March 16, 2009 - Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Lady Jaguars softball team will host the Cowgirls of McNeese State University to a 3:00 pm single contest at Lady Jaguar field on Tuesday, March 17.

Southern’s (7-12, 2-3 SWAC) catcher, Aruba Nicholas leads the team and the Southwestern Athletic Conference in batting with a .370 average.  The Stone Mountain, Georgia native also leads the team in runs with 16 and hits with 20.  Junior Lanaya Jenkins is currently second in the conference with a 4.34 era.  She ranks first in opposing batting average .262, innings pitched 71, batters struck out 39 and games started with 10. 

The game is the second meeting in less than a week; McNeese defeated Southern 5-2 in Lake Charles last Thursday.  The Cowgirls collected seven hits in the game.

The event is free and open to the public.