Southern Indiana’s Historic First D1 Win
(St. Louis, MO) – It happened. Southern Indiana’s historic first D1 win. The Screaming Eagles defeated Southern Illinois 71-53 Sunday in Evansville. 3,071 fans were in attendance and the locker room celebration was spectacular.
Winning is FUN! #ClubDub pic.twitter.com/GW2dkbDUiR
— USI Basketball (@USI_Basketball) November 14, 2022
Head coach Stan Gouard joined Harry Schroeder early Monday morning to discuss the win and evaluate his team’s first two games. After a narrow loss at Missouri, the Screaming Eagles were able to defeat the Missouri Valley Conference’s Southern Illinois Salukis.
(Preseason Interview with Gouard and Jelani Simmons)
Four USI players reached double figures and they frustrated the SIU offense all day long. SIU shot under 33% for the game and under 18% from distance.
Here is our exclusive interview with head coach Stan Gouard.
The competition doesn’t get any easier. Wednesday USI travels to Notre Dame.
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