LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball is still in the hunt for the eighth and final spot in next week's Southland Conference Tournament with two regular season games.
 
McNeese 11-16, 7-9 SLC is currently tied with Southeastern Louisiana for the final spot and should both teams end the regular season with the same conference record, McNeese would earn the 8^th seed due to the tiebreaker rule. McNeese defeated the Lady Lions twice this season, giving the Cowgirls the tiebreaker.
 
The Cowgirls will look to snap a four game losing streak when they will host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (17-10, 10-6 SLC) for the first time this season on Wednesday, February 28. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at Burton Coliseum.
 
McNeese is coming off a 67-61 overtime home loss at the hands of Houston Baptist that saw the Cowgirls playing with a depleted squad due to an injury and an illness.
 
Sophomore Caitlin Davis and senior Dede Sheppard continue to lead the Cowgirls in scoring with 12.2 ppg., and 10.3 ppg. Sheppard is coming off her first career double double against HBU with 10 points and a career high 12 rebounds.
 
Senior Mercedes Rogers and freshman Bre'Ashlee Jones both lead McNeese in rebounds with 7.2 per game. Jones is also coming off a double double with a career high 19 points along with 10 rebounds.
 
Senior Jasmyn Carswell, who scored 14 points against HBU has a team best 53.8 field goal shooting percent and is third on the team with 5.9 rpg.
 
The Islanders enter the game currently ranked fourth in the standings, two games behind third place Central Arkansas.
 
Four Islanders are currently averaging in double figures with Brittany Mbamalu leading the way with 12.7 ppg. Emma Young is averaging 11.3 ppg., Dalesia Booth is averaging 10.6 ppg. and Dae Dae Evans is averaging 10.0 ppg. Young also leads the team with 7.0 rpg.
 
The Cowgirls will conclude the regular season on Saturday by hosting Lamar at 1p.m. Seniors Keara Hudnall, Dede Sheppard, Jasmyn Carswell, Gabby Guidry and Mercedes Rogers 15 minutes prior to tipoff.