EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball will embark on an exciting trip during its non-conference slate this upcoming season when the Screaming Eagles head to the 2024 D-I Women’s Basketball Puerto Rico Clasico in San Juan, Puerto Rico this November.
The Thanksgiving Tournament, organized by Puerto Rico College Sports Tours, runs November 27-30 with USI featured to compete on November 29-30. Games will be held at multiple venues and available via livestream.
“Our team is extremely excited to take our ‘game’ on the road to Puerto Rico!” USI Women’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Stein said. “We are always hunting the toughest schedule to help us prepare for Ohio Valley Conference play, and I feel like this event will help our team be ready for a tough conference schedule In January, February and March.”
Puerto Rico College Sports Tours brings college sports teams to Puerto Rico for exciting tournament and game competitions, providing unique opportunities for collegiate teams and fans to enjoy the thrill of competition in Puerto Rico along with the tropical splendor and enchantments of a beautiful Caribbean destination.
Fan information can be found at puertoricocollegesportstours.com/fan-information regarding transportation, lodging, ticketing, and more. Fan package options are also available through the link.
The 2024 Puerto Rico Clasico will be the largest Division I women’s Thanksgiving basketball event in the country.
Other participating teams include:
- American University (Patriot League)
- Brown University (Ivy League)
- Colorado State University (Mountain West Conference)
- Kent State University (Mid-American Conference)
- Le Moyne College (Northeast Conference)
- San Jose State University (Mountain West Conference)
- Towson University (Coastal Athletic Association)
- United States Air Force Academy (Mountain West Conference)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (America East Conference)
- University of North Carolina Greensboro (Southern Conference)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (Coastal Athletic Conference)
- University of Texas at San Antonio (American Athletic Conference)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Horizon League)
- Winthrop University (Big South Conference)
- Youngstown State University (Horizon League)
Official matchup pairings and times are to be announced later.
“Our women’s basketball program is coming off an outstanding season, and because of that, the already difficult task of scheduling has become more difficult,” USI Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall said. “We are very excited to be invited to participate in an event with such a strong field where we will face two quality opponents on a neutral floor.”
Southern Indiana’s full non-conference and Ohio Valley Conference schedule is being finalized and will be announced in the coming weeks.
