LAKE CHARLES—For the fourth straight game in the 2025 Southland Conference Tournament and fifth straight home conference tournament game dating back to 2023, the last time McNeese hosted the SLC Tournament, the Cowgirls win in walk-off fashion.

Samantha Mundine's game winning one out single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave No. 1 seed McNeese (41-18) a 3-2 walk-off win over No. 2 seed Southeastern (46-14) in the first game of the SLC Championship Series Thursday night. 

The walk off RBI is Mundine's second in four games.  She was responsible for the walk-off walk in McNeese's 5-4 (8 inning) win over East Texas A&M in the Cowgirls' first game of the SLC Tournament- Lake Charles Bracket exactly one week ago tonight.

The series will continue Friday at 6 p.m.  A win by McNeese would clinch their 10^th overall SLC Tournament title.  A win by Southeastern would force an if necessary game at 6 p.m. Saturday night.  The series winner will represent the Southland in the NCAA Tournament.

PITCHERS OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher – Maddie Taylor (18-7
(7.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 run, 2 earned run, 3 BB, 1 K)

Losing Pitcher – Britney Lewinski (8-5)
(2.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 3 BB, 1 K)
 
HITTING
Nyjah Fontenot (2-4, 1 run)
Rylie Bouvier (1-2, 1 HR, 1 run)
Sarah Allen (1-2, 1 RBI)
Samantha Mundine (1-3, 1 RBI*)
*- Game winning RBI 

HOW IT HAPPENED
B2- Sarah Allen double to left to score Reese Reyna for the earl lead (McN 1, SE 0)
T4- Southeastern tied the game on a RBI fielder's choice by Kailey Dixon that scored Brilee Ford (McN 1, SE 1)
T6- Southeastern's Maddie Watson's solo homerun gave the Lady Lions the lead (SE 2, McN 1)
B6- Rylie Bouvier tied the game with her third homerun of the season (McN 2, SE 2)
B7- Samantha Mundine's single through the right side scored Nyja Fontenot for the game winning run (McN 3, SE 2)
 
 McNEESE TOURNAMENT NOTES
•- It's the fourth straight walk-off win for McNeese in the 2025 SLC Tournament
• It's the fifth straight home SLC Tournament walk-off win for McNeese since 2023, the last time McNeese hosted the tournament
• McNeese has won its last 14 SLC Tournament home games
• It's the second walk-off RBI for Samantha Mundine in the tournament.  Mundine's walk-off walk on May 1 gave McNeese a 5-4 (8 inning) win over East Texas A&M in the Cowgirls first game of the tournament
• McNeese improves to 41-18 overall, its fourth straight 40-win season
• Are 25-3 at home this season, the three losses are to teams ranked in the Top 10 (twice to Tennessee, once to LSU)
• Cowgirls extend winning streak to seven games
•- has an overall 64-35 conference tournament record.
• McNeese is looking for its 10th overall SLC Tournament Title
• making a league high 35th Southland Conference Tournament appearances in 2025.
•- is hosting its fifth SLC Tournaments (2009, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025)
•- McNeese is one of seven Division I teams that have won 40 or more games in each of the last four seasons (2022-25).
• Among the seven, the only two non-Power 4 teams on the list (McNeese & Southeastern) are playing each other in the 2025 SLC Championship Series. The other five are Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas, UCLA and Tennessee.
• McNeese has won six of the last eight Southland Conference Tournaments and four of the last five conference tournaments played (2020 Covid year- no tournament)
• Enters the Championship Series having won 18 of its last 21 games
•- The Cowgirls are 18-1 in their last 19 games.  Their loss was a 5-2 road loss at No. 10 LSU on April 22 that snapped its 11-game winning streak
• The last SLC Tournament home loss was 2-1 to Texas State in the championship game in 2009 under head coach Natalie Poole.
 
 SLC TOURNAMENT (CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES) PRESENTED BY TOYOTA
All Games Streamed on ESPN+
 
Thursday, May 8
No. 1 McNeese 3 vs. No. 2 Southeastern 2
 
Friday, May 9
6 p.m.: No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern
 
Saturday, May 10 (If Necessary)
6 p.m.: No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Southeastern