With all the APR issues looming over Southern University Athletics programs, the program that isn’t being punished but instead is being rightfully rewarded is Women’s Tennis.​ The SU Athletic Department held a dedication opening the newly resurfaced University Courts Tuesday.

  The Jaguar baseball team struggles continue after their disappointing 14-11 loss to Nicholls State Tuesday night at Lee-Hines Field. Southern (12-12) came off a motivating weekend series sweep against Selma University this past weekend in hopes of evening the score from there last meeting against the Colonels.

  It was all about improvement this past weekend as the Southern Jaguar track team spent the weekend at a fair weather Bernie Moore Stadium on LSU’s campus to compete in the 2012 Tiger Relays. The Jags competed Saturday and Sunday, and were looking to improve from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette meet.

  The Jaguar baseball team was able to bounce back this past weekend sweeping Selma University 13-3 in five innings and 9-2 in seven innings on Saturday and 8-3 on Sunday. SU (10-11) came out Saturday and Sunday doing something that they have been struggling to do all season which was scoring runners in scoring position.

  Around this time last year the Southern University Board of Supervisors approved Roman Banks to become the new head coach of a basketball program that needed to be revived. Jaguar fans, the coaching staff and even some of the players probably didn’t expect to have the season they had, finishing second in the SWAC and earning their first winning season since 2005.

  The Southern football team gave the Jaguar Nation their first look of the new Jaguars holding its annual spring football game last Sunday. The big issue with the Jaguars last season was not being able to consistently move the ball, last year the Jaguars ranked seventh in Southwestern Athletic Conference in third down efficiency, converting only 32 percent of their third-down situations.

  The Southern football team gave the Jaguar Nation their first look of the new Jaguars holding its annual spring football game last Sunday. The big issue with the Jaguars last season was not being able to consistently move the ball, last year the Jaguars ranked seventh in Southwestern Athletic Conference in third down efficiency, converting only 32 percent of their third-down situations.

  Bad defensive play was the story at Alex Box Stadium Tuesday night as Southern fought, but was not able to put it all together in a 15-5 loss to No. 8-ranked LSU. During the Jaguars’ seven-game losing streak, SU (9-11) struggled to drive home runners in scoring position.

  Southern won the better half of the weekend series against Northwestern State, falling to the Demons 3-5 on Saturday but defeating NSU 5-3 on Friday and 7-4 on Sunday. “I thought the team did well,” said head coach Roger Cador who is in his 28th season as head coach of the Jaguars.

  The Southern men’s basketball team could not manage to get the “W” Saturday and were bested by Alcorn State 60-40. None of the Jaguars (15-14, 11-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference) could manage to get into double digits, Derick Beltran led the team only scoring nine points.