Monday, March 07, 2011
Eagles start tournament play Saturday
The Screaming Eagles (24-5) return to the NCAA Division II Tournament after a one-year hiatus and are making their 16th appearance in the regional in the last 19 seasons. USI, the 1995 NCAA II National Champion, has appeared in the NCAA II Tournament 21 times in the history of the program and has a record of 30-23 in tournament play. The Eagles are the second seed in the regional and start national tournament action Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (CST) with a familiar foe - seventh-seeded Drury University (22-7). USI defeated the Drury during the regular season, 75-65, at the Physical Activities Center and on Saturday in the GLVC Tournament semifinals, 88-74, in St. Louis, Missouri. After the USI-Drury game, alumni and fans will gather from 4 to 6 p.m. (CST) at KT's Restaurant & Bar located at 2300 Lexington Road in Louisville. Contact alumni@usi.edu or call 812/464-1924 for more information. Prior to the USI-Drury match-up Saturday, the Midwest Regional features third-seeded Wayne State University (22-7) against sixth-seeded Ferris State University (22-7) at 11 a.m. (CST). Wayne State and Ferris State are the only representatives from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The second session of the regional features Bellarmine (27-2) hosting eighth-seeded University of Indianapolis (19-8) at 5 p.m. (CST). Fourth-seeded Northern Kentucky University plays fifth-seeded Kentucky Wesleyan College (19-9) at 7:30 p.m. in the final game of the first round. The semifinals will be played March 13 at 4 p.m. (CDT) and 6:30 p.m. (CDT), while the regional championship game is March 15 at 6 p.m. (CDT). |
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