LAKE CHARLES – McNeese women's basketball returns home Thursday, Feb. 9 to host second place Southeastern in the first game against the Lady Lions this season.  Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Legacy Center.
 
McNeese (9-13, 6-5 SLC) enters the game tied for fourth place in the league standing following its 75-67 road win at Texas A&M-Commerce last Saturday.
 
The Cowgirls also enter the game leading the conference in scoring (66.6 ppg.), a 45.7 field goal percent, 15.6 apg., 9.6 spg., and are third in rebounds (36.2 rpg.) in conference games.
 
Paris Mullens continues to come off the bench to lead the Cowgirls in scoring with 9.8 ppg. while Divine Tanks leads the team with 5.7 rpg.
 
Southeastern (13-8, 8-3 SLC) is coming off a 59-51 home win over first place Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.  The Lady Lions are the only team to hand TAMU-CC is only conference losses this season.
 
NOTES
- It's the first of two regular season meetings against Southeastern.
- McNeese holds a 43-34 series record but have lost the last three meetings to the Lady Lions.
- McNeese's last win over Southeastern was an 80-72 win in Hammond on Jan. 20, 2021. The last Cowgirls win over Southeastern in Lake Charles was a 62-56 win in Jan. 19, 2019.
- McNeese is coming off a 75-67 road win at then second place Texas A&M-Commerce.
- McNeese continues to lead the league in scoring in conference games, averaging 66.6 ppg. The Cowgirls also lead the league with a 45.7 field goal percent, assists (15.6), steals (9.6), and is third in rebounds (36.2).
- Paris Mullins continues to lead McNeese in scoring (9.8 ppg.).  Mullins has scored in double figures in four of the last seven games.
- Divine Tanks continues to lead the team with 5.7rpg. overall and is averaging 5.7 rpg. in conference games.  Tanks is second in the league with a 57.7 field goal percent in conference games.
- Tanks enters the game with 734 career rebounds, needing 10 to move into 4th place on McNeese's career list.
- Desirae Hansen leads the league with a 45.8 three-point field goal percent in SLC games.  Hansen is coming off a nearly perfect game.  Hansen was 5 of 5 from the field including 4 of 4 from 3-point range.  Hansen missed one free throw on the day, making 3 of 4.
- Hansen is 20 points away from reaching 1,500 career points.  She enters Thursday's game with 1,480 career points.