LAKE CHARLES—Coming off a commanding 98-77 Southland Conference win over second place Lamar on Thursday, McNeese women's basketball will showcase itself in a 12:15 p.m. ESPN 3 game against Nicholls on Saturday.
McNeese (16-11, 10-6 SLC) remains in a fourth place tie with Northwestern State after its win over Lamar but are a half game behind the Colonels who enter the game with a 14-12 overall record and a 10-5 conference record after a 68-63 loss at New Orleans Thursday.
The Cowgirls will look to avenge a 70-59 loss to the Colonels in Thibodaux on Feb. 7. McNeese has a 12-2 home record at Burton this season and have won four of its last five games. Nicholls on the other hand has lost its last two, both on the road.
McNeese put together a team effort against Lamar and had four players score in double figures including a career high 15 points from senior
Talisa Boyd who ended the game with 12 rebounds for her sixth career double double. Boyd is averaging 6.9 ppg. and leads McNeese with 7.6 rpg.
Allison Baggett leads McNeese with 17.0 ppg. after scoring 24 against Lamar. Baggett has scored in double figures in 18 games this season.
Junior guard
Jayln Johnson is also averaging in double figures (13.3 ppg.) and is second in the SLC with 5.5 apg. Johnson is coming off a game high 25 points including 12 of 15 from the free throw line.
Sophomore
Amber Donnes has given the Cowgirls an added three-point threat this season and proof of that was against Lamar. Donnes canned 5 of 8 treys to end the game with 19 points.
The Colonels (14-12, 10-5 SLC) are led by senior guard Jenny Nash's 13.7 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. Junior Emani White, who has missed 11 games this season with an injury, is averaging 11.2 ppg., coming off the bench.
