NEW ORLEANS—   McNeese volleyball held on for its first Southland Conference win of the season Saturday with a 3-2 (14-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13) win over New Orleans to end SLC opening weekend of play with a 1-1 record.
 
The win included a season high 71 kills and 68 assists by the Cowgirls this season.
 
After dropping the first set, McNeese responded by winning the next two sets to take a 2-1 match lead.
 
UNO didn't go away easy as they evened the match at two sets apiece with the fourth set win, sending the match to a deciding fifth set in which the Cowgirls came away with the win to seal the victory.
 
McNeese improves to 5-9 overall and 1-1 in the SLC while UNO falls to 6-9 overall and 1-1 in the SLC as well.
 
Several Cowgirls had an outstanding match including senior Kayla Wilson who led all players with a season high 20 kills, two shy of tying her career high of 22.
 
D'Nari Mills tied her season high with 19 kills and Neal Grace Berry ended the match with a career high 13 kills.  Setter Corynne Hausler dished out a match high 53 assists, a career high for her.
 
SET-BY-SET SCORE at UNO
Set 1: UNO 25, McNeese 14
Set 2: McNeese 25, UNO 23
Set 3: McNeese 25, UNO 22
Set 4: UNO 25, McNeese 20
Set 5: McNeese 15, UNO 13
 
McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills: Kayla Wilson, - 20
Assists: Corynne Hausler- 53
Digs: Lauren Fuller- 17
Blocks: Jordan Gamble- 4
Aces: five players- 1
 
McNEESE MATCH NOTES
• McNeese took an early 2-1 lead by winning sets two and three then won the match with a fifth set win.
• McNeese recorded its most kills (71) and assists (68) this season
• McNeese finished the match with its second-best hitting percent of the season (.232)
• It's the fifth time this season McNeese went to a fifth set and are 3-2 overall this season in five-set matches
• Three McNeese players record 10 or more kills
• Kayla Wilson led all players with a season high 20 kills
• D'Nari Mills record her fifth double double of the season (19 kills, 12 digs
• Neal Grace Berry recorded a career high 13 kills
• Corynne Hausler dished out a career high 53 assists
• Lauren Fullen led McNeese in digs with 17
 
NEXT MATCH
Oct. 2 at Houston Christian*
 
UPCOMING MATCHES
Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word*
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