McNeese Wins SLC Tournament To Advance To NCAA Tournament The Cowgirls punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 win over Central Arkansas Saturday. (Source: McNeese Athletics) By McNeese Sports Information | May 15, 2021 at 9:07 PM CDT - Updated May 15 at 9:07 PM HAMMOND---Playing through a pandemic, two hurricanes that crippled the Lake Charles community in August and September along with an unusual ice storm in February, McNeese softball overcome all that adversity and is bringing the 2021 Southland Conference Softball Tournament Championship title to a city that still needs to be uplifted. The Cowgirls punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 win over Central Arkansas Saturday.