2023–24 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team

The 2023–24 McNeese Cowgirls basketball team will represent McNeese State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by third year head coach Lynn Kennedy, play their home games at The Legacy Center located on the McNeese State University campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2023–24 McNeese Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Lynn Kennedy (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kiana Brown Sydney Schultz Le'Shenae Stubblefield Kylie Jimenez
Home arena	The Legacy Center (Capacity: 4,200)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Lamar	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Incarnate Word	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
McNeese	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Houston Christian	0	–	0		–			0	–	2		.000
New Orleans	0	–	0		–			0	–	2		.000
Northwestern State	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of November 13, 2023

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 74 overall votes, the Cowgirls were in a tie to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	159 (15)
2	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	140 (3)
3	Lamar	132 (2)
4	Incarnate Word	97
T5	Houston Christian	74
T5	McNeese	74
7	Northwestern State	65
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	58
9	New Orleans	56
10	Nicholls	39

Preseason All Conference

No Cowgirls were selected to a Preseason All-Conference team.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 1 Azjah Reeves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Delhi, Louisiana G 3 Crystal Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Houston, Texas F 4 Julia Puente 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Barcelona, Spain G 5 Cristina Gil 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain G 6 Anna Cabañas Llorens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Algemesí, Spain F 12 Alva Mofalk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Luleå, Sweden F 13 Helena Galunic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Zagreb, Croatia G 14 Mireia Yespes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Barcelona, Spain F 15 Marta Hermoso 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Seville, Spain G 20 Clara Rosini 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Trieste, Italy G 21 Boston Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Jones, Oklahoma F 22 Grace Wener 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Kissimmee, Florida G 23 Emilia Tenbrock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Dusseldorf, Germany G 33 Gabrielle Wener 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Kissimmee, Florida F 44 Daniella Vallecilla 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Houston, Texas	Head coach Lynn Kennedy Bushnell) Assistant coach(es) Kiana Brown (Portland State) Sydney Schultz (Portland State) Le'Shenae Stubblefield (McNeese State) Kylie Jimenez (Portland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 25, 2023

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2023* 11:00 am		Dillard	W 76–47	1–0	The Legacy Center (3,533) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 12, 2023* 3:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 70–85	1–1	The Legacy Center (1,695) Lake Charles, LA
Nov 16, 2022* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State McNeese MTE			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 17, 2023* 7:00 pm		Milwaukee McNeese MTE			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 18, 2023* 4:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe McNeese MTE			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 21, 2023* 5:00 pm		North American			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Nov 24, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Baylor			Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Nov 26, 2023* 1:00 pm		Ecclesia			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas			Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU			Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 14, 2023* 5:30 pm		Centenary			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 31, 2023* 1:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Southland regular season
Jan 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Commerce			The Field House  Commerce, Texas
Jan 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, Texas
Jan 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word			McDermott Center  San Antonio, Texas
Jan 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Commerce			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana			Pride Roofing University Center  Hammond, Louisiana
Feb 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian			Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls			Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar Battle of the Border (Rivalry)			Neches Arena  Beaumont, Texas
Feb 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Feb 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls			The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 6, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2023–24 McNeese Cowboys basketball team

References

1. "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "McNeese Cowgirls Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.