GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Date: Tues., Nov. 9, 2021
Time: 5:30  p.m.
Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Series Record: tied, 1-1
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LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball first year head coach Lynn Kennedy's era will begin on the road Tuesday, Nov. 9 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas when the Cowgirls open the regular season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
Cowgirl fans can listen to the game on talk1470.com with Bruce Merchant calling all the action. Streaming and live stats will also be available. All links can be found on mcneesesports.com on the women's basketball schedule page.
 
The Cowgirls, who return four players from a year ago have added 10 newcomers to the 2021-22 roster including four true freshmen. The Cowgirls' leading scorer Kyla Hamilton (10.5 ppg.) and leading rebounder Divine Tanks (7.5) from a year ago both return to the team.
 
McNeese played one exhibition this season, that resulting in a 93-40 Cowgirl win over Dillard on Oct. 30. From that game, the Cowgirls knocked down 15 three-pointers and took control of the game early on.
 
Four players scored in double figures and freshman Cristina Gil led the way with 19 points.
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is under the direction of third year head coach Dawn Thornton. Last year, the Lady Lions ended the season with a 3-18 record and their top scorer and rebounder Khadijah Brown returns for her sophomore season. Brown averaged 15.2 ppg. and 5.1 rpg. as a freshman last season.
 
QUICK NOTES
- McNeese first year head coach Lynn
Kennedy will make his debut as the
Cowgirls ninth head coach when the
McNeese opens its 2021-22 season on the
road at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
- The Cowgirls roster consists of players
from six different countries (United States,
Russia, Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland)
- McNeese returns four players from last
year's team (Lizzy Ratcliff, Le'Shenae
Stubblefield, Kyla Hamilton, and Divine
Tanks).
- This year's roster has 10 newcomers
including four true freshmen (Kaili
Chamberlin, Emerson Taylor, Mireia
Yespis, Taylor Wilkins), two transfer
freshmen (Cristina Gil/Boise State, Clara
Rosini/Eastern Kentucky), one graduate
transfer (Lana Skripkina/Morgan State),
one junior transfer (Desirae Hansen/
Portland State), and two sophomore
transfers (Zuzanna Kulinska/Univ. of
Colorado, Autumn Watts Univ. of Mexico).
Watts will miss the 2021-22 season due to
an injury.
- Hansen followed Kennedy to McNeese
from Portland State. Hansen was a two-time
All-Big Sky the past two years.
Hansen became the 20th player in Portland
State history to score 1,000 points, tied
the school record for points in a Big Sky
Tournament game with 27, tied the Portland
State school record for 3-pt. field goal
percent in a Big Sky Tournament game.
- McNeese was picked to finish 6th in the
Southland Conference preseason poll
- Junior Divine Tanks was named preseason
first team. Tanks averaged 10.3 ppg. and led
the Cowgirls with 7.5 rpg. as a sophomore.
- One Cowgirl opponent (Oregon) was
ranked no. 10 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll