Thursday, January 21, 5:30 p.m.
McKendree University (7-10, 2-5 GLVC) at
Saint Joseph's College (12-5, 5-2 GLVC)
Rensselaer, Ind.
Live StatsLive VideoLive AudioSaturday, January 23, 1 p.m. ET
McKendree University (6-9, 1-4 GLVC) at
University of Indianapolis (3-13, 2-5 GLVC)
Indianapolis, Ind.
Live StatsLive VideoLive Audio(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 20)- The McKendree University women's basketball team will head east looking for a pair of conference victories this weekend.
The Bearcats will travel to Rensselaer, Ind., on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. game at Saint Joseph's College, before heading to Indianapolis, Ind., to play University of Indianapolis at 1 p.m., ET on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE PUMAS: Saint Joseph's College enters the weekend with an overall record of 12-5 with a 5-2 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Pumas had their five-game winning streak snapped in a 77-73 loss to No. 16 Drury University on Sunday, but bounced back with a 70-57 win over University of Indianapolis on Monday. Junior forward Kalea Parks leads Saint Joseph's with 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds/game.
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS: University of Indianapolis enters the weekend with an overall record of 4-13 with a 2-5 mark in the GLVC. The Greyhounds split their two conference games last weekend, falling 86-80 at No. 16 Drury on Thursday, before earning a 60-56 win at Missouri S&T. UIndy lost 70-57 to Saint Joseph's on Monday. Senior guard Princess German leads the Greyhounds with 21.9 points/game
TOUGH DEFENSE: McKendree is holding its opponents to 58.4 points/game, while also holding opponents to 36.3-percent shooting from the floor. Both are ranked fourth in the GLVC this season.
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