The McNeese Cowboys are the story after the first day of the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The Pokes started the madness with a two point upset victory of Clemson. Coach Will Wade is receiving a lot of attention and credit for the Cowboys first ever NCAA Tournament win, but he says he’s the low man on the totem pole…
Cut 28 (22) “…laughing now”
So can the Cowboys advance to the Sweet 16? They will play Purdue tomorrow. The Boilermakers are a four-seed and defeated 13th seeded High Point 75 to 63 to advance to the second round.
Tonight the Southern Women’s basketball team will play top-seeded UCLA in Los Angeles.
The second ranked LSU baseball team begins an SEC series against eighth ranked Texas in Austin tonight. The Tigers have a team batting average of .345, third best in the country. Second baseman Daniel Dickinson is hitting .368 and gives credit to his mom’s camera work for helping him with his swing…
Cut 17 (22) “….feeling out my swing”
Texas will start a left-hander pitcher tonight and tomorrow and the Longhorns staff ERA is 3.22, tenth best in the country.
Louisiana Tech begins Conference USA play this weekend by visiting Sam Houston. The Bearkats are a disappointing 6-and-15 on the season.
Also, ULM hosts 19th ranked Southern Miss. The Ragin Cajuns are at South Alabama. Southeastern Louisiana has won six in a row and they host McNeese this weekend. Northwestern State is at UNO.