# 2019–20 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2019–20 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by fourth year head coach Kacie Cryer, played all their home games at the Health and Human Performance Education Complex. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the season 7–22, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 11:30 am | at SMU | L 60–81 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (1,148) Dallas, TX |
| Nov 8, 2019* 6:30 pm | Centenary | W 116–37 | 1–1 | H&HP Complex (2,277) Lake Charles, LA |
| Nov 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 22 Arkansas | L 58–101 | 1–2 | Bud Walton Arena (1,238) Fayetteville, AR |
| Nov 14, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana | L 55–75 | 1–3 | CajunDome (883) Lafayette, LA |
| Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | at UAB | L 70–97 | 1–4 | Bartow Arena (376) Birmingham, AL |
| Nov 27, 2019* 12:00 pm | Rice | L 50–81 | 1–5 | H&HP Complex (2,090) Lake Charles, LA |
| Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–69 | 2–5 | H&HP Complex (2,311) Lake Charles, LA |
| Dec 5, 2019* 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 54–79 | 2–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,724) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 18, 2019* 5:30 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 81–77 | 3–6 | H&HP Complex (2,478) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| Dec 21, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 51–82 | 3–7 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (843) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 2, 2020 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 59–92 | 3–8 (0–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (473) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 4, 2020 1:00 pm | Central Arkansas | L 57–70 | 3–9 (0–3) | H&HP Complex (2,137) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 8, 2020 6:30 pm | Abilene Christian | L 73–90 | 3–10 (0–4) | H&HP Complex (2,107) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 61–51 | 4–10 (1–4) | H&HP Complex (2,739) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 15, 2020 6:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 56–73 | 4–11 (1–5) | McDermott Center (400) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 59–78 | 4–12 (1–6) | Lakefront Arena (437) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 22, 2020 6:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 67–74 | 4–13 (1–7) | H&HP Complex (2,139) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 88–72 | 5–13 (2–7) | H&HP Complex (3,041) Lake Charles, LA |
| Jan 29, 2020 6:00 pm | at Nicholls | L 63–79 | 5–14 (2–8) | Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lamar | L 69–87 | 5–15 (2–9) | H&HP Complex (4,094) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 5, 2020 6:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 59–73 | 5–16 (2–10) | H&HP Complex (2,269) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 49–70 | 5–17 (2–11) | Farris Center (555) Conway, AR |
| Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 60–70 | 5–18 (2–12) | Prather Coliseum (839) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 19, 2020 6:30 pm | Incarnate Word | L 71–72 | 5–19 (2–13) | H&HP Complex (2,344) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm | New Orleans | L 59–85 | 5–20 (2–14) | H&HP Complex (2,221) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 48–87 | 5–21 (2–15) | University Center (593) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 54–56 | 5–22 (2–16) | Sharp Gymnasium (583) Houston, TX |
| Mar 4, 2020 6:30 pm | Nicholls | L 53–72 | 5–23 (2–17) | H&HP Complex (2,502) Lake Charles, LA |
| Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 70–80 | 5–24 (2–18) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||