EVANSVILLE – After putting the brakes on a four-game losing streak last time out, the University of Evansville women's basketball team will be looking to keep the wins coming this weekend as they hit the road to take on Illinois State and Bradley.
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UE at Bradley (Sunday, 11 a.m.): Live Stats |
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The Aces (8-10, 3-4 Missouri Valley Conference) held off a late Southern Illinois surge to pick up a 63-60 decision at the Ford Center. The win was a return to the kind of defensive intensity that UE showed earlier this season when the team reeled off seven wins in eight games to close out 2016. SIU was held to 30.9% shooting, and the game also marked the first time UE hadn't been out-rebounded since a New Year's Day victory over Loyola.
Offensively, the Aces were held to just over 53 points per game over the course of the four-game skid, and Sunday's win was a return to form for the high-scoring duo of Sara Dickey and Camary Williams. Dickey, UE's all-time leading scorer, put up 21 points in the contest while Williams chipped in 18 and 12 rebounds. Dickey (15.8) and Williams (15.2) the only teammates in the top five in the MVC in scoring, and Williams, who also ranks second in the nation in steals, is the only player in the top five in the league in both points and rebounds (8.1).
Brooke Dossett and Kerri Gasper rank third and fourth on the team in scoring at 9.8 and 7.1, and Sasha Robinson, who is on pace to move up to fifth on UE's all-time rebounding list this weekend, also ranks among the Valley leaders in boards at 7.3.
While things are looking up for the Aces after last week's win, Illinois State (4-24, 1-6 MVC) will be looking to get back on track. After kicking off the Valley season with a 71-63 win over Bradley, the Redbirds have lost six consecutive games, averaging just 48.5 points per game over the course of the streak.
Meanwhile, Bradley put a halt to its own three-game losing run with a 75-73 overtime win over Missouri State last Sunday. The Braves are 6-12 on the year and 2-5 in league play, and the team will take on SIU on Friday before Sunday's 11 a.m. showdown at Renaissance Coliseum.
Tipoff on Friday is set for 7 p.m.
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