KeyShawn Feazell leads the conference in rebounding and is averaging a double-double.
LAKE CHARLES – The McNeese Cowboys will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday when they host Arlington Baptist in Burton Coliseum.
Both games carry a 6:30 tip time. The first 2,000 fans will be admitted free. The game will broadcast live on the McNeese Radio Network (Magic 92.1 FM and mymagiclc.com) while a live video stream will be available on McNeeseSports.com.
The Cowboys (2-2) are coming off a 96-53 win over Carver College on Saturday. Five Cowboy players scored in double-figures, led by redshirt freshman
Collin Warren's career-high 18 points.
Dru Kuxhausen leads the team in scoring for the season at 18.0 points per game, ranking No. 3 in the Southland Conference. KeyShawn Feazell is scoring at an 11.8 clip while leading the team and the league in rebounding with a 10.8 per game mark, ranking 16
th in the country. His two double-doubles on the year is tops in the league and ranked No. 22 in the nation while his 8.0 defensive rebounds per game mark is 14
th in the NCAA and first in the conference.
Kuxhausen has knocked down 5.3 three-pointers per game, ranking him first in the SLC and No. 2 in the nation while his 21 total 3s made leads the league and is 14
th in the country. He's also hitting a conference-best 51.2 percent from long range.
As a team, McNeese ranks No. 1 in the Southland Conference in nine different stat categories – scoring at 91.8 ppg (12
th in NCAA), FG percentage (53.0, 16
th in NCAA), assists per game at 21.0 (10
th in NCAA), steals per game at 11.0 (9
th in NCAA), 3FG shooting at 43.6 percent (12
th in NCAA), scoring margin at +22.2 (30
th in NCAA), 3FG made per game at 11.0 (14
th in NCAA), defensive rebounds per game at 31.8 (24
th in NCAA), and total rebounds per game at 42.0 (45
th in NCAA).
Other Cowboys ranked individually include
Braelon Bush with 6.7 assists per game to top the SLC and rank 24
th nationally and
Chris Orlina leading the league and ranking 16
th in the NCAA in assist-turnover ration with a 6.0 mark.
Arlington Baptist, which is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, will enter Monday's game with a 2-4 record on the season.
The Cowboys and Patriots played last season in the first meeting in the series with McNeese winning by a 103-51 score. In that game, Kuxhausen scored 16 points with four three-pointers.