LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball will take to the road again this weekend for Southland Conference matches at Houston Christian (6:30 p.m.) Thursday and at Incarnate Word (1 p.m.) on Saturday.  Only the UIW match will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
For the Cowgirls (5-9, 1-1 SLC) it will be their third and fourth straight Southland Conference road matches to start the conference schedule.  McNeese is coming off a 3-2 win at UNO last Saturday for its first SLC win of the season.
 
Head coach Sasha Karelov enters the weekend, one win shy of her 50^th career win.
 
Both HCU (7-8, 2-0 SLC) and UIW (6-8. 2-0 SLC) enter the weekend undefeated in the SLC who have both defeated Texas A&M-Commerce and Northwestern State.
 
 
MATCH INFO: at Houston Christian
Date: Thursday, Oct. 2
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: Sharp Gym
 
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MATCH INFO: at Incarnate Word
Date: Saturday, Oct. 4
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Venue: McDermott Center
 
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McNEESE NOTES
• D'Nari Mills continues to lead the team with 162 kills and is second on the team with 141 digs
 
• Ava Henry leads the team with a .292 hitting percent and is second on the team in kills (119) and blocks (28).
 
• Kinga Ziolkowska leads the team in assists (303) and service aces (12)
 
• Jordan Gamble leads the team with 35 blocks.
 
• Kayla Wilson is coming off a season high 20 kills in the win over UNO last Saturday
 
• Head coach Sasha Karelov is in her fourth season with the Cowgirls and is one win shy of 50 career wins.
 
• McNeese returns three players from last season (seniors Kayla Wilson and Lauren Fuller and sophomore Corynne Hausler).
 
• The 2025 roster consists of 15 newcomers including eight freshmen.