McNeese hosts Incarnate Word in conference matchup

Incarnate Word Cardinals (11-8, 6-4 Southland) at McNeese Cowgirls (8-12, 3-6 Southland)

Lake Charles, Louisiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mireia Yespes and McNeese host Raimi McCrary and Incarnate Word in Southland action.

The Cowgirls have gone 4-5 in home games. McNeese has a 4-8 record against opponents above .500.

The Cardinals are 6-4 in Southland play. Incarnate Word scores 61.9 points and has outscored opponents by 3.8 points per game.

McNeese is shooting 37.7% from the field this season, 2.1 percentage points lower than the 39.8% Incarnate Word allows to opponents. Incarnate Word averages 61.9 points per game, 3.3 fewer than the 65.2 McNeese allows to opponents.

The Cowgirls and Cardinals meet Thursday for the first time in Southland play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yespes is averaging 8.1 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Cowgirls. Paris Guillory is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games.

Jorja Elliott is averaging 9.9 points and 1.5 steals for the Cardinals. Destiny Whitaker is averaging 9.4 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cowgirls: 3-7, averaging 54.9 points, 34.6 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 33.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.6 points per game.

Cardinals: 6-4, averaging 64.8 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 11.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.