The OLLU women’s basketball team secured a No. 2 seed in the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament and a first-round bye after defeating LSU-Alexandria (LSUA) 98-71.  In the last game of the regular season, the Saints end with a conference record of 16-2 and improve to 22-8 overall, while LSUA drops to 9-13 overall and 9-9 in conference.

The Saints are 8-0 against the Generals. In their first match up this season, the Saints won 99-85.

Head Coach Christopher Minner commented, “This was a good bounce back win. We had a lot of players in double figures. We really played well in the second and third period. Now we need to get ready for the conference tournament on Friday. We still have a chance for our second tournament championship, and we just need to stay focused and execute.”

The Saints will get set for the conference tournament that begins on March 1 in Longview, Texas. OLLU will have the first-round bye and will play the highest remaining seed at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 2. Read full story at www.ollusaintsathletics.com.