Thursday, Nov. 9
at Houston Christian (6:30 p.m.)
Series Record: HCU leads the series 11-8
Last Meeting: McN won 3-0 in Lake Charles (Oct. 14)
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Saturday, Nov. 11
Southeastern (11 a.m.)/ Senior Day
Series Record: McN leads 21-18
Last Meeting: Southeastern won 3-0 in Hammond
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LAKE CHARLES- McNeese volleyball will close out the regular season with two important matches that will have Southland Conference Tournament seeding implications.
 
McNeese (15-14, 13-3 SLC), winners of its last six matches and 13 of its last 16 enter the final week in third place in the conference standings behind Southeastern (24-2, 15-1 SLC) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (19-9, 14-2 SLC).
 
Thursday's opponent, Houston Christian sits in fourth place (16-12, 11-5 SLC) two matches behind the Cowgirls.
 
McNeese will look to pick up its second win over the Huskies this season after a straight set win in Lake Charles on Oct. 14.  The match will stream on ESPN+.
 
The Cowgirls will conclude the regular season at 11 a.m. on Saturday against league leading Southeastern on Senior Day.  Seniors Nejra Hanic and Revna Cakir will be honored prior to the match.
 
The Cowgirls continue to lead the conference in digs with an average of 18.13 per set in league matches.  McNeese ranks second in assists (13.96), kills (14.64), and service aces (1.75).
 
As a team, McNeese ranks fifth in the nation in assists (1,316), 10^th in digs (1,718), and 13^th in kills (1,382).
 
Junior libero Bailey continues to lead the SLC and ranks 10^th in the nation with 535 digs.  Here 5.19 digs per set ranks her 13^th in the nation heading into the weekend. 
 
Carissa Chainey ranks third in the SLC in conference matches with 208 kills (3.92 per match). McKenzie Moore ranks second in aces the with 26, fifth with a .330 hitting percent, and 10^th in kills (3.19).  Tshilanda Diouf ranks second with 53 blocks and 10th with a .303 hitting percent. Emma Hendricks ranks fourth with 371 assists.
 
MATCH NOTES
• Its the second meeting of the season against both Houston Christian and Southeastern
• McNeese defeated HCU and lost to Southeastern in the first meeting
• McNeese has won its last six matches and 13 of its last 16 matches
• McNeese enters the match in third place behind Southeastern and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
• In conference matches, McNeese leads the SLC with 18.13 digs per set
• McNeese ranks second in SLC matches in assists (13.96), kills (14.64), and service aces (1.75)
• Bailey Tillman is a four-time SLC "Defensive Player of the Week" recipient and was named POW for three third consecutive weeks from Oct. 16-Oct. 30
• Bailey Tillman leads the SLC in digs (535), ranks 10^th in the nation in digs and 13^th in digs per set.
• Carissa Chainey ranks third in the SLC with 3.92 kills per set. 
• McKenzie Moore ranks second in the SLC in service aces with 26, fifth with a .330 hitting percent, and 10^th in kills (3.19)
• Tshilanda Diouf ranks second in the SLC in blocks with 53 blocks and 10th with a .303 hitting percent
• Emma Hendricks ranks fourth in the SLC with 371 assists
 

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