LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball will look to get back into the win column Saturday when they travel to Hammond to face Southeastern Louisiana. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at the University Center.
McNeese (5-17, 3-8 SLC) will also be looking to pick up its second win over the Lady Lions this season after a 62-56 win in Lake Charles on Jan. 19.
The Cowgirls have dropped their last four games and are coming off a 97-48 home loss at the hands of league leaders Stephen F. Austin.
Heading into the contest, redshirt freshman
Callie Maddox and junior
Regan Bolton lead the Cowgirls in scoring with 13.7 ppg. and 12.5 ppg., respectively.
Bolton, the native of Hammond, has scored 20 or more points in five of the last eight games and is averaging 14.5 ppg. in Southland Conference games and leads the league in three-point field goals made in SLC games (36) and three-point field goals per game with 3.3.
On the boards, junior
Damilola Balogun leads McNeese and ranks third in the SLC with 9.5 per conference game. Balogun also leads the team with a 46.5 field goal percent and is averaging 9.7 ppg. in league play following a 17-point game against Stephen F. Austin.
Southeastern La. (9-14, 4-8 SLC) has lost seven of its last nine games including a 76-69 road loss at Incarnate Word on Wednesday.
Celica Sterling is the only Lady Lion averaging in double figures with 15.0 ppg. Sterling is also averaging 15.0 ppg. in league games while Charliee Dugas is chipping in 10.0 ppg. in SLC games. Caitlyn Williams leads the team with 7.2 rpg. but is averaging 7.9 rpg. in conference games.