College Sports

A three-time All-American at UCLA and NCAA Player of the Year, Director of Volleyball Operations on the national level, and veteran head coach Kristee Porter has been named the McNeese Cowgirl Volleyball head coach, Director of Athletics Bruce Hemphill has announced.
Porter comes to McNeese after head coaching stints at Navarro College and Henderson State, as well as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado.

Louisiana Athletics and head football coach Billy Napier have announced a two-year extension of the second-year coach’s contract with the University, Director of Athletics Bryan Maggard announced on Thursday.
Napier’s contract, which was extended by one year in October, now extends through the 2025 season.
“We are very excited to announce this extension for Coach Napier,” Maggard said. “He has led our football program to new heights, and we look forward to continued success under his leadership.”

If the end of the 2019 portion of the season is any indication, LSU Eunice women’s basketball will ring in the new year with a bang after taking down North Arkansas College in a weekend doubleheader at the HPRE Center. The Bengals (9-5) head into 2020 on a four-game win streak and have won seven of their last eight games.
LSUE scored a pair of double-digit wins over the visiting Pioneers, taking a 77-65 decision on Friday night, followed by a 69-53 win on Saturday. Miya McKinney paced LSUE over the weekend with 34 points over the two games.