HOUSTON, Texas—   McNeese volleyball dropped a tightly contested Southland Conference match Thursday night in straight sets to Houston Christian (25-19, 25-20, 25-21).
 
McNeese (5-10, 1-2 SLC) was led in kills by senior Kayla Wilson who was the only Cowgirl to record double figure kills.  Wilson ended the match with 10 kills.
 
HCU evens its overall record to 8-8 overall and remains undefeated in the SLC at 3-0 with the win.
 
McNeese will continue its Texas road trip when the Cowgirls travel to San Antonio Saturday for a 1 p.m. match at UIW.  The Cardinals (7-8, 3-0 SLC) defeated Nicholls this evening.  The match will stream on ESPN+.    
 
SET-BY-SET SCORE 
Set 1: HCU 25, McNeese 19
Set 2: HCU 25, McNeese 20
Set 3: HCU 25, McNeese 21
 
McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills: Kayla Wilson - 10
Assists: Corynne Hausler- 19
Digs: Summer Anderson and Lauren Fuller- 15 apiece
Blocks: Gracjana Rozanska- 3
Aces: Neal Grace Berry- 2
 
McNEESE MATCH NOTES
• For the second straight match, senior Kayla Wilson led McNeese in kills
• Wilson was the only Cowgirl to record double figure kills with 10
• Corynne Hausler was credited with 19 assists
• Lauren Fuller and Summer Anderson both led all players with 15 digs apiece
• Gracjana Rozanska led McNeese with three blocks
• As a team, McNeese out blocked HCU 10-6
• The had five service aces
• McNeese ended the match with a .150 hitting percent; HCU had a .248 hitting percent
 
 NEXT MATCH
Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word*
 
UPCOMING MATCHES
Oct. 9 Lamar*
Oct. 11 SFA*
Oct. 15 at NW State*
Oct. 18 East Texas A&M*
Oct. 23 UTRGV*
Oct. 25 Texas A&M-CC*
Oct. 30 at Lamar*
 
Home Match
*-Southland Conference Match