LAKE CHARLES—McNeese women's basketball first year head coach Ashton Feldhaus has announced the 2026-27 schedule in conjunction with the Southland Conference releasing the league schedule.
 
The reigning Southland Conference regular season champions will play 15 home games and five non-conference games against in-state schools.  The Cowgirls will open the season against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Nov. 2 in its annual education game.
 
"We are really excited about the schedule we have in front of us," said Feldhaus. "We're especially excited about the number of in-state games and the opportunity to compete against really good teams in our own backyard. These games will challenge us, create some fun environments, and give us a chance to see where we are as a team early in the season. We are excited for these opportunities, and I believe they will prepare us well for Southland Conference play."
 
In-state home games include Louisiana Tech (Nov. 8) and UL-Lafayette (Dec. 9), and the in-state road contest are at Grambling (Nov. 5), LSU (Nov. 10), and Tulane (Nov. 16).
 
Other non-conference road games are at Southern Miss (Nov. 18) and the St. Pete Showcase (Nov. 26-28) where the Cowgirls will face College of Charleston and North Dakota State. 
 
The Cowgirls will begin to defend their regular season title on Dec. 3 by hosting Incarnate Word in its Southland Conference opener.
 
2026-27 Women's Basketball Schedule
 
Nov. 2          Texas A&M-Kingsville (Education Game/11 a.m.)
Nov. 5          at Grambling                                                                          
Nov. 8          Louisiana Tech (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 10        at LSU                                                                                     
Nov. 13        College of Biblical Studies (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 16        at Tulane                                                                                 
Nov. 18        at Southern Miss                                                                    
Nov. 26-28 St. Pete Showcase                                                                  
Nov. 26        College of Charleston                                                           
Nov. 28        North Dakota State                                                               
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*                                                            
Dec. 19         at Northwestern State*                                                         
Dec. 31         Stephen F. Austin* (6:30 p.m.)
Jan. 2           Lamar* (1 p.m.)
Jan. 7            at Southeastern*                                                                                                                                                     
Jan. 9            at Nicholls*                                                                            
Jan. 14         Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* (6:30 p.m.)
Jan. 16         UTRGV* (1 p.m.)
Jan. 21          at Lamar*                                                                                
Jan. 23          at Stephen F. Austin*                                                           
Jan. 28          at LSU New Orleans*                                                          
Jan. 30         Southeastern* (1 p.m.)
Feb. 4           at Houston Christian                                                             
Feb. 6           at Incarnate Word*                                                               
Feb. 11         Northwestern State* (6:30 p.m.)
Feb. 18         at UTRGV*                                                                            
Feb. 20         at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*                                         
Feb. 25         LSU New Orleans* (6:30 p.m.)
Feb. 27         Nicholls* (1 p.m.)
Mar. 2          East Texas A&M*  (6:30 p.m. )                                                             
Mar. 8-11 SLC Championship (Lake Charles)
 
*-SLC Game
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