SEVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Basketball plays for the first time in over a week on Tuesday night when the Screaming Eagles conclude a two-game homestand against Fisk University at 6 p.m. from Liberty Arena.
 
Tuesday's game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.
 
Leading up to Tuesday's tipoff, USI Public Safety is hosting a Stuff the Cruiser initiative to collect non-perishable items for Archie's Food Closet. A Public Safety cruiser will be parked in front of Liberty Arena during all home USI Basketball games from Sunday, November 16, through Sunday, November 30. Those wishing to donate can give items directly to the Public Safety employee or student worker stationed at the cruiser. Donations can also be dropped off at the Public Safety Office, located on the first floor of the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center.
 
Tuesday will be the fourth home game out of the first five games for USI (3-1). The Eagles are 2-1 at home to start the season, with wins coming against Franklin College and Indiana University East.
 
The Screaming Eagles opened the current homestand last Monday, November 17, with an 87-32 victory over IU East. USI put the game out of reach early with a 54-12 halftime advantage. USI held IU East to single digits in three of the four quarters, while controlling the glass with 49 rebounds and forcing 28 turnovers. Junior forward Chloe Gannon led four Screaming Eagles in double figures with 16 points. Sophomore guard Lexi Sepulveda had a career-high 13 points. Senior guard Ali Saunders tallied 12 points. Redshirt sophomore guard Kylee Dennis had a career-best 10 points in the contest.
 
Through four games, Saunders paces USI at 16.7 points per game. The senior is approaching a milestone mark of 1,000 career points. Gannon and junior guard Sophia Loden are tied for second on the team with 13.3 points per contest. Gannon has scored 10 or more in each game this season. As a team, USI is averaging 79.3 points per outing while holding the opposition to 52 points per game.
 
On deck for the Screaming Eagles following Tuesday's game against Fisk is a road contest at Northern Kentucky University after Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 30. USI and Northern Kentucky will add another chapter to their long rivalry that dates to when the two programs were in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
Fisk (4-3), an NAIA program out of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, heads into Tuesday's tilt against the Eagles having dropped three of its last four games. The Bulldogs are coming off an 80-51 loss on Saturday against Talladega College (AL). USI is the second Ohio Valley Conference opponent Fisk will have faced in the early season, as the Bulldogs dropped a 79-39 contest on November 16 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
 
Sophomore guard Kayla Lee leads Fisk in scoring (19.7), rebounding (5.3), steals (4.0), and minutes (34.6) per game. Collectively, Fisk averages 57.4 points per game on just under 33 percent shooting. The Bulldogs have allowed 68.3 points per contest through seven games played.
 
USI and Fisk are meeting for the first time.
 
Tickets for Tuesday and all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.