The 25th-ranked University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball (13-4, 5-2 GLVC) continues its longest road trip of the year when it travels north to play Lewis University Thursday and 14th-ranked University of Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday. Game time Thursday night versus the Flyers (12-5, 4-3 GLVC) in Romeoville, Illinois, is 7:30 p.m., while the start time Saturday against the Rangers (13-2, 6-1 GLVC) in Somers, Wisconsin, is 3 p.m.
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This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:
USI started its longest road trip of 2015-16 with a loss. University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball began its longest road trip of the season with an 80-65 loss at ninth-ranked Bellarmine University. The three-game road swing concludes this weekend at Lewis University (Thursday) and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Saturday).
USI ranked 25th; play ranked UW-Parkside. Despite Monday’s loss, the Eagles remain ranked in the D2SIDA Division II Media Top 25 poll, but falls from 15th to 25th nationally. USI also will play its second ranked opponent in three games on Saturday when it visits UW-Parkside. The Rangers are ranked 24th in the NABC Division II Top 25 and 14th in the D2SIDA Division II Media poll.
Taylor starts road trip with 27-point effort. Junior forward Jeril Taylor started this week with a 27-point game at Bellarmine. He scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half on seven-of-13 from the field, three-of-seven from beyond the arc, and seven-of-seven from the line.
On the road in 2015-16. USI has played only three road games this year, going 2-1. Junior guard Jeril Taylor leads USI with 25.0 points per contest, while senior forward George Edwards is second with 11.7 points per outing and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Alex Stein rounds out the double-digit scorers with 11.3 points per game.
USI vs. Lewis. USI leads the all-time series with Lewis, 44-23, and has a 6-5 advantage in the games in Romeoville, Illinois, since 2000. The Eagles won last year’s meeting at the PAC, 64-60, behind the 21-point effort of Bobo Drummond.
Lewis in 2015-16. The Flyers of Lewis are 12-5 overall, 4-3 in the GLVC. Lewis lost at UW-Parkside on Monday, 82-70, but has won three of its last four games. More on Lewis can be found at LewisFlyers.com.
USI vs. UW-Parkside. USI leads the all-time series with UW-Parkside, 28-10, and has a 7-4 advantage in the games in Somers, Wisconsin, since 2000. The Eagles lost last year’s match-up with the Rangers, 73-50, and has lost the last four regular season contests with UW-Parkside. Gavin Schumann led the Eagles in last year’s loss to the Rangers with 15 points at the PAC. USI’s only win over UW-Parkside since 2011-12 came in the 2013 GLVC Tournament.
UW-Parkside in 2015-16. The Rangers of UW-Parkside, who host Bellarmine on Thursday before welcoming the Eagles, are 13-2 overall, 6-1 in the GLVC. UW-Parkside, which is ranked 24th in the NABC Division II Top 25 and 14th in the D2SIDA Division II Media Top 25, has won nine in a row after its victory over Lewis on Monday. More on UW-Parkside can be found at ParksideRangers.com.
Last time on the road to Lewis, UW-Parkside road swing. The Eagles were swept the last time they made the road swing to Lewis and UW-Parkside in 2013-14. USI is 6-5 since 2000 in trips to Lewis in Romeoville, Illinois, and 7-4 on trips to UW-Parkside and Somers, Wisconsin.
NABC Division II Top 25 Poll
Team (1st place votes)
1. West Liberty (W.Va.) (16)
2. Augustana (S.D.)
3. Fairmont State (W.Va.)
4. Midwestern State (Texas)
5. Eckerd (Fla.)
6. Bellarmine (Ky.)
7. MSU Moorhead
8. Western Oregon
9. Queens (N.C.)
10. Tarleton State (Texas)
11. Angelo State (Texas)
12. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)
13. Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)
14. Saint Anselm (N.H.)
15. California Baptist
16. Cal Poly Pomona
17. UC San Diego
18. Kentucky Wesleyan
19. Chico State (Calif.)
20. West Chester (Pa.)
21. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
22. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
23. Ashland (Ohio)
24. Wisconsin-Parkside
25. Columbus State (Ga.)
D2SIDA Division II Media Top 25 Poll
1. West Liberty (13)
2. Midwestern State (2)
3. Augustana (S.D.) (1)
4. Western Oregon
5. Bellarmine
6. Eckerd
7. Lincoln Memorial
8. MSU-Moorhead
9. Fairmont State
10. Tarleton State
11. Queens
12. Wheeling Jesuit
13. Angelo State
14. Wisconsin-Parkside
15. Southern Conn. State
16. Azusa Pacific
17. Delta State
18. Saint Anselm (N.H.)
19. Chico State
20. Columbus State
21. Barry (Fla.)
22. California Baptist
Saginaw Valley State
24. UC San Diego
25. Southern Indiana
