EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Basketball tips off its second consecutive appearance in the Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Sunday at 6 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles welcome Campbell University to Liberty Arena for a second-round matchup.
 
Tickets to Sunday's game are on sale at usiscreamingeagles.com and through the USI Ticket Office. Tickets are only $10 for Sunday's second-round game. Fans should wear their USI spirit gear to support the Screaming Eagles.
 
Sunday's game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+. 95.7 FM The Spin and 97.7 FM WREF will have radio coverage.
 
The 2025 Postseason WNIT features a 48-team field. This marks the 27th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998. The tournament field is made up of automatic qualifiers and at-large programs, flexing a mix of Power 4 conferences as well as ascending mid-major programs. All games are played at individual schools.
 
Southern Indiana (22-12, 12-8 OVC) made its WNIT debut last season in 2023-24 following an Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championship campaign. Southern Indiana won its first-round game last year against the University of Illinois Chicago, 69-64, at home before coming up short in the second round against the University of Wisconsin at home, 67-62.
 
USI will play for the first time in over two weeks since its semifinal game against Tennessee Tech University in the Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Screaming Eagles reached at least the semifinal round of the OVC tournament for the second consecutive year.
 
As the no. 5 seed in the OVC tournament, USI defeated no. 8 Tennessee State University in the first round, 90-66, and no. 4 University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the quarterfinals, 73-52. However, USI's strong run ended in the semifinals against OVC regular season and tournament champion Tennessee Tech, 88-78.
 
For the second straight year, graduate forward Meredith Raley was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team. Raley posted a team-best 22.3 points per game while shooting 78.1 percent (25-32) - an OVC tournament record. Raley also averaged 6.7 rebounds per contest in USI's three games in the OVC tournament. The forward matched a career-best 29 points in the semifinals against Tennessee Tech.
 
On the season, Raley leads the team at 14.4 points per contest. Senior guard Vanessa Shafford is second in scoring with 12.3 points per outing. Junior guard Ali Saunders is third on the team at 10.7 points per game. Saunders, an OVC leader in assists, had a least seven assists in each OVC tournament game for the Eagles.
 
Collectively, USI had a top-three scoring offense (71.8) and scoring defense (63.4) in the OVC. The Eagles topped the OVC in field-goal percentage (44.5) and field-goal percentage defense (38.8).
 
At the end of the regular season, the Ohio Valley Conference announced Raley was named All-OVC First Team and Shafford was named All-OVC Second Team.
 
Southern Indiana recorded its 36th winning season in program history. USI also secured its 15th season with at least 20 wins. USI has won 20-plus games for the second consecutive season.
 
Campbell (22-12, 12-6 CAA) had a strong finish to the season, reaching the championship game in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament. Campbell came up short, 66-63, to William and Mary University in the conference championship game.
 
The Fighting Camels have won seven of their last 10 games, including a narrow 57-55 road win on Thursday against Coastal Carolina University in the first round of the WNIT to advance to face USI. Campbell trailed 44-36 entering the fourth quarter Thursday before outscoring the Chanticleers 21-11 in the period to come back and win. Campbell's last WNIT appearance was in 2021-22.
 
The Camels are led in scoring by junior guard Gianni Boone with 11 points per game. Senior forward Courtney Dahlquist averages just under 10 points per game and led the Camels with 12 points in the win against Coastal Carolina. Dahlquist is a three-point shooting threat sinking 37 percent this season from beyond the arc.
 
 As a team, Campbell was top three in the CAA in scoring offense (65.3) and scoring defense (58.5). The Camels shoot over 40 percent overall, and their opposition has shot 39 percent from the floor this season.
 
Sunday will be the first-ever meeting between Southern Indiana and Campbell.
 
The winner of Sunday's game between USI and Campbell will face the winner of the University of Buffalo and the University of Massachusetts in the Super 16 at a location and time to be announced. Buffalo and UMass play at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday.
 
Here's the 2025 schedule for each round:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2025
Round 2 - March 23-25, 2025
Super 16 - March 26-28, 2025
Great 8 - March 29-31, 2025
Fab 4 - April 1-2, 2025
Championship - Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
 
Fans can follow the 2025 Postseason WNIT through X/Twitter (@WomensNIT), Facebook (womensNIT), and the hashtag #WNIT.
 
Stay tuned to usiscreamingeagles.com and @USIAthletics on social media for more information.