LAKE CHARLES- McNeese volleyball returns home Thursday and Saturday for the first of four straight home Southland Conference matches. This week's matches will conclude a three-week match for the Cowgirls.
 
McNeese (7-16, 3-5 SLC), winners of three of its last four matches, is coming off a 3-1 road loss at Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday night. McNeese dropped the first two sets 20-25, 22-25 before picking up a win in the third set, 25-12 to avoid a straight set loss. Southeastern La. closed out the match with a fourth set 25-19 win.
 
Senior Rebecca Korenek is coming off a 10-kill night to lead all players while sophomore Alexandra Aguilera produced a double-double with a match-high 30 assists and added 12 digs.
 
Freshman Keegan Nelms continues to lead the Cowgirl offense with 198 kills on the season and is second in digs with 232. Bridget Justis continues to lead the team in digs with 403 for an average of 4.48 per set. Justis is second in the SLC with 5.21 digs per set in conference matches.
 
Houston Baptist (14-10, 5-3 SLC) has won three of its last five matches but enter Thursday's match on a two-match losing streak after dropping a five-set match at Incarnate Word last Saturday.
 
McNeese will remain home to host Lamar at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Live streaming and live stats will be available for both matches. Links can be found on the volleyball schedule page on mcneesesports.com.