Box Score EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - Playing in its second road game in four days, the University of Evansville women's basketball team fell to SIUE, 85-74, on Wednesday night in First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Ill.

A trio of Aces finished in double-figures as sophomore A'Niah Griffin scored 16 points in her return to lead Evansville. Also finishing in double-digits were redshirt junior Jada Poland with 14 points and freshman Abby Feit with 10.

Evansville founds its shooting stroke early in the game, fueled by the return of Griffin. Griffin scored six early points for the Aces and helped Evansville earn a 14-8 lead before the first media break. SIUE bounced back to close the quarter on a 14-4 run before Griffin hit a three to cut the Cougars' lead to 22-21. The second quarter saw the Cougars continue to shoot at a high percentage as SIUE's lead grew to six at 29-23. Evansville answered with back-to-back triples from junior Alexis Thomas to tie the game at 29. The Aces kept pace with SIUE until the under five timeout, trailing by three at 34-31. Following the media timeout, the Cougars closed the half on a 12-5 run, taking a 46-36 lead at halftime.

The margin remained the same for the Aces in the third quarter as Evansville had to claw back from a 15-point deficit. Evansville hit a pair of threes late, delivered by Griffin and Feit, to hold the Cougars' lead to just 10 at 62-52 heading into the final period. In the fourth quarter, Evansville continued its rhythm from beyond the arc as Thomas and Feit both hit threes to cut the SIUE advantage to just five with 2:56 left in the contest. Over the final three minutes, SIUE shot 2-2 from the field and went 5-8 from the charity stripe to pull away and secure the 85-74 win.

The Aces return to Meeks Family Fieldhouse for a meeting with Eastern Illinois at 6 PM on November 19.
 

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