LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball (5-13, 1-5 SLC) will split its two Southland Conference matches this week, both on the road and at home. The Cowgirls will travel to Natchitoches to take on Northwestern State (1-19, 0-6 SLC) for a rare Wednesday match. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. The match will stream on ESPN+.
McNeese will return home on Saturday, Oct. 18 to host East Texas A&M in an 11 a.m. match, the first of three straight home matches.
MATCH INFO: at NW State
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 15
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Natchitoches, La.
Venue: Prather Coliseum
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McNEESE NOTES
• Coming off home losses to Lamar and Stephen F. Austin last week
• Saturday's match will be the start of three straight home matches and five of the last six home matches
• McNeese opened the SLC schedule with its first four matches on the road
• McNeese's lone conference win to this point was a 3-2 road win at New Orleans on Sept. 27.
• Head coach
Sasha Karelov is in her fourth season with the Cowgirls and is one win shy of 50 career wins.
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D'Nari Mills continues to lead the team with 174 kills and is second on the team with 159 digs
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Kayla Wilson is second on the team with 172 kills and has recorded double figure kills in the last five matches including a season high 22 kills against Lamar on Oct. 9. Wilson ranks second in the SLC with 4.10 kills per set in conference matches.
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Ava Henry leads the team with a .265 hitting percent and is third on the team in kills (140) and second in blocks (34).
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Kinga Ziolkowska leads the team in assists (352) and service aces (16)
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Jordan Gamble leads the team with 38 blocks.
• McNeese returns three players from last season (seniors
Kayla Wilson and
Lauren Fuller and sophomore
Corynne Hausler).
• The 2025 Cowgirl roster consists of 15 newcomers including eight freshmen.
ABOUT NORTHWESTERN STATE
• Are coached by McNeese former assistant coach Ben Kaszeta
• Are 1-19 overall and 0-6 in the SLC
• Lone win of the season was a 3-2 win over Tennessee State in its season opener
• Have lost 16 of its 20 matches in straight sets
• Have not won a set in the last nine matches
• Last set won was against North Texas on Sept. 13.
