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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana women's basketball team looks to bounce back from its worst loss of the 2012-13 campaign Thursday when it visits the University of Indianapolis for a 4:30 p.m. (CST) tipoff. USI also travels to Rensselaer, Indiana, to take on Saint Joseph's College Saturday at 3 p.m.
USI (16-5, 8-5 GLVC) is looking to stay in contention for a top-four seed in the Deaconess Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, which carries a first-round bye and a spot in the quarterfinals at the Ford Center.
The Screaming Eagles are coming off a 1-1 week, which started with an impressive 68-55 victory over then No. 24 Lewis University at the Physical Activities Center. Sophomore forward/center
Mary O'Keefe scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds as USI dominated the second half to avenge a 71-69 setback to the Flyers earlier in the season.
USI, however, struggled offensively in a 58-40 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside two days later. The Eagles committed 22 turnovers and were held to a season-low 12 field goals as they suffered their first loss at the PAC in 13 games this season.
For the week, O'Keefe paced the Eagles with 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. She made 12-of-16 field goal attempts in the win over Lewis and is currently third on the team and 30th in the GLVC with 9.7 points per outing.
Sophomore forward/center
Anna Hackert continues to lead the Eagles with 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per appearance, while junior guard
Stephanie Carpenter is chipping in 11.0 points per contest.
UIndy (15-6, 8-5 GLVC) is coming off a pair of road wins last week. Junior guard Katy McIntosh, who was named the GLVC Player of the Week, averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game to lead the Greyhounds in wins over Bellarmine University and McKendree University.
For the season, senior guard Kristin Turner leads UIndy with 17.0 points and 4.6 assists per game, while McIntosh follows with 16.8 points and 4.4 assists per outing.
USI defeated UIndy, 70-69, earlier this season at the PAC. Hackert led the Eagles with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks, while Turner had 25 points to pace the Greyhounds.
The Eagles also are looking for the regular-season sweep of Saint Joseph's after defeating the Pumas, 79-48, at the PAC earlier this season. Carpenter paced USI with 22 points, while sophomore guard Kiki Wilson led the Pumas with 12 points.
Saint Joseph's (1-20, 0-13 GLVC), which hosts Kentucky Wesleyan College Thursday, has lost 13 straight games, including road decisions at McKendree and Bellarmine last week.
Senior guard Tonisha Sanders led the Pumas with 14.0 points per game last week, including 23 in their loss to Bellarmine, while Wilson added 12.0 points per contest. Wilson leads Saint Joseph's with 15.0 points and 3.6 assists per outing this year.
Both games can be heard on WPSR 90.7 FM, while live stats, live audio, and live video (for the UIndy game only) can be accessed at gousieagles.com.
