Not only did the women’s basketball team win its first two games after break, but it won against teams it didn’t play against last year.

“Even from year to year, you get a little consistency, but with both of these teams, we didn’t see them last year, so we’re working hard to get game film and watch them,” said Head Coach Rick Stein.

The Eagles (8-2, 2-0) won against Rockhurst 70-44 and William Jewell 84-81. Since the break, USI has bumped up its shooting percentage into the 40s the past two games after going down to 33.8 percent before the break.

“First two conference games of the year and we came back 2-0,” Stein said. “It’s been good.”

The Eagles will have another go at two more teams they missed out on last year – Drury University and Missouri S&T.

“Most of our preparation is about us,” Stein said. “We have to keep getting better and take care of us.”

On Thursday, the women’s team goes up against Missouri S&T, followed by a face off with No. 10 Drury Panthers on Saturday.

“Both teams have been very good in our league since they came into the leagues a few years back,” Stein said. “Missouri S&T is a team that plays a little bit more of a power game. Drury plays a little bit outside in.”

The Eagles have struggled to get a win on Missouri S&T for seven years.

“We’ll have our hands full this weekend,” Stein said. “We’re excited to be back here. Our last four basketball games have been away from the PAC.”

USI tips off at 5:15 Thursday against Missouri S&T, then goes head-to-head with the Drury Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday. “We’ve had a lot of success here, and we just want to keep it going,” Stein said.