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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Guard Sara Dickey scored a game-high 24 points but the University of Evansville women's basketball team (10-10, 5-4) fell 67-52 at the Indiana State Sycamores on Sunday afternoon.
 
Playing a half hour from her hometown of Montezuma, Dickey recorded her 18^th career game of 20+ points. She was 8-for-16 shooting, made a pair of treys and converted on all six free throws in the game.
 
Down early, Evansville got a game-tying three from guard Kat Taylor to even the score at five with 18:14 on the clock.
 
Indiana State (14-6, 4-5) then rebuilt the lead to six points, 15-9, with a Cierra Ceazar layup at the 11:03 mark.
 
UE brought the gap down to two points on a pair of occasions before taking their first lead with less than a minute to play in the opening half. Dickey's three with 21 seconds left inched the Aces ahead of Indiana State 23-22. Indiana State's Joyea Marshall then snatched the lead back for the Sycamores with a buzzer-beating three just before halftime.
 
The Aces shot 40.9% in the opening stanza despite nine first-half turnovers. Forward Sasha Robinson had eight of her 10 rebounds before halftime.
 
Out of the break, Dickey tied the game at 25 with a lay-up only to watch as Indiana State went on a 19-8 run to build a double-digit advantage.
 
UE then brought the deficit to single digits ,44-37, by scoring four consecutive points on jumpers from Dickey and Robinson.
 
Down by seven, Evansville was held scoreless over the next 5:43 as the Sycamores went on a 13-0 run.
 
Indiana State outscored UE 42-29 in the second half on the way to the win.  
 
Forward Hannah Owens tied a career-high with four rebounds, all on the offensive side.
 
The Aces will look to end their three-game losing streak on Friday, Feb. 6 at Loyola. The game will be held at Gentile Arena in Chicago and begin at 7:00 p.m.
 
Evansville is back at home on Friday, Feb. 13 when the Aces host the Southern Illinois Salukis. The tip is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
 
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