Opponent: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-12, 1-6 SLC)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 15
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas (Hilliard Center)
Watch: ESPN+


LAKE CHARLES—League leading McNeese women's basketball (12-4, 6-1 SLC) will travel to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-12, 1-6 SLC) in the first of three straight road games.  McNeese will be on the road for most of the rest of January when they will play five of its next six games on the road.

McNeese (12-4, 6-1 SLC) is riding a five-game winning streak following its 77-55 home win over Southeastern last Saturday.

Freshman Dakota Howard, who recorded her first career double double (23 pts., 10 reb.) against Southeastern is one of two Cowgirls averaging in double figures.  Howard leads the team in scoring (12.8 ppg.), steals (43), and is tied for a team high with 86 total rebounds.  Howard is second on the team with 5.4 rpg. and 17.0 ppg. in conference games.

Graduate Arianna Patton leads the team with 36 three-pointers made and is second on the team in scoring (10.0 ppg.). 

Senior Lexi Alexander leads the Cowgirls with 5.7 rpg. and Jalencia Pierre has a team high 56 assists.

McNeese will travel to UTRGV on Saturday, Jan. 17 for a 2 p.m. game.

Both games will stream on ESPN+.
 
McNEESE NOTES
• Will play five of the next six games on the road including three consecutive road games beginning at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
• Enter the game atop the SLC standings
• Enter the week on a five-game winning streak
• Have won nine of last 111 games
• Coming off a 77-55 home win over Southeastern last Saturday
• Enter the game 12-4 overall and 6-1 in the SLC.
• McNeese is looking for its third straight win over the Islanders.  McNeese won both meetings last season
• Lead the SLC in nine statistical categories (Assists/Turnover Ratio, offense rebounds per game, scoring defense, scoring margin, steals per game, turnover margin (ranks #2 in the nation), turnovers forced per game, turnovers per game, and winning percent.
• The Cowgirls rank in the Top 25 in five NCAA statistical categories - 2nd in turnover margin (12.75) 7th in turnovers per game (11.1), 8th in steals per game (14.8) and scoring defense (53.2), and 12th in turnovers forced per game (23.81),
• The Cowgirls' NET ranking of 78 (Dec. 14, 2025), was the highest in program history.
• Dakota Howard, who recorded her first career double double against Southeastern continues to lead the team in scoring with 12.8 ppg., steals (43), and is tied for a team high in total rebounds (86). She is second on the team with 5.4rpg. and has scored in double figures in 12 of 16 games this season including 11 out of last 13 games.  She is averaging 17.0 ppg. in conference games.
• Lexi Alexander leads the Cowgirls in rebounds with 5.7 per game.
• Jalencia Pierre has a team high 56 assists (4.0 apg.) and is second on the team with 31 steals.  She leads the SLC and ranks 31st in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.67).
 
 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI NOTES
• Enter the game 2-12 overall and 1-6 on the SLC
• Are 2-3 at home this season
• Looking to snap a three-game losing streak and have lost 11 of last 12 games
• First home game since its 85-54 win over UNO, its lone SLC win of the season
• Coming off a 65-49 road loss at NW State last Saturday
• Samora Watson is the only Islander averaging in double figures (13.5 ppg.)
• K'Nari Holliday leads the team with 5.7 rpg.
 
 UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 15 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7 p.m.)*
Jan. 17 at UTRGV (2 p.m.)*
Jan. 22 at Southeastern (6 p.m.)*
Jan. 24 New Orleans (1 p.m.)*
Jan. 29 at Stephen F. Austin (6 p.m.)*
Jan. 31 at Lamar (3 p.m.)*
 
Home Games in BOLD
*- Southland Conference Opener