LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball will continue its three-match week when the Cowgirls travel to Thibodaux Thursday night for a 6:30 p.m. match against Nicholls. McNeese will finish of its week by hosting New Orleans on Saturday in a 1 p.m. match.
 
Saturday's match will be the Cowgirls' "Youth Day" match. Kids 13 and under will be allowed to join the Cowgirls on the court for the starting lineup and National Anthem.
 
Also, following the match, the Cowgirls will be available for autograph for all fans in attendance.  
 
McNeese (5-12, 1-2 SLC) will look to bounce back from a 3-1 Southland Conference road loss at Southeastern Tuesday night.
 
Nicholls (4-11, 1-2 SLC) is coming off a 3-2 road loss at UNO Tuesday night. The Colonels have lost their last two matches and 10 of their last 11 matches.
 
UNO (8-7, 2-1 SLC) has won three of its last four matches including its 3-2 win over Nicholls Tuesday. The Privateers will host Southeastern Thursday night before facing McNeese Saturday.
 
McNeese Notes
• Including Tuesday's match, the Cowgirls will play three matches this week
• Coming off a 3-1 road loss at Southeastern on Tuesday
• Will return home Saturday to host New Orleans for "Youth Day" match
• Kids 13 and under will be allowed to join the Cowgirls for the starting lineup and National Anthem
• Cowgirls will be available for autograph's following the match
• McNeese heads into Thursday's match leading the league and the nation in digs and ranks second in the nation in digs per set
• McNeese also ranks second in the SLC in kills (13.86) and assists (13.07)
 
Cowgirl Team Rankings In NCAA (Top 10)
• 1^st in digs (1,238)
• 2^nd in digs per set (18.21)
• 4^th in blocks (158)
 
Individual Cowgirl Rankings In NCAA (Top 10)
• Bailey Tillman ranks 4^th in the nation in digs with 319
• Sanni Rantanen ranks 9^th in the nation with 74 blocks
 
Individual Cowgirl Rankings In SLC Matches ONLY
• Bailey Tillman ranks 2^nd with 5.93 digs per set
• Lizzy Low ranks 8^th with 4.14 digs per set
• Kendall Glueck ranks 3^rd in kills per set (3.93)
• Mikayla Christiansen ranks 10^th in kills per set (3.15)
• Sanni Rantanen ranks 6^th with a .302 hitting percent
• Mia Perales ranks 5^th with 7.43 assists per set