SFA Coach Leonard Bishop hoists the Southland Conference Tournament trophy after the Ladyjacks won the title on Thursday in Lake Charles, La. (Nathan Hague/Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel)

NACOGDOCHES — For the 19th time, the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks are going dancing in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and the squad will get a sendoff from the school and their fans.

The sendoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the main entrance to Johnson Coliseum on the SFA campus.

SFA (29-5) will face host No. 3 seed Notre Dame (26-5) in their Round of 64 women’s basketball matchup at 1 p.m. Friday in South Bend, Indiana. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

SFA clinched the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Southland Conference Championship by defeating Southeastern Louisiana, 65-57, on Thursday in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The Ladyjacks earned their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last five seasons and their first since 2022.

The ‘Jacks earned the No. 3 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament after a 29-5 regular season record and a 16-4 league record. SFA ended the season on a 15-game win streak. It was SFA’s 19th SLC crown.

“I’m extremely proud of our group today,” Ladyjacks head basketball coach Leonard Bishop told The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel after the championship game. “We’ve been fighting all year. We’ve been shorthanded all year. Again, we knew it was going to be a tough fight against a well-coached and a really good Southeastern Louisiana team. All credit to them, their team and their staff, but again I knew my team would find a way to win. That’s what we’ve talked about all year long. They definitely did that, so I’m extremely proud of them.”

Trinity Moore led SFA with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win over SE Louisiana. She was named SLC Tournament MVP.

The Ladyjacks knocked off No. 2 Lamar on Wednesday before taking down No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana.