The University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team opens the 2015-16 regular season Saturday at 2 p.m. when it visits The University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Saturday’s game can be heard on WPSR 90.7 FM, while audio, live stats, and pay per view video is accessible at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI is looking to bounce back from a 69-46 exhibition loss to the University of Cincinnati this past Saturday. Junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Screaming Eagles.
The Eagles were within striking range for most of the game before a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter sealed the victory for the host Bearcats.
USI, which outrebounded the Bearcats, 40-35, finished with a better shooting percentage than Cincinnati; but the Eagles coughed the ball up 30 times and the Bearcats turned those miscues into 28 points.
The Eagles are looking to improve to 3-0 all-time versus an Alabama-Huntsville team that returns its top three scorers from last year’s roster. The Chargers, who are 35-17 in their last four years at home, finished the 2014-15 season with an 11-18 overall record and an 8-14 mark in Gulf South Conference play.
USI is looking for its sixth season-opening win in the last seven years after opening the 2014-15 campaign with a 75-65 home loss to Malone University. The Eagles are 21-19 all-time in season-openers, including 11-5 under Head Coach Rick Stein.
Following Saturday’s game, the Eagles return to the Physical Activities Center for their home-opener versus Midway College. Midway, which visits Union College Friday and Milligan College Saturday, is 0-4 to begin the year.
