The women’s basketball team lost to Drury University Saturday after going on a conference run.

“It was a little disheartening and hard to take, but we don’t have time to wait around,” said Rick Stein, head coach of the women’s basketball team. “We play Thursday. We play Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday. We’re in the meat of it now,” Stein said.

The Eagles and Drury were neck and neck all game Saturday, but a buzzer beater ended the game with Drury getting the win, 91-89.

“We don’t have weeks to break it down,” Stein said. “We’re in the middle of conference plays. We (have) got to get our focus right.”

USI got behind on its rebounds, getting only 27 compared to the average 42 for the 2013-2014 season.

“The defensive plays (are) our definite focal points,” Stein said. “We make sure those are done in every drill so they can bring them over to the game.”

When USI plays Thursday and Saturday games, Stein said it’s hard to look back over the game because they have another game to prepare for.

The next two games – St. Joseph College and University of Indianapolis – will be different.

“St. Joes’s coach is competing at a high level compared to last year,” Stein said. “UIndy – they are in the top 16 in the country, and they are playing like it.”

He hopes students come out to the games this week, he said.

“It’s nice that the students are back,” Stein said. “I think we get good crowds, but I think we could have great crowds. Once they come to the games, I think they would enjoy watching our teams and would come back.”

If people do come out, the next two games are against other schools in Indiana.

“I know both teams are good, and they’ll bring their A game,” forward/center Anna Hackert said.

That’s what she plans on doing again the next few weeks with the five games approaching, she said.

The Eagles face St. Joseph’s at 5:15 p.m. Thursday in the Physical Activities Center. They then tip off against University of Indianapolis at 1 p.m. Saturday.