The Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions are composed of 14 teams representing
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...
in intercollegiate athletics, competing in the
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision. Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athleti ...
(FCS) and are members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...
.
Sports sponsored
Baseball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field is a baseball venue in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It is home to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Southland Conference. The facility has a capacity of 2,500 sp ...
.
Men's basketball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at the
University Center.
Women's basketball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at the
University Center.
Women's beach volleyball
The
Southeastern Louisiana Lions women's beach volleyball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Division I women's beach volleyball in the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...
.
The team first played in spring 2020.
Football
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represents Southeastern Louisiana University located in Hammond, Louisiana.
The team competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of Division I FCS. The team plays its home games at
Strawberry Stadium.
Softball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team represents Southeastern Louisiana University located in Hammond, Louisiana. The team competes in the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at
North Oak Park
North Oak Park is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions softball team. The stadium is located on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. Amenities include bleacher seating for 5 ...
.
Traditions
"Lion Up!" cheer and gesture
In 2014 all Southeastern athletic teams adopted the
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sy ...
hand gesture and modified the related "Guns Up!" cheer to "Lion Up!" The gesture's "L" shape thus stands for "Lion" instead of the pistol it represents at Texas Tech.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I institutions
This is a list of colleges and universities that are members of Division I, the highest level of competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, there are 363 institutions classified as Division I, includi ...
References
External links
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Sports teams in Hammond, Louisiana
Lion Up!
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