LAKE CHARLES - The Southeastern women's basketball team wins the Southland Conference tournament first time in program history. The Lions earned their first bid to the NCAA division tournament.

The Lions were the 1 seed and beat out the 3 seed in Lamar, 66-57. The Lions trailed by 9 at the half but came roaring back in the third, outscoring Lamar 26-11 in the period. Southeastern was led by Taylor Bell, who had 22 points.

The Lions improve to 21-9 on the season and will find out where they will be seeding on Sunday.