LAKE CHARLES – McNeese's longest running rivalry series will renew on Saturday night when the Cowboys visit Louisiana-Lafayette in a game that was added to the schedule earlier this week after both teams had contests canceled due to the COVID-19 virus.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Lafayette Cajundome. The game will broadcast live on the McNeese Radio Network (Magic 92.1 FM and mymagiclc.com) and also on ESPN+.
 
The Cowboys (4-2) have won three straight games and are coming off a 114-50 win over Arlington Baptist on Tuesday, 24 hours after beating that same ABU squad by a 110-64 margin.
 
ULL (5-1) defeated Southland Conference foe New Orleans by a 73-63 score on Tuesday in its last outing.
 
Saturday's game will be the final one for McNeese until after the Christmas holiday. McNeese will host Champion Christian College on back-to-back nights December 29 and 30 before opening up league play on January 2 at home against Central Arkansas.
 
THE SERIES:
Saturday's game will be the 96^th meeting in a series that dates back to the 1951 season. ULL holds a 60-35 lead and has won the last five matchups, including last year by an 85-80 in Lafayette. McNeese's last win over the Cajuns was back on Dec. 6, 2014 by an 80-70 score in Lake Charles. The Cowboys have not won in Lafayette since Dec. 13, 2007 by way of a 67-61 score.
 
SCORING THREAT:
McNeese has six players averaging double-digits in scoring including all five starters – Dru Kuxhausen (15.5), KeyShawn Feazell (12.5), Chris Orlina (11.2), A.J. Lawson (10.2), Braelon Bush (10.0), and Collin Warren (10.8).
 
The Cowboys lead the conference and are ranked second in the NCAA with a 98.5 scoring average per game and are first in the SLC and fifth nationally with a 33.2 scoring margin.
 
McNeese is ranked No. 1 in the league in 14 statistical categories while individually, four Cowboy players lead the conference in 11 different categories.
 
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS:
Feazell leads the league and is ranked No. 3 in the nation with 13.2 rebounds per game. He's also No. 1 in the conference in total rebounds (79), defensive rebounds per game (9.7), offensive rebounds per game (3.5) and double-doubles (4).
 
Bush, a true freshman, tops the conference in assists per game (5.8) and total assists (29).
 
Kuxhausen leads the conference and is fourth nationally with 28 total 3s made; first in the SLC and fifth in NCAA with 4.7 three-pointers made per game; and No. 1 in the league and sixth nationally with 64 threes attempted.
 
Orlina leads the league and is 33^rd nationally with a 4.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
RECORD WATCH:
With 28 three-pointers made on the season, Kuxhausen has now made 153 in his McNeese career, ranking him No. 7 on the school's career made list, trailing Michael Cutright (154) and Damon Wordlaw (157) to get into the top five.