LAKE CHARLES—Freshman Sanni Rantanen tied her career high with 13 kills to lead all players in McNeese's straight set 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-15) Southland Conference volleyball win over New Orleans (9-8, 3-2 SLC) here Saturday.
 
McNeese (7-12, 3-2 SLC) ends its week with a 2-1 record and back-to-back straight set wins following a 3-0 win at Nicholls Thursday night.
 
Rantanen provided the offense when the Cowgirls needed it and the rookie ended the match with a .571 hitting percent, committing only one hitting error in 21 attempts.
 
For the second straight match, McNeese out blocked its opponent. The Cowgirls picked up nine blocks today with Rantanen credited with five.
 
Four Cowgirls picked up double figure digs with Bailey Tillman leading McNeese with 21. Lizzy Low was credited with 17 and Nadia Manitzas and Kendall Glueck both had 11 apiece.
 
HEAD COACH SASHA KARELOV POST MATCH QUOTES
"Going into the third set, I was fired up with how we were playing. We were being efficient on both sides of the ball. We were making plays look easy and as a coach, that's what you want. I told them to keep the gas pedal on and don't get complacent. We knew UNO is a good team and they were capable of coming back so we had to keep our focus."
 
 McNEESE MATCH NOTES
• Cowgirls end the week with a 2-1 record
• It was the second straight set win for McNeese
• Sanni Rantanen tied her career high with a match high 13 kills. She ended the match with a .571 hitting percent with only one error in 21 attempts
• McNeese outhit UNO in all three sets
• Four Cowgirls recorded double figure digs