McNeese St advances to semis

Yesterday I wrote about Ashlyn Bagget scoring 13 points in the first 13 minutes for McNeese State and after seeing what she did, who knows what tomorrow will bring. The senior was simply unconscious in te early going 18 in the first 13 minutes today and they needed every one of her points as the Cowgirls held a 23-19 advantage over Nicholls State with a little over seven minutes left in the first half

Yesterday it was freshman Allison Baggett putting up numbers, today another freshman, Jalyn Johnson showed she could shoot the long ball too as she knocked down three three pointers in the first half to help give the Cowgirls a 42-31 lead. Nichols St opened the second half with 7-2 run, Hope Palowski created havoc on defense while scoring a couple buckets and Nichols St hung in there for a while before Cecilia Okoye hit back to back layups to seal the victory.

 I also wrote on yesterday that Okoye missed a double-double with 9 and 9, well today she got it with 17points and 11 rebounds. Baggett led all scorers with 25 points, in fact both teams had four players in double figures, read more