Box Score RUSTON---  McNeese softball let a 5-0 lead slip away Wednesday at Louisiana Tech in a 10-5 loss, dropping the Cowgirls to 14-13 overall.  La. Tech improves to 13-11 with the win.
 
The Cowgirls scored two runs in the first inning of a RBI single by Rylie Bouvier with the other run coming via a fielder's choice for a 2-0 lead.
 
Three more runs in the third inning extended the Cowgirl lead to 5-0.  Once again, Bouvier singled to score two runs and a single by Reese Reyna scored the third run of the inning.
 
La. Tech responded with six runs on six hits and a Cowgirl error to take the lead.  The Bulldogs added another run in the fourth for a 7-0 lead before tacking on three more runs in the sixth for the 10-5 lead.
 
McNeese picked up nine hits in the game with Jada Muñoz leading the Cowgirls at the plate with three.  Bouvier was 2 for 3 with three RBI and Reyna also picked up two hits.
 
Maddie Taylor (5-5) was the losing pitcher after allowing two runs on two hits in 2/3 innings.
 
Allie Furr led La. Tech with three hits in four at bats.
 
McNeese will return to Southland Conference action this weekend when the Cowgirls host Northwestern State in a three-game series beginning with a single game at 6 p.m. Friday.