University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball will be back on the shelf due to COVID-19 and will be forced to postpone the next three games. The Screaming Eagles’ games on the road at Missouri University of Science & Technology Thursday and Maryville University Saturday along with the home game versus the University of Illinois Springfield February 23 will be postponed with possible rescheduling to be determined.
“On two of the three occasions, USI’s Men’s Basketball has been in quarantine, it was due to contact with an opponent,” said USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall. “Contact tracers evaluated each situation and decided quarantine was the best approach to help stop the potential spread of this terrible virus. Our coaches, staff and student athletes have done an incredible job of fighting this virus and in these two cases, contact with opponents has been the reason for missed games.
“I truly feel for our men’s basketball team as they will miss a few more games due to close contact with an opponent who tested positive for COVID,” concluded Hall.
The Eagles, who are in quarantine for the third time this season, lead the GLVC East Division by 5.0 games with an 11-4 record this season. USI also is third in the GLVC Point Rating System, trailing the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Truman State University. The top eight teams in the GLVC Point Rating System qualify for the GLVC Tournament that will be held on campus sites this year.
