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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana women's basketball team will play six of its final seven non-conference games against NCAA II Midwest Region foes, beginning with a bout against Great Midwest Athletic Conference member Davis & Elkins College Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center.
Saturday's contest is the first of three straight games that the Screaming Eagles will play against teams from the GMAC. That stretch includes Salem International University November 22 and former Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Kentucky Wesleyan College November 26.
USI (1-0) is coming off an impressive 87-46 win over NAIA foe Asbury University in its regular-season opener this past Saturday. Junior forward/center
Anna Hackert had 20 points and nine rebounds in the win, while senior guard
Stephanie Carpenter drained six three-pointers as she finished 20 points and four assists.
Davis & Elkins (1-2) is coming off a 91-80 win over the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Tuesday night. Freshman guard Stephanie Wooten, who leads the team with 17.7 points and 3.7 assists per contest, had 21 points and six assists to lead the Senators, while senior center Alicia Lentz, the team's leader with 8.7 rebounds per outing, added 18 points and nine rebounds.
Saturday's meeting between USI and Davis & Elkins is the first-ever meeting between the two schools in women's basketball.
