LAKE CHARLES— McNeese ladies’s basketball secured the outright Southland Conference common season title and the SLC Tournament’s no. 1 seed Saturday with a 75-55 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5-21, 4-15 SLC) on Senior Day to increase its profitable streak to a program greatest 17 video games and improved to 24-4 general and 18-1 within the SLC. It’s the third SLC common season title in program historical past and the primary one since 2011.
Seniors Arianna Patton and Jalencia Pierre led McNeese in scoring with 21 and 13 factors, respectively. Pierre scored her 1,000th profession level with 4:21 left within the first quarter to chop the Islander result in one level (10-9). Patton tied her profession excessive with 5 three-pointers, she was 5 of 10 from behind the arc.
After a gradual begin the Cowgirls’ offense began clicking halfway via the second quarter and held a 39-28 halftime lead, holding the Islanders to 9 second quarter factors. The Cowgirl protection held the Islanders to 3 factors within the remaining 4:52 of the half.
The Cowgirls held its largest lead of the sport of 23 factors on a layup by Averi Berry with 6:32 to play.
McNeese scored 40 factors off 30 Texas A&M-CC turnovers and scored 23 fastbreak factors.
The Islanders had been led by Marissa Shelton’s 20 factors.
The Cowgirls shot 43.3 p.c from the sector, connecting on 26 of 60 makes an attempt. After hitting all 16 free throws on Thursday, McNeese adopted that by making 14 of 18 Saturday. McNeese was 6 of 15 from three-point land.
McNEESE NOTES
• Clinched the outright common season title with the win
• Third general title in program historical past (1986, 2011, 2026)
• Have gained a college document 18 SLC win
• Have gained 20 of final 22 video games
• It’s the primary 20-win season since 2016
• Extended its program greatest 17 recreation profitable streak, the seventh longest profitable streak within the NCAA this season.
• Senior Jalencia Pierre scored her 1,000th profession level with 4:21 left within the first quarter
• Seniors Lexi Alexander, Jalencia Pierre, Adrianna Patton, Alasia Washington, Kaili Chamberlin, Monique Joseph, and supervisor Andrew Mitchell had been honored following the sport