Opponent:  Utah Tech
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2
Time: 8 p.m. (CST)
Location: St. George, Utah (Barnes Arena)
Watch: ESPN+


ST. GEORGE, Utah—McNeese women's basketball, coming off a 1-1 record at the Baha Mar Hoop Pink Flamingo Championship last week will continue its five game road stretch on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Utah Tech.  Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (CST) with the game streaming on ESPN+.

McNeese heads into the game with a 4-2 record following its 76-66 win over Belmont in the consolation game last week.

Utah Tech, a member of the WAC also enters the game with a 4-2 record.  It's the second of five straight home games for the Trailblazers who are coming off an 81-70 win over Westminster on Saturday.  Utah Tech leads the series 1-0 after defeating McNeese 79-69 in Lake Charles last season.

The Cowgirls enter the game with three players averaging in double figures.  Arianna Patton is averaging 13.2 ppg. while Lexi Alexander is averaging 10.3 ppg. and Jalencia Pierre is averaging 10.2 ppg.  Alexander tops the team with 5.8 rpg. while Dakota Howard and Tyreona Sibley are pulling down 5.3 boards per contest.
 
THE OPPONENT
Utah Tech
• Member of the WAC
• Picked to finish 6th in the WAC preseason poll
• Enter the game with a 4-2 record following its
81-70 win over Westminster on Saturday.
• It will be the second of five straight home games for the Trailblazers
• Hold a 1-0 record against McNeese, having won the first meeting 79-69 in Lake Charles last
 
McNEESE NOTES
• McNeese enters Tuesday's game at Utah Tech with a 4-2 record having won three of its last four games.
• Utah Tech will be the second WAC team the Cowgirls will play this season.
• McNeese is coming off a 1-1 record at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas last week.
• McNeese lost 83-63 to then No. 22 West Virginia before ending tournament play with a 76-66 win over Belmont who was ranked 11th in the CollegeInsider Mid Major Top 25 Poll.
• Graduate Arianna Patton was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 15.5 ppg.
• McNeese has three players averaging in double figures.
• Patton leads the team with 13.2 ppg., Lexi Alexander is averaging 10.3 ppg. and Jalencia Pierre is averaging 10.2 ppg.
• The Cowgirls also have three players averaging at least five rebounds a game.
• Alexander leads the team with 5.8 rpg., Dakota Howard and Tyreona Sibley are pulling down 5.3 per game.
• McNeese ranks second in the nation in turnover ratio (1.37) and eighth in steals per game (16.3)
• For the second time this season, the Cowgirls received votes in the College Insider Top 25 Poll on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
• In the first NET Rankings this season (Dec. 1) McNeese ranked 91^st, the highest in program history.
 
UPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 2  at Utah Tech (8 p.m. CST)
Dec. 5-6 at Briann January Classic (Tempe, Ariz.)
Dec. 5 vs. Arizona State (7:30 p.m. CST)
Dec. 6 vs. Nevada (1 p.m. CST)
Dec. 12 East Texas A&M* (5 p.m.)
Dec. 15 vs. NW State* (6:30 p.m.)
Dec. 29 at Incarnate Word* (6 p.m.)
Dec. 31 at Houston Christian* (2 p.m.)
Jan. 3 vs. Lamar* (1 p.m.)
Jan. 8 vs. Nicholls* (6:30 p.m.)
Jan. 10 vs. Southeastern* (1 p.m.)
 
Home Games in BOLD
*- Southland Conference Opener