Houston Baptist outscored McNeese 47-37 in the second half to come away with an 82-74 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball victory here Saturday in the reopening of the Legacy Center.
McNeese Mayhem appeared in the form of a last-second three-point shot off the hands of Zach Scott on Saturday as the Cowboys defeated HBU 78-75 on the same day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reopening of the Legacy Center.
The Arkansas Razorbacks (12-5, 2-3 SEC) knocked off No. 12 LSU (15-2, 3-2 SEC) 65-58 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday, Jan. 15, ending LSU’s 13 game home winning steak.
A lot of high school action tonight on the hard wood and the soccer field. Some district match ups we saw tonight were the St. Louis Lady Saints downing the Lady Trailblazers of LCCP to stay unbeaten in district play. Kinder picked up their second district win after beating Oakdale.
cNeese Cowboy transfer sprinter Jalon White burned up the track in making his McNeese debut at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational to kick-off the indoor track and field season as the 400-meter 2021 Division II National Champion transfer from Quincy University set a new McNeese school record in his event while running the anchor leg of the 4x400-relay to help the Cowboys breeze to a second school mark on the day.
LSU head coach Will Wade has been on a roll so far this season, not only are his Tigers ranked at No. 12 in the nation he also has just landed a huge commitment for the class of 2023 in five-star point guard Marvel Allen.
Another day and another player has announced his decision to transfer to LSU. This time it’s UL-Lafayette wide receiver Kyren Lacy, who announced his decision via Twitter on Friday, Jan. 14.
Two former LSU Tigers and two New Orleans Saints players have landed on AP NFL All-Pro teams released on Friday, Jan. 14. All-Pro teams are voted on by a national panel of 50 media members.
LSU wide receiver Devonta Lee has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal and becomes the fifth receiver this off-season to do so. The Tigers have had a total of 12 players enter the portal. Lee announced his decision via Twitter on Friday, Jan. 14.
Former Duke and Long Beach State volleyball standout, Sasha Karelov, has been named McNeese Cowgirl volleyball head coach, Athletics Director Heath Schroyer announced on Friday. The contract is a three-year deal that will run through the 2025 season.
Coming off the heels of a southland conference championship win and an NCAA appearance it’s understandable that the expectations are high for this team, but head coach James Landreneau is confident that his team will be prepared for what’s to come this season.
Senior Khayla Pointer’s game winning layup with 5.7 seconds left in overtime helped lift No. 12 LSU past Missouri (13-5, 2-2 SEC) 87-85 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Thursday, Jan. 13.
Brian Kelly and company have had a very busy and productive week as they have added their fourth player via the NCAA Transfer Portal. The latest being Penn State running back Noah Cain, who is a native of Baton Rouge and announced the decision via Twitter on Thursday, Jan. 13.
When her gym closed a few years ago, Lake Charles native Bryce Wilson relocated to the Houston area to continue her gymnastics career at the Pearland Elite Training Center.
The LSU Tigers have been busy this week in the NCAA Transfer Portal adding their second defensive back from Arkansas to their team and third overall. Greg Brooks Jr. a native of Harvey, La. announced his commitment to LSU via Twitter on Thursday, Jan. 13.
McNeese State University Athletic Director Heath Schroyer announced Thursday that McNeese and Cowgirl Head Soccer Coach Drew Fitzgerald have agreed to terms on a new three-year contract extension through the 2025 season.
As expected, the Cowboys dominated from start to finish against an inferior opponent both on offense and defense. It was one last tune-up game before the Pokes head into conference play.
McNeese put on a record-setting display against Arlington Baptist in its first game played in the Ralph Ward Recreation Complex in 50 years as the Cowboys dominated the Patriots from start to finish in a 120-44 win and leading into Saturday’s Southland Conference opener versus HBU in the reopening of the Legacy Center.
Out of over 1,500 collegiate softball programs, sixth-year McNeese head coach James Landreneau has been selected as one of the top 100 head coaches in the nation by Extra Innings Softball.
A former Southern Miss guard herself, coach Joye Lee-McNelis is always evaluating that position closely. She’s found her latest playmaking point guard in Domonique Davis.
District play has started for the teams in our area and some wasted little time in making a statement in one of the most important parts of the season. Here are some final scores and highlights from some of the games.
Fairview girls basketball coach Kyle Jinks just keeps on winning. Following Tuesday’s 67-28 win over district foe Pitkin, Jinks picked up his 900th career win in his 25th season coaching.
It will have been 681 days since either of the McNeese Basketball teams played in the Legacy center following the devastation of Hurricane Laura. Now both teams are preparing for the grand reopening on Saturday. For both coaches, it represents how far the community has come and a return home.
The Cowboys returned home on Monday following a fourth-place showing in the southland tip-off event in Katy and despite losing their last two games of the tournament, the Pokes have a better scouting report on the rest of the league and are confident they can compete for a championship heading into conference play.
Faulk, who remains the SEC’s leader in career all-purpose yards and the school’s all-time leading rusher, becomes the 11th LSU player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame. He’s joined in the Hall Fame Class of 2022 by 17 players and three coaches.
The 2019 Fred Biletnikoff Award winner, Ja’Marr Chase, said before the season started that he wanted to break records and in his rookie season, he did just that.
Senior guard Khayla Pointer has continued to show that she is one of the best at her position in the Southeastern Conference. On Sunday, Jan. 9 she once again proved that as she had another double digit performance scoring 24 and pulling down 10 rebounds, her first double-double of the season as No. 13 LSU (15-2, 3-1 SEC) routed Auburn (8-6, 0-3 SEC) 76-48.
Zach Scott paced McNeese with 15 points while Brendan Medley-Bacon and Myles Lewis each scored 10, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held the Cowboys to just three baskets in the final 10 minutes to pull out a 67-54 win to capture third place at the inaugural Southland Tip-Off Tournament.
