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Women’s, Men’s Basketball Begins

After finishing their second consecutive season with 21 wins and just one game away from the NCAA Women’s tournament last year, the Sugar Bears begin their season at home at 7 p.m. today with a huge test against Big 10 Conference opponent Indiana University. After the season-opener tonight, the Sugar Bears will host Alabama in a [...]

Sugar Bears Host Tournament Tonight

The Sugar Bears will host the University of Alabama-Birmingham Lady Blazers in the first round of the WBI Tournament in the Farris Center at 7 p.m today. The Sugar Bears got the call last Sunday that they were one of the 16 teams invited to compete in the second annual Women’s Basketball Invitational. They are in their first Division [...]

Sugar Bears Miss Big Dance

The Sugar Bears’ post-season run to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament is over after they fell, 71-50, to top-seeded McNeese State Cowgirls in the Southland Conference Tournament title game last night in Katy, Texas. The Sugar Bears (21-11, 11-5 conference) struggled to keep up with the Cowgirls’ (26-6, 15-1 conference) quick pace offense in the first [...]

Sugar Bears Blowout Roadrunners

The Sugar Bears (18-10, 10-5 conference) scored 53 second-half points en route to a 81-59 blowout victory over the Southland Conference West Division-leading University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners (14-14, 10-5 conference) in front of an energetic Senior Night crowd Wednesday night in the Farris Center.   The win was the first ever against the Roadrunners and it put the Sugar Bears in [...]

Sugar Bears’ Last Stand at Home

After a 79-61 dominating performance against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lady Lions on Saturday, the Sugar Bears are looking for their first ever win against the Southland Conference West Division-leading University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners tonight in the Farris Center. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. It’s Senior Night for the Sugar Bears. The  Sugar Bears (17-10, 9-5 [...]

Sugar Bears Cruise to Victory

The Sugar Bears displayed their dominance Saturday as they easily tamed the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, 79-61, in front of an energetic Farris Center crowd of 1,831 on WBCA Pink Zone Day.  It was the Nakeia Guiden show as she single-handedly picked the Lady Lions apart on her way to a season-high 21 points. In the [...]

Sugar Bears Blowout Lady Mavericks

The Sugar Bears (14-8, 6-3 conference) got an impressive 63-37 blowout win Sunday against the University of Texas at Arlington Lady Mavericks (6-14, 3-5 conference) in front of a small crowd at the Farris Center. The conference game, which was scheduled for Saturday, was moved to Sunday because of winter weather that hit the state [...]

Sugar Bears Lose A Heartbreaker

The Sugar Bears lost a heartbreaker in overtime, 76-72, to conference rival Northwestern State University Lady Demons in front of a energetic Farris Center crowd last night. The Sugar Bears (13-8, 5-3 conference) got another double-double performance from Megan Herbert and good bench play from sophomore forward Westin Taylor, who contributed four 3-pointers in the first half, but it [...]

Sugar Bears Return to Farris Tonight

After a remarkable 74-73 overtime victory at McNeese State University last Saturday, the Sugar Bears return to the Farris Center tonight to host the Northwestern State University Lady Demons. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Tonight’s game is a rematch between the Southland Conference rivals. In their last meeting two weeks ago, the Sugar Bears (13-7, 5-2 conference) handed the Lady [...]

Fans Show Love for Sugar Bears

Administrators, coaches and fans gathered to show their love for the Sugar Bears basketball team at the Centennial Valley Country Club last night. That love added up to $16,820 in donations for the program in addition to the other awards and accolades the players received at the Fan Appreciation Supper. The event was organized by Rush [...]