EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball hits the road for a pair of important regional contest next week when it visits the Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s Cedarville University and Kentucky Wesleyan College. The Screaming Eagles are set to tip off at Cedarville Monday at 6 p.m. (CST) in Cedarville, Ohio, and at KWC Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Game coverage information for USI Men’s Basketball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
Following the two-game road swing, USI will return to the friendly surroundings of Screaming Eagles Arena to open the 2021-22 Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule when it hosts the University of Indianapolis. The first GLVC contest of the year is set for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
USI Men’s Basketball vs. Cedarville, Kentucky Wesleyan Quick Notes:
Eagles roll in the opener. USI rolled to a season-opening and home-opening win over Oakland City University, 76-56. Freshman guard/forward Elijah Jones led four players in double-digits with 12 points. Junior guard Jelani Simmons and freshman guard Isaiah Stafford followed with 11 points, while junior guard Myles Belyeu rounded out the top four with 10 points. Junior forward Jacob Polakovich led the Eagles on the glass with 13 rebounds.
Eagles ranked 16th in top 25. USI is ranked 16th in the first D2SIDA Top 25 poll released November 16. The Eagles also received votes for the NABC Division II Top 25 preseason poll that was released in October.
USI vs. Cedarville. The Eagles hold a 3-0 all-time series lead over the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville University, dating back to 2011-12. USI won all three meetings in the Physical Activities Center (74-45, in 2011-12; 72-61 in 2012-13; 87-81 in 2014-15).
Cedarville in 2021-22. Cedarville has started the season with a 1-2 mark and will visit Grand Valley State University Saturday before hosting USI on Monday. The Yellow Jackets lost to GLVC members Truman State University and Quincy University before defeating the University of Indianapolis for their first win of the year.
USI vs. Kentucky Wesleyan. USI trails in the all-time series with Kentucky Wesleyan College, 49-43, but has won the last seven straight with the Panthers. The Eagles, who have won the last three at the Owensboro Sports Center, defeated the Panthers, 82-63, to open Screaming Eagles Arena in 2019.
KWC in 2021-22. The Panthers are 2-1 to start the new campaign, including a 1-1 mark against teams from the GLVC. KWC defeated the University of Illinois Springfield to open the year before falling to Lindenwood University during the first weekend. They got back on track with a 72-48 win over Midway University and will host East-West University Saturday before hosting USI next Wednesday.
