University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball will wear its pink uniforms Thursday when it hosts McKendree University for a 5:30 p.m. Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at the Physical Activities Center. The Screaming Eagles also host the University of Illinois Springfield Saturday at 1 p.m. for Homecoming.
Thursday’s game is USI’s Play4Kay game as the Eagles are asking fans to join them in pink in an effort to raise cancer awareness. Both games this week will be aired on 95.7 The Spin as well as the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats, audio and video can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com
USI (15-7, 8-4 GLVC) is led by senior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) and sophomore forward Imani Guy (Columbus, Indiana). Davidson is averaging a team-best 12.4 points per game, while Guy is chipping in 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per contest.
Sophomore guard Emma DeHart (Indianapolis, Indiana) is chipping in 10.0 points per contest, while senior center Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) is contributing 9.7 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game. Junior guard Ashley Johnson (Louisville, Kentucky) adds 9.0 points and a team-high 3.4 assists per game.
USI Women’s Basketball Notes
• Eagles split first two-game GLVC road trip. USI Women’s Basketball split its first two-game GLVC road trip of the year, defeating Indianapolis, 78-43, Thursday before falling to then No. 12/18 Lewis, 97-54, Saturday. The Eagles had swept both of their previous two-game GLVC road trips prior to this weekend’s action.
• Last week’s leaders. Sophomore forward Imani Guy led the Eagles with 13.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game last week, while sophomore guard Kennedy Williams and senior guard Alex Davidson averaged 11.5 and 10.5 points per game, respectively, to round out USI’s double-figure scorers. Junior guard Ashley Johnson led USI with 4.0 assists per contest.
