LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball (4-10, 0-2 SLC) returns to action Saturday in the second of three straight home matches.  The Cowgirls will host New Orleans (2-13, 0-3 SLC) at 1 p.m. in its Alumni Match.  All alumni in attendance will be recognized between sets two and three.  The match will be streamed on ESPN+
 
The Cowgirls are coming off its SLC home opening loss to league leading Southeastern on Thursday, falling in four sets.
 
UNO is coming off a straight set road loss at Nicholls on Thursday.  McNeese will host Nicholls nest Tuesday.
 
MATCH NOTES
• It's the second of three straight home matches
• It's alumni day and McNeese will recognize its alumni in attendance between sets two and three
• Cowgirls will look to snap a five-match losing streak following its 3-1 Southland Conference home opening loss against Southeastern on Thursday
• McNeese leads the series 24-3 and are 14-0 at home against the Privateers
• McNeese was picked sixth in the preseason poll while the Privateers were picked 12th.
• Senior McKenzie Moore continues to lead the team with 212 kills and is coming off a match high 19 against Southeastern.  Moore is also second on the team with 33 blocks and third with 124 digs.
• Megan Grose leads McNeese with 279 assists
• Lacie Schooley leads the team with 11 aces
• Naterah Moore leads the Cowgirls with 41 blocks
• Bailey Tillman has a team high 232 digs and moved into fourth place in McNeese career digs at Texas A&M-Commerce on Sept. 28.  Tillman enters Saturday's match with 1,599 digs, needing 103 to move into third place.
 
ABOUT NEW ORLEANS
• Picked to finish 12th in the preseason poll
• UNO enters the match having lost its last eight matches
• The Privateers have lost their last 15 sets and 22 of their last 25 sets
• UNO is coming off a 3-0 road loss at Nicholls on Thursday
• The two teams will meet against next Thursday in New Orleans