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Women's Hoops Gearing Up to Tussle with Southern Indiana Tuesday

2/22/2026 6:15:00 PM

By: Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations
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Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State wraps up its home schedule Tuesday when the Eagles host Southern Indiana in Johnson Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Network (flagship WIVY 96.3 FM) with Tom Lewis and Wes Holland on the call. It can be seen on ESPN+ with Jared Stacy and Dean Hardin describing the action.
 
Morehead State comes into the game in fourth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings at 12-6 in league play. Southern Indiana is a game ahead of the Eagles in third place in the standings at 13-5. Morehead State is two games ahead of Little Rock in the standings: the Trojan are fifth in the conference at 10-8.
 
The Eagles are coming off a 74-53 loss at OVC-leading Western Illinois Saturday in Macomb, Illinois. The game was tied at 49-49 at the end of the third quarter, but MSU managed to hit only two of their 11 field goal attempts in the final 10 minutes. Western Illinois heated up in the final frame, hitting seven of 11 from the floor, including four of six from three-point range. The Leathernecks also hit 10 of 12 from the free throw line in the final stanza.
 
Southern Indiana bounced back from its 64-39 loss at Western Illinois Thursday with a 72-63 victory over Eastern Illinois Saturday. Ali Saunders led all scorers with 26 points, hitting six of nine from three-point range. Chloe Gannon added 16 points and Sophia Loden added 10.
 
The Screaming Eagles got off to a fast start hitting 58% from the floor and led 28-13 after the first quarter. USI shot 30-65 (46%) from the floor and hit six of its 17 three-point shots (35%). 
 
Morehead State and Southern Indiana met on December 20 in Evansville, with the Screaming Eagles taking a 78-59 win. Ali Saunders poured in a career-high 35 points, hitting 10-22 from the field, including six of 13 from three-point range. She also hit all nine of her free throw attempts.
 
The sister duo of Chloe and Channah Gannon added 15 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Morehead State was led by Laura Toffali with 20 points. Kate Dike added 12. Morehead State was forced into 25 turnovers, resulting in a 33-12 Southern Indiana advantage in points off turnovers. USI also dominated on the glass, 40-27.
 
RECORDS/ STREAK

Morehead State           17-12, 12-6 OVC/ L 1
Southern Indiana         19-8, 13-5 OVC/ W 1
 
SERIES

Record vs. USI:                 1-6
Last Meeting:                    L, 78-59 December 20, 2025 in Evansville,
First Meeting:                    W, 64-61, on January 5, 2023 in Morehead
Record in Morehead:        1-2
Record in Evansville:        0-4
 
NOTABLE
  • Morehead State ranks fifth in the OVC averaging 62.7 points per game in Ohio Valley Conference play. MSU ranks third in the OVC giving up 61.1 points per game in league games.
  • Morehead State ranks sixth in the conference, hitting 72.6% from the free throw line in OVC games. On the season, the Eagles are averaging 70.1% from the charity stripe, ranking eighth in the OVC. In the Eagles' last eight games, they shot 88-122 (72.1%) at the line.
  • With just two games left on the schedule, Morehead State is in fourth place in the OVC standings at 12-6, a game behind Southern Indiana at 13-5. The Eagles are two games ahead of Little Rock at 10-8 in league play.  
  • Morehead State's 17 wins this season and its 12 conference wins are both the most for MSU since the 2018-19 season. That year's Eagle squad posted a 24-11 overall record and a 13-5 OVC mark.
  • Morehead State has averaged 34% from three-point range in the last eight games. In conference play, the Eagles hit 31% from distance (6th in the OVC).
  • In their last eight games, the Eagles have averaged 14.3 turnovers per game. On the season, MSU is averaging 16 turnovers per game.
  • In OVC play, the Eagles have posted a 6-1 record when they have turned the ball over 13 times or fewer. When they have posted more than 13 turnovers they have posted a 6-5 record in league games.
  • In OVC play, the Eagles lead the OVC averaging 10 steals per game. Southern Indiana is second at 9.4 steals per game.
  • Laura Toffali leads the OVC with 84 steals this season, tied for 15th-most in the nation.
  • Toffali ranks 19th in the OVC averaging 11.1 points per game in conference games.
  • Toffali ranks 12th in the OVC hitting free throws at a 73.0% rate in league games. On the season, she is hitting free throws at a 67.5% accuracy rate.
  • Kate Dike leads Morehead State averaging 14.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, ranking sixth in the OVC in both categories.
  • Dike has scored in double figures in all but six games this season. She finished in single digits in Morehead State's first four games of the season. The last time she failed to hit double digits was in MSU's 51-50 win at Lindenwood on New Year's Day.
  • Dike ranks fifth in the OVC hitting 47.4% from the floor. Her 15 blocked shots in conference play ranks tied for eighth in the conference.
  • Marie Sepp leads the OVC with 121 assists on the season. Her 4.48 assists per game also paces the OVC.
  • Morehead State is 8-4 in conference games when she has scored in double figures. MSU is 3-3 in league play when she has been held to less than 10 points.
  • Violet McNece averaged 12 points per game in MSU's last eight games, second-highest on the team. In that span, she hit 49% from the floor and 45% from three-point range.
  • McNece ranks ninth in the conference with 33 made three-pointers. In OVC games she is hitting treys at a 39.3% rate.
  • Landon Forbes ranks third in the OVC with 67 assists in conference play (3.72 assists per game).
  • Forbes takes nearly as much as she gives away: she ranks fourth in the OVC with 42 steals in conference games (2.33 steals per game).
  • Josefine Enander ranks tied for 14th in the OVC with 26 made three pointers in conference play. She has gone 26-72 beyond the arc for 36.1% in league games.
  • Enander has hit 12 of 13 from the free throw line this season )92.3%).
 
SCOUTING THE SCREAMING EAGLES
 
Southern Indiana is coached by Rick Stein, who is in his 27th season at the helm of the Screaming Eagles. He has a record of 490-282. Against Morehead State, he is 6-1.
 
Southern Indiana averages 67.9 points per game in conference play ranking third in the OVC. Defensively, the Screaming Eagles top the conference giving up just 59.1 points per game. The Screaming Eagles are the best rebounding team in the conference with a +6.2 rebounding margin in league play.
 
  • USI is led in scoring by guard Ali Saunders who is averaging 17.5 points per game this season. In conference play, Saunders averages 19 points per game. She is the second-leading scorer in the OVC. She leads the conference, hitting 91.3% from the free throw line, which ranks sixth in the country.
  • Saunders ranks second in the OVC with 47 made three-pointers in league play. Her 36.7% accuracy beyond the arc in league play ranks second in the OVC.
  • Saunders ranks second in the OVC with 116 assists this season.
  • Chloe Gannon averages 13.1 points per game (ranking 12th in the OVC) coming into Tuesday's game. In conference games, she is hitting 48.7% from the floor, ranking fourth in the OVC.  Gannon averages 7.2 rebounds per game in conference play, ranking seventh in the OVC.
  • Chloe Gannon leads the OVC with 34 blocked shots this season.
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