March Madness hat trick

By News Staff on Monday, March 16, 2026
Cowboys whip SFA 76-59 for 3rd straight tourney title
  • McNeese head men’s basketball coach Bill Armstrong (center) hoists the SLC Championship Trophy after the Cowboys defeated Stephen F. Austin. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Bonnette)
    McNeese head men’s basketball coach Bill Armstrong (center) hoists the SLC Championship Trophy after the Cowboys defeated Stephen F. Austin. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Bonnette)
    By: MATTHEW BONNETTE Senior Associate AD/Sports Communications LAKE CHARLES – McNeese's general, Javohn Garcia, saved the best game of his career for his final one played in the Townsley Law Arena as he scored a career-high 31 points to lead McNeese to a 76-59 romp over Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference Tournament championship game to record a March Madness Hat Trick as the Co...

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