EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball ends a busy stretch that included five games in 11 days by opening Great Lakes Valley Conference play Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles visit McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.

Tuesday’s game will be aired live on 95.7 The Spin and the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats, audio, and video will be available at GoUSIEagles.com.

The Eagles (4-1) have won three straight games and are led by senior guard Ashley Johnson, who is averaging 13.2 points and 4.0 assists per contest. Junior guard Emma DeHart is chipping in 11.6 points and a team-high tying 5.4 rebounds per game, while sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown is contribution 10.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per appearance.

USI Women’s Basketball Notes
• Great week. USI Women’s Basketball is coming off a 3-0 week that saw it earn Midwest Region wins over Hillsdale (63-41) and Trevecca Nazarene (83-60) as well as a 56-46 victory over a Tampa team that was receiving votes in the latest WBCA Division II Top 25 poll.

• Johnson leads Eagles. Senior guard Ashley Johnson led USI with 15.7 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game during USI’s 3-0 week. Johnson, who had a career-high-tying 19 points to go along with five assists in USI’s win over Tampa, also grabbed 4.0 rebounds per contest on the week.

• Brown notches another career-high. Sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown, who had a career-high 16 points in USI’s loss at Ferris State, notched another career-high in USI’s win over Hillsdale when she pulled down 10 rebounds. Brown is currently tied for the team-lead in rebounding and is third on the team in scoring.

• Freshmen making big contributions. The Eagles’ rookie class is making huge contributions to their lineup through the first five games of the year, with forwarding Hannah Haithcock and guard Addy Blackwell leading the way. The quartet has accounted for nearly 30 percent of the team’s minutes played as well as the team’s scoring output. Haithcock is averaging 8.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest, while Blackwell is chipping in 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per appearance.

• Thompson, Robbe make an impact against Trevecca. Freshman guard/forward Lexi Thompson and freshman forward Tara Robbe each made a big impact in USI’s 83-60 win over Trevecca Nazarene. Thompson scored her first six points of her collegiate career in the win, while Robbe dished out a season-high four assists.

• Moses finds a different way to aid Eagles. After scoring in double-figures in each of USI’s first two games, senior guard Kiara Moses was held to single digits in all three of USI’s games last week. No worries for the Arkansas Tech transfer as she found other ways to make a big impact for USI. Moses had five rebounds and four steals in USI’s win over Hillsdale, before dishing out four assists in its win over Tampa. She finished the week with a six-rebound, four-assist effort in the Eagles’ win over Trevecca Nazarene.

• DeHart becoming a rebound warrior. Junior guard Emma DeHart is tied for the team-lead with 5.4 rebounds per game after notching her third six-rebound contest of the season in USI’s win over Trevecca Nazarene. DeHart also is second on the team with 11.6 points per contest and has reached double-figures in the scoring column in all but one of USI’s games this season.

• Sherwood scores seven. Senior guard/forward Morgan Sherwood scored seven points in USI’s win over Trevecca Nazarene, marking her highest scoring output of the year. She had a season-high three rebounds in USI’s win over Tampa.

• Turner records two blocks. Junior center Audrey Turner denied a pair of shots in USI’s win over Trevecca Nazarene. It marked the first time this season that USI has had a player with two blocks in a game.

• Double-figures. USI has had six different players reach double figures for the Eagles this year, with all six scorings at least 10 points in multiple games.

• Eagles’ 1,200th game was Stein’s 300th home game. USI’s 63-41 win over Hillsdale marked the 1,200th game in USI Women’s Basketball history as well as the 300th home game for Eagles’ Head Coach Rick Stein. USI is now 670-532 (.557) all-time, while Stein has a 219-81 (.730) all-time record in front of the home crowd.

• About McKendree. Senior guard Jordan Hedberg is averaging 16.3 points per game to lead the Bearcats, who are off to a strong 5-1 start to the season. Senior guard Madison Hart is chipping in 9.0 points and a team-high 10.5 rebounds per contest for a McKendree roster that features six seniors.

• Busy stretch, long layoff. USI’s game against McKendree marks the Eagles’ fifth game in the last 11 days. The Eagles will have some time off, however, as they will play just one time between December 3 and January 2. Of course, that will be a road game against current No. 6 Ashland December 22. The Eagles then host No. 1 Drury to resume GLVC play January 2.

• USI opens Screaming Eagles Arena with a win. USI Women’s Basketball christened its brand-new home with a 52-45 come-from-behind win over No. 11 Central Missouri last Wednesday. The Eagles rallied from a 13-point first-quarter deficit to earn the season-opening victory after holding the Jennies to just 31 points throughout the final 33 minutes of the contest.

• Screaming Eagles Arena. The Eagles’ game against Central Missouri marked the first-ever regular-season basketball game in Screaming Eagles Arena. USI Women’s Basketball played in the Physical Activities Center from 1980-81 to 2018-19, posting a 363-194 record all-time at the PAC, including a 217-81 record under Head Coach Rick Stein.

• USI earns first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2017. The Eagles’ win over then No. 11 Central Missouri marked USI’s first victory over a Top 25 opponent since they defeated No. 25 Grand Valley State, 53-44, at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic November 25, 2017. Central Missouri also represented the highest-ranked opponent the Eagles have defeated since taking down No. 9 Drury, 84-78, at the PAC February 4, 2017.

• USI tabbed for a fourth-place finish in GLVC. GLVC Women’s Basketball coaches predicted a fourth-place finish in the GLVC for the Eagles in 2019-20. Drury was the unanimous top pick, while Lewis and Bellarmine were respectively predicted to finish second and third. League-newcomer Lindenwood rounded out the top five picks.

• Magic Mark: 75 points. The Eagles are 414-77 (.843) all-time when scoring at least 75 points. USI is 287-28 (.911) since 1996-97 when reaching the 75-point plateau.