Box Score EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Falling behind early, the University of Evansville women's basketball team fell to UNI, 74-46, on Friday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Leading the way for the Aces, junior Kaylan Coffman scored a game-high 12 points and tallied seven rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. For the second-straight game, freshman Sydney Tucker set a career-high in scoring, recording a team-best 11 points. For the Panthers, Abby Gerrits finished with 11 points and six rebounds and was joined in double-figures by Karli Rucker, who had 10 points.

Of Evansville's 46 points on the evening, 30 were scored by the Aces' bench.
 

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Opening the contest, UNI took control early on, taking a 22-1 advantage after the first quarter as the Panthers shot 50% (8-16) from the field and Evansville could not find its rhythm, going 0-13 in the first period. The Aces responded in the second period, sparked by Tucker, who went on a personal 8-0 run as Evansville out-scored UNI, 16-15 in the quarter, trailing 37-17 at the half.

In the third quarter, both teams recorded their highest scoring quarters of the evening as the Panthers shot 6-11 (54.5%) from the field and Evansville went 6-14 (42.9%) from the field. Coffman opened the fourth quarter with a jumper that cut the Aces' deficit to 61-36, but UNI rebuilt its advantage, growing it to its largest point of the contest at 31 with 1:48 left in the game. Closing out the game, the Aces went on a 3-0 run over the final 1:15 as the Panthers earned the 74-46 win.

The Aces are back in action on Sunday afternoon as Evansville hits the midway point of a three-game homestand with a matchup with Drake at 1:00 p.m. inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Sunday's contest is mental awareness day and fans are invited to participate in free postgame yoga on the Meeks Family Fieldhouse court.
 

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