EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Opening the road trip north, the University of Evansville heads to the Windy City for a matchup with Loyola on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in Chicago, Ill.. 

GAME INFORMATION
Evansville at Loyola
Jan. 18, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
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Evansville Game Notes
Loyola Game Notes

Last Game: Illinois State 72, Evansville 61 (Evansville, Ind., Jan. 13)

• The Aces fell to Illinois State, 72-61, on Sunday afternoon to close out the home MVC weekend.
• Scoring a team-best 17 points for the second-time this week, senior Kerri Gasper moved closer to a career milestone. Gasper sits just eight points away from becoming the 20th Purple Ace in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
• In her 17-point performance, Gasper also recorded eight rebounds, giving her 431 rebounds in her career.
• Freshman Makayla Wallace continued her strong form in MVC play, scoring 13 points, while adding three assists, two rebounds, and a steal in 24 minutes for Evansville.
• Against Illinois State, junior Kaylan Coffman tallied a pair of blocks, bringing her season total to 22. Coffman sits in a tie for 85th in the nation in block rate, blocking 8.1% of the Aces' opponent's two-point shot attempts.
• Through 15 games, the Aces have limited their turnovers as a team, committing just 15 per game this season, placing Evansville in first in the MVC.
• For the second-straight game, UE attempted 20-or-more free throws, hitting 18 at the line.

Next Opponent: at Loyola

• Evansville and Loyola are meeting for the 35th time in series history.
• In the last meeting between the two sides, the Ramblers earned a 60-47 win over Evansville on Feb. 23, 2018 in Evansville, Ind..
• The Aces are looking for their first win in the series with Loyola since a Mar. 2, 2017 when Evansville captured a 81-50 victory over the Ramblers in Chicago, Ill..
• Evansville and Loyola have split the series over the last 10 games with each side winning five games.

Senior Leaders

• A trio of seniors lead the way for the Aces in scoring through 15 games.
• Kerri Gasper leads the team, averaging 12 points per game, while Marley Miller is averaging 9.8 points per contest and Brook Bishop is averaging 7.4.
• Seniors have finished as the scoring leader or tied for the game-high 15 times this season with Gasper pacing Evansville a team-high seven times this year.
• Aside from scoring, Gasper also leads Evansville in minutes per game (34.3) and rebounds per game (7.1), while Miller leads UE in three-pointers made (31), and Tattenai Hall leads the Aces in free-throw percentage (100%).

 

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