GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Dillard
Date: Sat., Oct. 30, 2021
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Burton Coliseum
 
 
LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball fans will have an opportunity to get their first look of the 2021-22 squad when the Cowgirls host Dillard in an exhibition game this Saturday, Oct. 30. Tipoff is set for noon at Burton Coliseum.
 
Single game ticket prices are $10 for reserve seating (adult) and $5 for kids 12 and under. Children ages 3 and under will be admitted free. Season tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling the McNeese Ticket Office at 337-562-4MSU or online at mcneesesports.com.

Dillard is is an NAIA university located in New Orleans and are a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). The Bleu Devils enter Saturday's game with a 3-1 record following an 88-28 home win over Carver College on Wednesday.

Erika Diaz leads Dillard in scoring with 10.3 ppg. and JaQuanna Hunter is averaging 10.3 rpg.

The Cowgirls, who are under first year head coach Lynn Kennedy are expected to bring an exciting brand of basketball that fans will love.
 
"We have a very balanced, deep, and experienced team. We are young but we have players that have played at a high level," Kennedy said. "I like the attitude of our team, they are eager to learn, and they want to win."
 
Four players from last year's team have returned including preseason all-Southland Conference first-team selection in junior Divine Tanks. Also returning from a year ago are sophomores Lizzy Ratcliff and Kyla Hamilton along with junior Le'Shenae Stubblefield.
 
Also, the roster has a total of 10 players who will put on a Cowgirl jersey for the first time. Of those 10 players, six are transfers and four are true freshmen.
 
The transfers include graduate Lana Skripkina (Morgan State), junior Desirae Hansen (Portland State), sophomore Zuzanna Kulinska (Univ. of Colorado) and Autumn Watts (Univ. of New Mexico), redshirt freshmen Cristina Gil (Boise State) and Clara Rosini (Eastern Kentucky). Watts will be sidelined for the 2021-22 season due to an injury.
 
The true freshmen making their collegiate debut will be Kaili Chamberlin (Medford, Or.), Emerson Taylor (Perth, Australia), Mireia Yespes (Barcelona, Spain), and Taylor Wilkins (New Orleans)   
 
Hansen, who followed Kennedy to Lake Charles from Portland State, knows Kennedy better than any player on the team and is somewhat of a coach on the court which has helped tremendously during the transition.
 
"Des is a unique player, especially coming out of high school, she wasn't heavily recruited but she has a lot of talent. After entering the transfer portal, it was a natural fit for her to come here and finish her career with us. It's always nice to have a player that's been in the system that knows exactly what we want."
 
The Cowgirls have 11 home games and will open their regular season on Nov. 9 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The regular season home opener is scheduled for Nov. 13 against Southwestern Assemblies of God.