GAME INFO
• Opponent: Texas A&M-Kingsville
• Date: Monday, Nov. 2
• Tipoff: 11 a.m.
• Location: Lake Charles, La.
• Venue: Townsley Law Arena
• TV: ESPN+
 
 
LAKE CHARLES—The Ashton Feldhaus era will begin on Monday, Nov. 1 with the Cowgirls annual Education Game.  Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. at the Townsley Law Arena.  The game will stream on ESPN+.
 
With over 1,800 area kids expected to be in attendance, Cowgirl ticket holders are asked to sit in sections 100, 101, and 112 on a first come first serve basis.
 
The game is the first of three straight home games for the Cowgirls to start the 2026-27 season.  McNeese will host Grambling on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.  and Louisiana Tech at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8.
 
Feldhaus enters her first season as Cowgirls head coach and third overall season as a collegiate head coach.
 
McNeese returns two players (Avari Berry, Carley Hamilton) from its 2026 Southland Conference Championship team. 
 
Eleven players will be making their Cowgirl debut against the Javelina's on Monday.
 
McNEESE NOTES
• It's the fifth McNeese home Education Game
• McNeese is 4-0 in home Education Games
• Cowgirls are under first year head coach Ashton Feldhaus
• Feldhaus is in her third overall season as a head coach.  She was the head coach at Morehead State (2025-26) and at Missouri Western (2024-25) before being named McNeese head coach on April 7, 2026.
• McNeese returns two players from its record setting season last year.  The returnees are senior Avari Berry and sophomore Carley Hamilton.
• Eleven players from six different countries (Sweden, Mali, Ireland, Italy, Nigeria, Spain) will make their McNeese collegiate debut on Monday.
• McNeese was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference preseason poll.  The reigning SLC regular season champs picked up one first place vote.
 
 
UPCOMING COWGIRL GAMES
Nov. 5 Grambling (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 8 Louisiana Tech (1 p.m.)
Nov. 10 at LSU (7 p.m.)
Nov. 13 College of Biblical Studies (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 16 at Tulane (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 18 at Southern Miss (6 p.m.)
Nov. 26-28 at St. Pete Showcase (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Nov. 26 vs. College of Charleston (12 p.m.)
Nov. 28 vs. North Dakota State (11 a.m.)
Dec. 3  *Incarnate Word (6:30 p.m.)
Dec. 5  *Houston Christian (1 p.m.)
Dec. 9 UL-Lafayette (6:30 p.m.)
Dec. 17 *at East Texas A&M (6:30 p.m.)
Dec. 19 *at Northwestern State (1 p.m.)
Dec. 31 *Stephen F. Austin (1 p.m.)
 
*Southland Conference Game
Home Game In BOLD