LAKE CHARLES—Chloe Gomez's game winning RBI double to left center in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Brooke Otto to give McNeese a come from behind 4-3 Southland Conference softball win over Texas A&M-Corpus Friday night in the series opener.
 
The series will conclude with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.  Following Saturday's games, seniors Kaylee Lopez, Whitney Tate, Caleigh Cross and Alayis Seneca will be honored.
 
McNeese (36-14, 16-3 SLC) fell behind 2-0 in the third inning when the Islanders (21-19, 9-10 SLC) took advantage of a Cowgirl error to get on the board with its first run of the game.  The second Islander run was scored on a throw down to second base in an attempt to get Gabriella Torres stealing while Paolina Baez scored from third base.
 
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi added a run in the sixth off a sacrifice fly by Monee Montilla that scored Kimane Rogron for a 3-0 lead.
 
The Islanders' starter Primrose Aholelei (16-11) kept the Cowgirls off balance and scoreless until the sixth inning when McNeese plated three runs with two outs to tie the game. Aholelei allowed eight hits and struck out six in the loss.
 
Reese Reyna, who singled to shortstop and Crislyne Moreno who reached on a fielder's choice both scored on a fielder's choice by Emily Phillips to cut the lead to 3-2. A single through the left side by senior Alayis Seneca scored pinch runner Rylie Eyster to tie the game at three apiece.
 
The Islanders had the tying run on second base and a runner on first with two outs in the seventh inning but Shaelyn Sanders got Gabriella Torres to pop up to second baseman Mariana Torres to end the threat. 
 
Sanders, who relieved starter Whitney Tate in the fifth inning remained undefeated at 6-0 on the season with the win.  Sanders allowed one run on three hits, struck out five and walked one.
 
Seneca led McNeese at the plate with two hits while Alexandria Torres and Gabriella Torres led the Islanders with two hits apiece.