University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball concludes a busy stretch of games as it hosts Truman State University Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Quincy University Saturday at 1 p.m. in a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference contests at Screaming Eagles Arena.
Thursday’s game features a bout between two teams that are in a tie for third in the GLVC Tournament Points Rating System, though the Bulldogs (11-4, 7-1 GLVC) are a game ahead of the Eagles in the GLVC standings.
Saturday’s game is USI’s seventh annual Hoops for Troops Military Appreciation game to honor members of the United States Armed Forces when the Eagles host Quincy. Veterans, military personnel and their guests will receive up to five free tickets per veteran to the games with their military identification or proof of service at the front of the Screaming Eagles Arena ticket window. This event is sponsored by the American Legion Post 324 and the USI Student Veteran Association.
USI (10-4, 6-2 GLVC) has won three straight games and is led by senior guard Ashley Johnson, who is averaging a team-best 14.3 points and 3.8 assists per game. Junior guard Emma DeHart is chipping in 11.7 points per game for the Eagles, who are coming off a 72-51 GLVC home win over McKendree Monday evening.
