EVANSVILLE, Ind. - In its first contest of 2019, the University of Evansville women's basketball team opens Missouri Valley Conference play on the road at Southern Illinois at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening in Carbondale, Ill..

GAME INFORMATION
Evansville at Southern Illinois
Jan. 4, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
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Evansville Game Notes
SIU Game Notes

Last Game: Wisconsin 96, Evansville 60 (Madison, Wis., Dec. 21)

• The Aces dropped their final contest of 2018 in a 96-60 loss on the road at Wisconsin on Dec. 21.
• Marley Miller finished in double-figures for the fifth-time in seven games, setting a new career-high with 21 points against the Badgers.  In her career-high performance, Miller hit three triples, making the sixth-time in the last seven games that the senior has recorded three-or-more three-pointers.
• Three Aces either set or tied career-highs in scoring as Kaylan Coffman (11 points) and Tattenai Hall (five points) each tied their career-highs against Wisconsin.
• For the second-straight game, Evansville finished with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, assisting on 14 baskets with 13 turnovers.
• The Aces continued to accel at the free-throw line, hitting 11 of their 12 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Setting a season-high, Kayla Casteel finished third on the team with eight points, hitting a pair of three-pointers.

Next Opponent: at SIU

•  Evansville and SIU are meeting for the 59th time in series history. 
• In the last meeting between the two sides, the Salukis earned a 66-41 win over the Purple Aces in Carbondale, Ill. on March 3, 2018. 
• Evansville is looking for its first win in the series with SIU since the 2016-17 season after the Salukis won both matchups a season ago. 
• The most played matchup in UE program history, the series between the two dates back to the 1984-85 season.

Milestone Watch

• Senior Kerri Gasper sits just 62 points from hitting the 1,000 point mark in her Evansville career.
• If she were to reach 1,000 points, Gasper would become just the 20th Ace in program history to achieve the milestone.
• Gasper is also within reach of 500 rebounds, which would make her the first player in Evansville Women's Basketball history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 125 three-pointers in their career.

 

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