Match 1 & 2
Friday, August 25
vs. Coppin State (10 a.m.); vs. Jacksonville State (2:30 p.m.)
Livestats only
 
Match 3
Saturday, August 26
at Auburn (10 a.m.)
SECN+ on ESPN+
Livestats
 
Match 4
Sunday, August 27
at No. 19 Houston (5 p.m.)
Big12 NOW on ESPN+
Livestats
 
 
LAKE CHARLES- McNeese volleyball opens its season this weekend at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational with the first weekend of play ending with a match at No. 19 Houston on Sunday.
 
The Cowgirls will face Coppin State at 10 a.m. and Jacksonville State at 2:30 p.m. Friday.  Saturday's schedule has the Cowgirls taking on host Auburn at 10 a.m.
 
After returning from Auburn, a quick turnaround has the Cowgirls traveling to face Houston for a 5 p.m. match.
 
The Auburn match will be streamed via SECN+ on ESPN+ and the Houston match will be streamed via Big12 NOW on ESPN+.
 
McNeese returns five players from a year ago including junior Bailey Tillman, an AVCA All-Region selection and sophomore Sanni Rantanen, the Southland "Freshman of the Year" along with senior Neja Hanic and juniors McKenzie Moore and Kendall Osgood. Second year head coach Sasha Karelov has 10 newcomers including six freshmen.
 
 
Match 1 vs. Coppin State
• First all-time meeting
• Member of the MEAC
• Picked to finish as co-champs in MEAC preseason poll
• Coming off most wins in program history (23) with a 23-11 record and were the MEAC regular season champs with a 12-2 record
• Fell to Wake Forest in NIVC first round last season
 
Match 2 vs. Jacksonville State
• Second all-time meeting
• Jacksonville State holds a 1-0 record over McNeese with a 3-0 win during the 2009 season
• First season in CUSA and picked 8th in preseason poll
• Coming off a 24-6 record and a 12-4 record in the ASUN in 2022
 
Match 3 at Auburn
• Second all-time meeting
• McNeese holds a 1-0 record with a straight set (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) win over Auburn during the 2003 season at the Iowa State Heritage Classic in Ames, Iowa
• Member of the SEC
• Coming off a historic season (22-9, 10-8 SES) after falling to No. 23 Houston in second round of NCAA Tournament
• Picked to finish 7th in SEC Preseason poll
 
Match 4 at No. 19 Houston
• Houston leads the all-time series 6-2 including wins in the last two matches
• The last meeting was in Houston in 2021, the Cougars won 3-1
• The last McNeese win over Houston was in Houston during the 2017 season
 

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