Nicholls needs a few wins to clinch a spot in the Southland Tournament.

Fresh after scoring just 2 points in a loss to Lamar, Sumar Rain was fired up and ready to go in last Saturday’s game with UT-San Antonio.

It showed.

She led her team to another ‘W’.

Thanks to a 29-point, 8-assist, 6-rebound and 5-steal effort, Leslie and the Colonels broke a halftime tie and rolled to a 6-point win.

With the victory, the Colonels improved to 14-11 and 7-5 in the Southland slate.

Sumar was big statistically, but she was also efficient in the win, hitting 8-of-12 shots from the field, including 4-of-6 3-point attempts.

Leslie also made all 9 of her free throws in the win and had just 1 turnover.

Following the win, Nicholls traveled across the Southeast to take on conference rival Central Arkansas.

That result didn’t quite go the way Nicholls expected.

Thanks to a dominant 38-18 first half, the Sugar Bears pounced the Colonels, scoring their second win of the season against their opponent in a 67-47 win.

Sumar struggled to find a rhythm in the early stages of the game, shooting just 4-of-12 from the field.

Sumar’s 33% shooting was actually more efficient than most of her teammates.

Nicholls shot just 28% from the field in the loss.

Sumar also added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to her stat sheet in the game.

With the loss, the Colonels are now 13-13 and 6-7 in Southland play.

That’s not a type-O.

The Colonels had to forfeit their win against Texas-Arlington this week because the team played an ineligible player.

Sumar Rain and the rest of the Colonels return to action tomorrow when the team plays McNeese State at home.

Tipoff for that matchup is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Stopher Gym.