A matchup of Southland squads features the McNeese Cowgirls (8-12, 5-4 Southland) and the Lamar Cardinals (10-10, 4-5 Southland) at 6:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Legacy Center.

McNeese fell to Texas A&M-CC 78-61 in the team's last outing on Saturday. Divine Tanks scored a team-high 12 points in the losing effort.

Akasha Davis' team-leading 15 points weren't enough in Lamar's 54-52 loss to Northwestern State on Saturday in their most recent action.

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McNeese Team Stats

McNeese heads into the matchup with a 66.7 points per game average on the season, 6.3 more than the 60.4 Lamar gives up per contest. The Cowgirls are 8-8 in games when they put up at least 60 points.

The Cowgirls are shooting 67.1 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for seventh in the Southland. Stephanie Guihon is leading McNeese with 3.8 made free throws a game (shooting 78 percent from the line).

Lamar Team Stats

The Cardinals 61.8 points per game average is eight fewer than McNeese gives up per contest. Lamar's record is 5-1 when it reaches the 70-point mark on the year.

The Cardinals are shooting 69.7 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for second in the Southland. Sabria Dean is leading Lamar with 2.3 made free throws a game (shooting 84 percent from the line).

McNeese Players to Watch

Paris Mullins paces the McNeese's scoring effort, averaging 9.9 points per game. Desirae Hansen is the team's best passer, tallying 3.8 assists to go with 8.2 points per game. The Cowgirls' leading rebounder is Tanks, who pulls down 5.6 boards per game in addition to averaging 7.8 points.

McNeese's three-point shooting attack is led by Hansen, who averages 1.9 made three-pointers per game while shooting 36 percent from downtown.

Player stats reflect 20 of 20 games this season.

Lamar Players to Watch

Lamar's top scorer, Dean, averages 14.5 points and two steals per game. Davis paces the Cardinals with 6.6 rebounds per game and adds 12.3 points, while Portia Adams leads the team with 3.2 assists per game while averaging 11.0 points.

Dean is a player to watch on the perimeter for Lamar. She leads the Cardinals shooting attack, making 40 percent of her shots from downtown while averaging 2.1 makes per game.

Player stats reflect 20 of 20 games this season.

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