LAKE CHARLES- McNeese head volleyball coach
Sasha Karelov has announced the 2024 schedule, one that will challenge the Cowgirls early on in preparation their Southland Conference matches.
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"I really like how our 2024 schedule turned out," said Karelov. "Our preseason is balanced and will give us a chance to expose some weaknesses and gain valuable experience before conference play. I'm looking forward to our match-up against UL-Lafayette because of the rivalry and history between the two athletic departments. Hosting the Cowgirl Classic again this fall with Alcorn and Florida A&M should be a fun, exciting weekend of volleyball in Lake Charles. Our players can't wait to get back in the Legacy Center and compete in front of our awesome supporters in September."Â
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A total of 11 regular season home matches, including eight conference matches will be played in the Legacy Center.
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The Cowgirls will take part in four tournaments including its own Cowgirl Classic (Sept. 12-14) with Alcorn, Incarnate Word, and Florida A&M making up the tournament field.
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Following two Blue & Gold scrimmages and a home exhibition match against LSU, McNeese will open the regular season at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational against Texas A&M on Aug. 31. The Cowgirls will also participate in the UT-Arlington Invitational (Sept. 5-7) and the Stephen F. Austin Tourn. (Sept. 20-21).
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The conference slate will begin on the road at Texas A&M-Commerce on Sept. 28. The Cowgirls will host the reigning Southland Conference champs Southeastern on Oct. 3 in its SLC opener, the first of three straight conference matches. McNeese will also host New Orleans (Oct. 5), Nicholls (Oct. 8), Houston Christian (Oct. 17), Incarnate Word (Oct. 19), Northwestern State (Nov. 2), Lamar (Nov. 14), and Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 16) in conference matches.Â
A non-conference home match against Tarleton State is scheduled for Sept. 17 with the Cowgirls playing at Southern (Sept. 2) and UL-Lafayette (Sept. 10) in non-conference road matches.
The Southland Conference Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 21-24 in Hammond with Southeastern serving as the host.
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 2024 McNeese Volleyball Schedule
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Date               Opponent                                                                            Site                                      Time
AUG. 16 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BLUE/GOLD SCRIMMAGE I Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
AUG. 17 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LSU (EXHIBITION)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12 P.M.
AUG. 22 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BLUE/GOLD SCRIMMAGE II Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1  South Alabama Jaguar Inv.                                            Mobile, AL.
Aug. 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â vs. Texas A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 1              at South Alabama                                                                                                                     11 a.m.
Sept. 2              at Southern                                                                        Baton Rouge                            11 a.m.
Sept. 5-7           UT-Arlington Invitational                                                    Arlington, TX.                         Â
Sept. 5              vs. UL-Monroe                                                                                                                          2:30 p.m.
Sept. 6              at UT-Arlington                                                                                                                        6 p.m.
Sept. 7              vs. Santa Clara                                                                                                                        12 p.m.
Sept. 10            at UL-Lafayette                                                                Lafayette                  6 p.m.
SEPT. 12-14Â Â Â Â Â COWGIRL CLASSICÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
SEPT. 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ALCORNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
6:30 P.M.
Sept. 13            Alcorn vs. Incarnate Word                                                  1 p.m.
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FLORIDA A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
Sept. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Incarnate Word vs. Florida A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 a.m.
SEPT. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TARLETON STATEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 p.m.
Sept. 20-21        Stephen F. Austin Tourn.                        Nacogdoches, TX.
Sept. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UTSAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10 a.m.
                         Boise State                                                               7 p.m.
Sept. 21            Stephen F. Austin                                                         1:30 p.m.
Sept. 28            *at Texas A&M-Commerce                       Commerce, TX.             1 p.m.
OCT. 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *SOUTHEASTERNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
OCT. 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *NEW ORLEANSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 P.M.
OCT. 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *NICHOLLSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
Oct. 10         *at New Orleans                                                          New Orleans                                   6:30 p.m.
Oct. 12             *at Southeastern                               Hammond                  12 p.m.
OCT. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *HOUSTON CHRISTIANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
OCT. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *INCARNATE WORDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 P.M.
Oct. 24             *at UTRGV                                  Edinburg, TX.               6:30 p.m.
Oct. 26             *at Texas A&M-CC                            Corpus Christi, TX.           1 p.m.
NOV. 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *NORTHWESTERN STATEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 11 A.M.
Nov. 5              *at Nicholls                                  Thibodaux                  6:30 p.m.
Nov. 7              *at Stephen F. Austin                           Nacogdoches, TX.            6 p.m.
Nov. 9              *at Lamar                                    Beaumont, TX.              1 p.m.
NOV. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *LAMARÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAKE CHARLESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6:30 P.M.
NOV. 16           *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN                       LAKE CHARLES                   1 P.M. Â
Nov. 21-24        Southland Conference Tournament               Hammond
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