsaps scored 46 points in the paint to defeat Southwestern 79-60 on Friday night.

January 23, 2012
Schreiner University to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today that Schreiner University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

January 21, 2012
Women's Basketball Rebounds with Big Win
SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Pirates were firing on all cylinders as they defeated the Sewanee Tigers 78-50 on Saturday night. Southwestern improves to 9-8 on the year and 6-2 in the SCAC.

January 20, 2012
SCAC Student-Athlete Initiative a Huge Success
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by 18 student-athletes last week at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Made possible through the NCAA Division III Strategic Initiative Grant, the student-athletes participated in a wide range of activities – from education sessions to business sessions to the NCAA Honors Celebration.

January 20, 2012
Hot Shot Centre Hands Pirates Second Conference Loss
DANVILLE, Ky. - Centre College, who is undefeated in conference play, shot 51.7% from the floor and 61.5% from three point range to hand Southwestern their second conference loss of the season, 79-55 Friday night.

January 14, 2012
Women’s Basketball Survives Scare at Home
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern got off to a quick start and held a comfortable halftime lead but Oglethorpe shot over 50% in the second half to hang close. SU emerged with the 65-60 win to improve to 8-7 on the year and 5-1 in the SCAC.

January 13, 2012
Quick Start Lifts Pirates to SCAC Win
GEORGETOWN, Texas - An opening run followed by strong defense and rebounding gave the Southwestern women’s basketball team their fourth SCAC win, 75-62, over Birmingham-Southern on Friday night. SU improves to 7-7 on the year and 4-1 in the SCAC while BSC falls to 7-8 and 2-4.

January 11, 2012
Pirates Grace the Pages of National Statistical Leaders
GEORGETOWN, Texas - As the first half of the season draws to a close the Southwestern women's basketball team continues to build on their strengths as they dive into the second half of the season, SCAC action, beginning this Friday. Led by sophomore Chelsea Leeder, the Pirates have made a splash in the national statistics.

January 2, 2012
Women's Basketball Drops First Contest of New Year
LONGVIEW, Texas - Jordan Owens (pictured) scored a team high 20 points but the Pirates were defeated by LeTourneau University 69-56, to begin 2012. The loss drops SU to under .500 for the first time this year, falling to 6-7.

December 29, 2011
Big Second Half Falls Short for Pirates
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern posted 42 second half points against a talented Wisconsin-Eau Claire team in the final game of the Holiday Classic, but ultimately fell 72-62 on Thursday night. The loss drops SU to 6-6 on the year.

December 28, 2011
Pirates Fall in Game of Runs
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern fell 71-58 to Wheaton College in the second game of the Southwestern Holiday Classic despite four players scoring double digits. The loss drops the Pirates to 6-5 on the year.

December 17, 2011
Pirates Thrive in Uptempo Contest
GEORGETOWN, Texas - In what felt more like a track meet at times than a basketball game the Pirates rose to the challenge to defeat the University of Dallas 81-67 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 6-4 on the year and 2-1 in the SCAC.

December 17, 2011
Fareed Selected as SCAC Character & Community Honoree
ANNA FAREED OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a senior guard on the women's basketball team from Kingwood, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending December 11, 2011.

December 16, 2011
Pirates Survive Scare from Austin College
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern led by 18 points in the second half and fended off the attempted comeback by Austin College to defeat the 'Roos 61-52 in SCAC conference action on Friday night. The win improves the Pirates to 5-4 on the year and 2-1 in the conference.

December 10, 2011
Women's Basketball Drops Non-Conference Game in Overtime
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern outscored Texas Wesleyan by seven points in the second half to push the game into overtime, but couldn't get a shot to fall in overtime as they fell to a very talented TWU 84-77.

December 4, 2011
Pirates' Deadly Shooting Takes Out Warriors
CONWAY, Ark. - Southwestern shot 50% from three point range, 75% (6-8) in the second half, to earn a 69-59 victory over Hendrix College on Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Pirates to 4-3 on the year, 1-1 in the SCAC.

November 27, 2011
Turnovers Cost Pirates
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Southwestern committed 26 turnovers in a 77-62 loss to Richard Stockton on Sunday afternoon and fall to 3-2 on the year.

November 26, 2011
Sharp Shooting Bobcats Hand Pirates First Loss
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - St. Thomas (MN) shot 50.8% from the field and 44.4% from three point range to give Southwestern their first loss of the season, 76-63 Saturday night at the Trinity Classic.

November 25, 2011
Leeder Earns D3Hoops Team of the Week Honors
Sophomore forward Chelsea Leeder earned a spot on the national D3Hoops.com Team of the Week after dominating in Southwestern's first two games of the season.

November 21, 2011
Leeder Named as SCAC Player-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - After averaging 28 points per game and helping the Pirates to a 2-0 start to open the season, Southwestern sophomore Chelsea Leeder was selected as the SCAC Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, November 14 through Sunday, November 20th.

November 19, 2011
Pirates Secure Win with Defense and Free Throws
KERRVILLE, Texas - Defense was key for Southwestern as they defeated Schreiner 70-67 on Saturday afternoon to remain unbeaten at 2-0. SU forced the young Mountaineers into 24 turnovers and recorded 10 steals in the contest.

November 15, 2011
Pirates Open Season with Dominating Win
SEGUIN, Texas - The Southwestern women's basketball team kicked off the 2011-12 season in style, with a 74-52 win over Texas Lutheran University on Tuesday evening.

November 14, 2011
Pirate Women's Basketball are Locked and Loaded for 2011-12 Season
GEORGETOWN, Texas - After a very successful return to the helm of the Southwestern Pirates, Coach Kerri Brinkoeter has high hopes for this young squad. Anchored by senior Anna Fareed and junior Katelyn Bartell, the Pirates are looking for a return to the SCAC Conference Tournament.

November 10, 2011
SCAC to send 18 Student-Athletes to 2012 NCAA Convention
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be represented by 18 student-athletes, 5 from Southwestern, at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. The convention will run from Jan. 11-14 and will be held at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.

August 25, 2011
Revamped Training Room Offers Better Service to Athletes
Thanks to generous donations and various fundraising events throughout the years the Southwestern University Athletic Department unveiled their newly remodeled athletic training facility this fall. The updates include an expanded treatment area, additional taping/treatment tables, custom paint (with logos still to come), a flat-screen television, new computers and new countertops.

August 17, 2011
New Year Brings New Faces to SU Athletics
GEORGETOWN, Texas - As the start of the 2011-12 school year gets underway the Southwestern University Athletic Department welcomes four new assistant coaches to the mix.