LAKE CHARLES—McNeese volleyball opened its own Cowgirl Classic Thursday night with a straight set 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-19) win over Alcorn on the first day of the three-day tournament.
McNeese to improves to 3-1 on the season while the Lady Braves fall to 0-3.
The Cowgirls will face UT-Arlington at 6 p.m. Friday in the second match of the day. Alcorn will face UL-Monroe at 1 p.m.
The tournament will conclude Saturday with UT-Arlington taking on Alcorn at 10:30 a.m. and the Cowgirls will face UL-Monroe at 1 p.m. UT-Arlington defeated UL-Monroe in four sets in the tournaments opening match.
Admission is free for all tournament matches as well as all Cowgirl home matches.
SET-BY-SET SCORE
Set 1: McNeese 25, Alcorn 9
Set 2: McNeese 25, Alcorn 20
Set 3: McNeese 25, Alcorn 19
McNEESE STAT LEADERS
Kills:
Neal Grace Berry - 11
Assists:
Kinga Ziolkowska - 22
Digs:
Lauren Fuller - 14
Blocks:
Nylah Gray - 5
Aces:
Lauren Fuller- 2
MATCH NOTES
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Neal Grace Berry led the Cowgirls with a career high 11 kills and hit .500 on the night, committing one error in 20 attacks
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Lauren Fuller picked up a career high 14 digs
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D'Nari Mills and
Ava Henry were credited with 10 kills apiece
• Mills ended the match with a double double (10 kills, 10 digs). She has recorded double figure kills in all four matches this season.
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Kinga Ziolkowska led the Cowgirls with 22 assists
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Corynne Hausler also dished out double figure assists with 14, a season high for her
NEXT MATCHES
Friday, Sept. 5 vs. UT-Arlington (6 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 6 vs. UL-Monroe (1 p.m.)
UPCOMING MATCHES
Sept. 4-6 Cowgirl Classic
Sept. 5 vs. UT-Arlington (6 p.m.)
Sept. 6 vs. UL-Monroe (1 p.m.)
Sept. 11-16 at Florida A&M Tournament
Sept. 19-20 at Houston Cougar Challenge
Sept. 25 at Southeastern*
Sept. 27 at New Orleans*
Oct. 2 at Houston Christian*
Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word*
Oct. 9 Lamar*
Home Match
*-Southland Conference Match
