USI Basketball sweeps Lindenwood University

The University of Southern Indiana men and women’s basketball teams had a home game on February 13, 2020. They faced off against another Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponent from Missouri, Lindenwood University. USI ended up coming out victorious, winning both games; the USI women’s team won with a score of 70-55. The women’s team won, and that is their fourth straight win! They are on a roll in midseason, getting into a very nice groove. They are a fun team to watch, everybody plays well, and they have scores all over the court at all times, against Lindenwood they have three different players in double figures. Leading the way was Emma DeHart with 18 points, followed up by Hannah Haithcock with 16 points, and Addy Blackwell with 14 points. The women’s team is very junior and senior-heavy, which will be great in post season with experienced players, should be a very exciting rest of the season for the ladies they are currently ranked third in the GLCV.

The men’s team also won with a score of 101-77. This game was over before it started, the men’s team is excellent overall and have many weapons on both ends of the floor. The star of the night was the big fella Josh Price, Price is a junior and has a great presence on both sides of the floor he can also play the four or five.He ended up with a team-high 19 points he absolutely torched Lindenwood in the paint. The men’s team had four players end up in double figures. Senior guard Kobe Caldwell looked relaxed and confident scoring 15 points, junior guard Mateo Rivera had 15 points as well, last but not least junior forward, Emmanuel Little added 12 points. The men’s team sits in sixth place in the GLVC currently, but that will change the men’s team are full of dogs and will get locked in with the end of the season approaching, no question they will make a run soon. They are lead by senior guard Kobe Caldwell who has excellent experience by being a key piece when this team made a run to the final four last year, and previously played at the Division 1 level. Both sides play home again on Saturday, February, 15th against a quality University of Missouri- St. Louis (UMSL).