University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball closes its 2018-19 non-conference schedule with a Midwest Region bout against No. 8 Ashland University Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center. The game will be the first of a men’s and women’s doubleheader, with USI’s men hosting Ohio Valley University in the second game of the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic at 3:15 p.m.
Sunday’s game also will be aired live on 95.7 The Spin and on the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats, audio and video are available at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI enters Sunday’s game with an 8-2 record after a 74-71 road setback to defending NCAA champion University of Central Missouri. Senior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) averages 13.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game to lead the Eagles, while senior center Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) is contributing 13.0 points and a team-best 8.0 rebounds per contest.
The Screaming Eagles are averaging 74.8 points per game as a team, good enough for second in the GLVC, while Ashland is second in the nation in scoring at 93.9 points per contest.
USI Women’s Basketball Notes
• Eagles eight-game win streak ends at Central Missouri. USI Women’s Basketball had its eight-game win streak come to an end with its 74-71 loss at No. 15 Central Missouri. The Screaming Eagles cut a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to a single point within the final minute, but a pair of free throws inside the last 10 seconds forced USI to put up a last second three-point attempt that was blocked.
• Davidson scores 19 in loss. Senior guard Alex Davidson scored a game-high 19 points in the loss to Central Missouri, including 16 in the first half.
• Foul trouble plagues Eagles in loss. Early foul trouble plagued the Eagles in their loss to Central Missouri. USI had three starters with three fouls heading into the intermission, with senior center Kacy Eschweiler being limited to just two minutes of playing time during the first half.
• Brown, Turner come up big in loss. Freshman forward Ashlynn Brown and sophomore center Audrey Turner each posted season highs in the Eagles loss to the Jennies. Turner scored six points, while Brown scored all nine of her points in the final 10 minutes to aid the Eagles in their comeback bid.
• Spreading the wealth. The Eagles have six players averaging at least 7.0 points per game and three players averaging in double-figures. USI also has had six players lead it in scoring this season.
• Eagles in midst of second-longest home win streak. The Eagles extended their home winning streak to 28 games with their win over Lindenwood-Belleville December 4. It is USI’s second-longest home winning streak in program history. USI won 33 straight games at the PAC from 1996-98 and 23 straight home games from 2000-02.
• 20-point efforts. Guy’s career-high 25 points in USI’s win over Michigan Tech marked a season-high for the Eagles and made her the fourth different Eagle to notch a 20-point game this season. USI has had eight different players reach double-figures in the scoring column this year and six different players reach double-figures multiple times.
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• Up next. USI hosts No. 8 and 2017 national champion Ashland December 30 to close out its non-conference schedule.
