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Cowboy Football
McNeese lost 31-7 to Nicholls Saturday: another tough Southland Conference loss for the Cowboys.
The Colonels controlled both sides of the ball, holding the Cowboys to 264 yards of total offense to Nicholls’ 464 yards.
McNeese’s offense found the end zone once in the second quarter but couldn’t overcome Nicholls’ steady defensive pressure. With the loss, the Cowboys dropped to 2–6 overall and 1–3 in Southland play, while Nicholls improved to 4–4 and 3–1 in the conference.
Head Coach Matt Viator said the Cowboys struggled to find their footing in the first quarter of the game.
“You know, starting in the first quarter, you look at it, they [Nicholls] had 174 total yards in the first quarter,” Viator said. “We had 30 and we only ran 19 plays in the first half, not good. However, we kind of settled in, I thought, in the second quarter.”
McNeese quarterback Jake Strong completed 10 of 18 passes for 170 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
The Cowboys look to bounce back this weekend when they host Northwestern State at Cowboy Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
Cowgirl Volleyball
McNeese’s losing streak continues as the Cowgirls fell to Texas A&M – Corpus Christi at home and Lamar on the road.
McNeese lost 6-16 Saturday as they faced Texas A&M – Corpus Christi at home.
It looked to be a competitive match after the first two sets, with both teams scoring over 20 points in both sets. However, Corpus Christi pulled away from McNeese with the following two sets, giving the Islanders their fifth conference win this season.
The Cowgirls did not fare any better in Texas, falling 0-3 to Lamar Thursday.
Lamar was consistent throughout, scoring while the Cowgirls continued to score less in each set (25-20, 25-19, 25-15). Lamar ended the match with a .346 hitting percent and nine hitting errors, while McNeese ended the match with a .089 hitting percent and 23 hitting errors.
Cowgirl Soccer
McNeese closed the regular season with a loss to Houston Christian Sunday followed by another to Southeastern Louisiana Thursday.
The Cowgirls picked up another loss for the season, dropping Sunday’s game against the Houston Christian Huskies in a 0-1.
The Cowgirls had tied 0-0 with Houston Christian right until the 90th minute when the Huskies scored a point.
Their losing streak carried on to Senior Day Thursday as they fell 1-2 to Southeastern Louisiana.
The Cowgirls will compete in the Southland Conference Tournament in Beaumont, Texas, against Northwestern State Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Cowboy Basketball
Mcneese defeated Grambling State 62-56 in an exhibition game Sunday.
McNeese trailed 28-25 coming out of halftime but rallied to claim victory. The second half saw the Cowboys improve from her first half shooting accuracy of 32.14% to exactly 50%.
Following this game, they were ranked No. 20 in the Oct. 27 Mid Major preseason Top 25.
The Cowboys will take on Champion Christian College at 6:30 Monday at home at the Townsley Law Arena.
