USI Women’s Basketball’s Raley named to OVC All-Tournament Team

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament on Saturday, it was announced that University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball graduate forward Meredith Raley was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team.

Raley was selected to the OVC All-Tournament Team for the second year in a row. Raley was the OVC tournament MVP last year during USI’s run to the tournament championship title.

Raley earned this year’s selection following a stellar week at the OVC tournament. The forward led Southern Indiana with 67 total points in three games played for an average of 22.3 points per game. Raley shot a tremendous 78.1 percent (25-32) from the floor to set an OVC tournament record, topping the previous mark of 71.8 percent (28-39) held by Eastern Illinois University’s Rachel Galligan during the 2009 tournament.

Additionally, Raley hauled in 20 rebounds for 6.7 boards per contest, added four assists and four blocks, and went 14-15 for 93.3 percent at the free-throw line during this week’s tournament. Raley also knocked down three shots from beyond the arc.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles captured two wins this past week at Ford Center, winning 90-66 in the first round against Tennessee State University and 73-52 in the quarterfinals against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. USI was eliminated in the semifinals against OVC champion Tennessee Tech University, 88-78.

With her performance at the OVC tournament, Raley stands at 1,671 career points for third on USI’s all-time scoring list. Raley is also top ten in USI history with 673 career rebounds and top five with 598 field goals made and 372 free throws made. Raley is the record holder with 138 games played.

2025 OVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Meredith Raley, Southern Indiana
Raegan McCowan, Western Illinois
Ellie Brueggemann, Lindenwood
Reghan Grimes, Tennessee Tech
Keeley Carter, Tennessee Tech (MVP)