Opponent: UTRGV (10-8, 6-2 SLC)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 24
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Stream: ESPN+
Series Record: McNeese leads the series 2-1
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Opponent: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11-8, 6-2 SLC)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Stream: ESPN+
Series Record: Texas A&M-CC leads the series 21-6
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LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball (7-13, 3-5 SLC) will travel to Edinburg, Texas for a rare noon match on Thursday against UTRGV (10-8, 6-2 SLC) before heading to Corpus Christi, Texas Saturday for a 1 p.m. match at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11-8, 6-2).
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The Cowgirls enter the weekend in seventh place. UTRGV and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi enter the weekend tied for third place.
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MATCH NOTES
• It will be the first and only regular season SLC match against both UTRGV and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
• Both UTRGV and TAMU-CC rank first or second in the SLC in hitting percent, kills, and assists
• The Cowgirls will look to snap a three-match losing streak after last week's home losses to Houston Christian and Incarnate Word
• Senior
McKenzie Moore continues to lead the team and the SLC in kills with 305 for an average of 4.36 per set.Â
• Junior Netarah Moore leads the team and ranks ninth in the SLC with 64 blocks
• Senior
Bailey Tillman leads the team and ranks second in the SLC in digs with 340 for an average of 4.86 per set.
• Tillman moved into third place in McNeese career digs against UIW on Saturday. She has 1,707 career digs and is 44 shy of moving into second place.
• Sophomore
Megan Grose continues to lead the team with 345 assists.
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ABOUT UTRGV
• First year in the Southland Conference
• On a four-match winning streak
• Coming off two wins over both Northwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce in the last two weeks
• Second in the SLC with a .240 hitting percent, 844 kills and 785 assistsÂ
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ABOUT TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
• Will enter the weekend on a seven-match winning streak
• Will host Nicholls Thursday before facing McNeese Saturday
• Lead the SLC in hitting percent (.245), assists (827), kills (900), and digs (1062)
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UP NEXT
Saturday, Nov. 2 Northwestern State (11 a.m.)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Nicholls (6:30 p.m.)
Thursday, Nov. 7 at Stephen F. Austin (6 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 9 at Lamar (1 p.m.)
Thursday, Nov. 14 Lamar (6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 16 Stephen F. Austin (1 p.m.)
Fri.-Sun, Nov. 22-24 SLC Tournament (Hammond)
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