• 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.
  • Caputo, Hurley Named to All-SCAC Team
    February 25, 2011
    SUWANEE, Ga. - Senior guard Nick Caputo (pictured, left) was named as an All-SCAC Second Team selection and junior forward Logan Hurley (pictured, right) earned Honorable Mention honors by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference on Saturday evening.
  • PIRATES CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH LOSS AT TRINITY
    February 19, 2011
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Pirate men's basketball team closed out their 2010-11 season at Trinity on Friday night, falling 73-68 in a hard fought battle. SU ends the year at 6-19 overall and 4-12 in the SCAC.
  • PIRATES MAKE IT PERFECT FINAL WEEKEND AT HOME WITH SENIOR DAY WIN
    February 13, 2011
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern closed out their final home stand of the season with a win over Colorado College 66-62 in exciting fashion on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates trailed by six points with less than four minutes remaining and closed out the game on a 12-2 run to seal the victory.
  • WELL-ROUNDED PIRATE SQUAD EARNS WIN OVER AUSTIN COLLEGE
    February 11, 2011
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern used solid play on both ends of the court to defeat Austin College 69-63 at home on Friday night, snapping a nine-game losing skid. SU shot 52.1% from the floor and held the 'Roos to just 37.7% in the win.
  • SHARP SHOOTING NOT ENOUGH AS PIRATES FALL TO MILLSAPS
    February 06, 2011
    JACKSON, Miss. - Despite shooting 56% from the floor, 52.2% from three point range and committing only nine turnovers the Pirates fell to Millsaps College on Saturday night 85-79.
  • PIRATES FALL IN DOUBLE OVERTIME TO HENDRIX
    February 04, 2011
    CONWAY, Ark. – Southwestern led by 10 points with two minutes to play in regulation but ultimately fell 105-92 in double overtime to Hendrix College on Friday night.
  • RHODES DEFEATS SOUTHWESTERN 71-66 FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN
    January 30, 2011
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Pirates were unable to put together a big enough run in the second half as they fell 71-66 at Rhodes College on Saturday evening. The win was the first in the SCAC for the Lynx.
  • POOR FREE THROW SHOOTING CONTINUES SKID
    January 29, 2011
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Pirates men's basketball team's losing streak continued with a 94-58 loss at Birmingham Southern on Friday night. Southwestern shot just 30% from the free throw line in the loss.
  • DEPAUW THREE POINT SHOOTING HANDS PIRATES LOSS
    January 22, 2011
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - The DePauw Tigers shot 51.7% from three point range and scored 30 of their 69 points to hand Southwestern their fifth consecutive loss Saturday night, 69-40.
  • LATE THREES DOOM PIRATES IN LOSS TO CENTRE
    January 21, 2011
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - Centre College made three, three pointers in the final 6:24 to defeat Southwestern 72-54 on Friday night. The loss is the fourth in a row for the Pirates as they fall to 4-13 overall, 2-6 in the SCAC. Centre improves to 12-3 on the year and 7-1 in the conference.
  • STRUGGLES CONTINUE FOR PIRATES, FALL TO SEWANEE 91-52
    January 16, 2011
    SEWANEE, Tenn. - Southwestern's men's basketball team hit another rough stretch on Saturday night, falling to the Sewanee Tigers 91-52. That is the third consecutive loss for the Pirates as they fall to 4-12 on the year, 2-5 in the SCAC. Sewanee improves to 6-8 overall and 2-5 in conference after the win.
  • REBOUNDS COST PIRATES ON ROAD
    January 14, 2011
    ATLANTA, Ga. - Southwestern was out-rebounded 46-24 on Friday evening as they fell to Oglethorpe University 83-59. The loss drops SU to a 4-10 record, 2-3 in the SCAC, while OU improves to 7-7, 3-2 in conference.
  • PIRATES FALL IN DOUBLE OVERTIME TO MILLSAPS
    January 09, 2011
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – After leading by 19 points at halftime the Pirates of Southwestern University were defeated in their SCAC conference match-up against Millsaps College 84-82 in double overtime on Sunday afternoon. The loss drops SU to 4-10 on the season and 2-3 in the SCAC while Millsaps improves to 7-6 and 2-3.
  • 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.
  • PIRATES DROP TWO ON THE ROAD
    January 02, 2011
    Austin College and Colorado College handed Southwestern their first two conferences losses this weekend. AC defeated SU 80-77 and CC won 107-84. With the losses the Pirates fall to 3-9 on the year and 1-2 in the SCAC.
  • FINAL RUN COMES UP SHORT AS PIRATES FALL TO NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
    December 28, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Pirates final run fell short as Southwestern’s men’s basketball team fell 74-71 to Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday night. The win drops SU to 3-7 on the season while NWU moves to 5-5 on the year.
  • BRITONS DOMINATE FINAL MINUTES TO STEAL VICTORY FROM PIRATES
    December 18, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – Albion College closed the game out on a 19-8 run to defeat Southwestern University 74-63 in the final game of the Southwestern/Trinity Classic on Saturday night. The loss drops SU to 3-6 while Albion improves to 5-4.
  • SPEARMAN'S THREE LIFTS PIRATES TO VICTORY
    December 17, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - Demetrice Spearman’s (pictured) three-pointer with 30 seconds left on the clock lifted the Pirates to a 60-59 victory over Hardin-Simmons on Friday night in day one of the Southwestern/Trinity Holiday Classic. With the win SU improves to 4-5 on the year while HSU falls to 5-4.
  • FREE THROWS DOOM PIRATES, FALL TO UD IN OVERTIME
    December 05, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern shot just 45.8% from the free throw line while the Crusaders shot 86.1% as the Pirates fell 78-74 to the University of Dallas in overtime on Sunday afternoon. The loss drops Southwestern to 2-5 on the year while UD improves to 2-6.
  • LATE GAME HEROICS LIFT PIRATES PAST TIGERS
    December 03, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – A pair of three pointers by Nick Caputo (pictured) and Jonathan Brown along with two free throws from Michael Cantu in the final 1:30 of the game pushed the Pirates past Trinity in Southwestern’s conference opener on Friday night. SU won 53-52 to improve to 2-4 on the year and start out 1-0 in conference play. Trinity is still searching for their first win of the season as they fall to 0-6 and 0-1.
  • TURNOVERS LEAD TO PIRATE LOSS IN HOME OPENER
    November 26, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern men's basketball team committed 26 turnovers as they lost their home opener on Friday afternoon 76-56 to Wisconsin-River Falls. The loss drops SU to 1-4 on the year while the Falcons improve to 4-1.
  • PIRATE COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT MARY HARDIN BAYLOR
    November 23, 2010
    BELTON, Texas - The Southwestern men's basketball team just couldn't get the big defensive stop they needed to close the gap as the Pirates fell to the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders 95-81 on Tuesday evening. The loss drops SU to 1-3 on the season while UMHB starts the season 1-0.
  • BALANCED TEAM EFFORT GIVES PIRATE DOUBLE OT VICTORY
    November 21, 2010
    KERRVILLE, Texas- Nine players scored for Southwestern, four in double figures, as the Pirates defeated Schreiner University 104-103 in double overtime on Sunday evening. The win is the first of the season for SU and improves their record to 1-2.
  • TOUGH FIRST HALF HAUNTS PIRATES
    November 19, 2010
    AUSTIN, Texas - Concordia University shot 50% from the floor in the first half and mounted an 18 point lead over Southwestern as the Pirate men's basketball team fell 99-71 on Friday night.
  • PIRATES FALL IN SEASON OPENER
    November 16, 2010
    IRVING, Texas - Despite shooting 48% from the floor and holding the University of Dallas to 36.8% the Southwestern Pirates dropped their season opener 74-72.
  • VERSATILITY KEY TO PIRATES SUCCESS IN 2010-11
    November 10, 2010
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – After one of their best seasons ever the Southwestern men’s basketball team hits the court once again to kick off the 2010-11 season on Monday. Three seniors highlight this dynamic team and will be the catalysts for an exciting season.