LAKE CHARLES—McNeese beach volleyball will welcome Nicholls, Sam Houston, Mary-Hardin Baylor, and New Orleans to its Cowgirl Beach Bash this weekend, Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 at South Beach. Admission is free.
The tournament will be played in two waves with pairs 2, 4, and 6 playing
McNeese (2-2) is coming off an opening weekend 2-2 record at the HCU Third Coast Classic, will play at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. both days. The Cowgirls will face Sam Houston at 11 a.m. Friday and Nicholls at 5 p.m. The Nicholls match will count as a conference match.
Saturday's schedule has the Cowgirls playing Mary-Hardin Baylor at 11 a.m. and New Orleans at 5 p.m. in the final match of the tournament.
Opponent: Sam Houston
Location: Lake Charles, La. (South Beach)
Date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Time: 11 a.m.
Series History: McNeese leads 1-0
Last Meeting: W 3-0 (Feb. 22, 2025 – HCU Third Coast Classic)
Opponent: Nicholls
Location: Lake Charles, La. (South Beach)
Date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Time: 5 p.m.
Series History: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: W 4-1 (Mar. 16, 2025 – played in Monroe, La.)
Opponent: Mary-Hardin Baylor
Location: Lake Charles, La. (South Beach)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2025
Time: 11 a.m.
Series History: First Meeting
Opponent: New Orleans
Location: Lake Charles, La. (South Beach)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2025
Time: 5 p.m.
Series History: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: W 3-2 (Apr. 6, 2024 – at Tulane Beach Duals)
COWGIRL BEACH BASH SCHEDULE
Friday, February 28th
Dual #1 - 9 am Mary-Hardin Baylor vs New Orleans
Dual #2 - 11 am Sam Houston vs McNeese
Dual #3 - 1 pm *Nicholls vs New Orleans
Dual #4 - 3 pm Sam Houston vs Mary-Hardin Baylor
Dual #5 - 5 pm *Nicholls vs McNeese
Saturday, March 1
Dual #6 9 am Nicholls vs Mary Hardin Baylor
Dual #7 11am Mary Hardin Baylor vs McNeese
Dual #8 1 pm Sam Houston vs New Orleans
Dual #9 3 pm Nicholls vs Sam Houston
Dual #10 5 pm New Orleans vs McNeese
*- Southland Conference Match
Notes:
• 3 courts per dual
• 2 waves - Pairs 2,4,6 hard start; Pairs 1,3,5 rolling start
