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. Sports for 10/29/2008

Volleyball

The University of Southern Indiana Volleyball Team wraps up its 2008 home schedule this weekend. On Friday at 7 p.m. it hosts Quincy University and on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Screaming Eagles will honor senior middle blocker Margaret Buschman as part of their senior day festivities prior to Saturday's match. USI finds itself in a battle for third place in the GLVC West division as it heads into the final two weeks of the season. The Eagles are tied with Drury University for the third in the division. The GLVC tournament takes the top three teams in each division, plus two wild cards. the Eagles wrap up the regular-season with visits to Missouri University of Science & Technology on November 7th and the GLVC West division-leading, University of Missouri-St. Louis on November 8th.

Track

After a dominating performance in the GLVC championships over the weekend the USI men's and women's track teams have moved up in the US track and field and cross country coaches' association division two top twenty five polls. The women's team moved into the sixth posion after their win against University of Wisconsin-Parkside. This marks the highest positon for the women's team in twenty years. The men's team moved into the tenth place. The men's and women's teams return to action on November eighth to be apart of the NCAA two midwest region championships in Big Rapids, Michigan.

 

Men's Basketball

Saturday night the USI men's basketball team kicks off their season in the Vectren Community Classic at Robert's Staduim against the University of Evansville Purple Aces. This game marks the third in the series against the Aces and USI hopes third time will be a charm. The Screaming Eagles lost to the Aces in their meetings in 2004 and in a very close game in 2006. Game time is set for 7:05 pm.