LAKE CHARLES—For the first time since 2023, McNeese volleyball will take part in the Southland Conference Volleyball Championship Nov. 20-22 at the Dr. Jack and Susie Dugan Wellness Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.  McNeese, the No. 5 seed and will face No. 4 seed UTRGV at 1 p.m. Friday.

Tickets for the tournament can be purchased HERE

The tournament runs through Sunday, Nov. 22 with the champion representing the Southland in the NCAA Tournament.

It will be the second meeting of the season against UTRGV with the Vaqueros picking up the regular season win in straight sets in the SLC opener back on Sept. 23 in Lake Charles.  This will be the first time the two teams have ever met in the SLC Tournament.

Southeastern and Incarnate Word are the regular season co-champs but Southeastern earned the No. 1 seed due to the tiebreaker.  Stephen F. Austin is the No. 3 seed, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is the No. 6 seed followed by Lamar as the No. 7 seed and East Texas A&M rounds out the tournament field as the No. 8 seed.

McNeese SLC Tournament Notes
• Making its first SLC Tournament appearance since 2023 and overall 36^th tournament appearance
• Making its first tournament appearance under first year head coach Tayler Gray
• Will be the first time playing UTRGV in the SLC Tournament
• McNeese has never won a conference tournament
• Have played in two championship matches (1999 and 2021)
• Have advanced to the semifinals 13 times, last was in 2023 where the Cowgirls lost to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
 
Southland Conference Tournament Schedule
Friday, Nov. 20
Match 1- 10 a.m.             No. 1 Seed Southeastern vs. No. 8 Seed East Texas A&M (ESPN+)
Match 2- 1 p.m.               No. 4 Seed UTRGV vs. No. 5 Seed McNeese (ESPN+)         
Match 3- 4 p.m.               No. 3 Seed SFA vs. No. 6 Seed Texas A&M-CC (ESPN+)
Match 4- 7 p.m.               No. 2 Seed UIW vs. No. 7 Seed Lamar (ESPN+)
                       
Saturday, Nov. 21
Match 5- 1 p.m.               Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 (ESPN+)
Match 6- 4 p.m.               Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 (ESPN+)
 
Sunday, Nov. 22
Match 7- 2 p.m.               Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6 (ESPN+)