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Feldhaus/Motta Postgame Interview

LAKE CHARLES—Matilde Motta scored a career high 14 points Thursday night to lead McNeese women's basketball in a 56-51 win over Grambling to improve to 2-0 on the season.  The loss dropped Grambling to 0-2 on the season.
 
Motta was one of three Cowgirls to score in double figures on the night, missing a double double by one rebound, ending the game with a career high nine boards.
 
Valencia Fontenelle-Posson recorded her second straight double double, ending the game with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Avari Berry chipped in with 11 points and led the Cowgirls with four assists.
 
McNeese scored the game's first five points of the game with Avari Berry scoring the first three points for the Cowgirls followed by a Morgan Boyd layup.
 
The Cowgirls held a slim 13-12 first quarter lead and a 31-24 halftime lead.  McNeese outscored Grambling 18-12 in the second quarter.
 
One of two free throws by Carley Hamilton with seven minutes left in the third quarter gave McNeese its first double figure lead at 36-26.  Grambling got as close as five points (38-33) with less than five minutes left in the quarter, but the Cowgirls outscored the Tigers 10-2 in the final 4:33 of the quarter to hold its largest lead of the game 48-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
Grambling chipped away at the lead in the fourth quarter and cut the McNeese lead to four points (51-47) with 2:13 to play but Berry drained a three to up the lead back to seven points with less than minute to play.  
 
With the game winding down, two free throws by Angel Wilkinson cut the Cowgirl lead to three points (54-51) but two free throws by Carley Hamilton with nine seconds left iced the game for the Cowgirls.
 
McNeese will close out its three game homestand against Louisiana Tech at 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
McNEESE NOTES
• Three Cowgirls scored in double figures
• Matilde Motta and Valencia Fontenelle-Posson both scored 14 points apiece
• The 14 points for Motta is her career high
• Posson recorded her second straight double double of the season (14 points, 10 rebounds)
• Avari Berry chipped in with 11 points
• McNeese shot 33.3 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from three-point range and 47.6 percent from the free throw line
 
UPCOMING COWGIRL GAMES
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
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