Box Score CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Rebounding for a home loss on Tuesday, the University of Evansville women's basketball team showed flashes during a 80-64 loss at Austin Peay on Thursday night in Clarksville, Tenn.

The Aces were led by a career-best performance by senior Jada Poland, who finished with 23 points, including 14 points in the second half. Joining Poland in double-figures was freshman Abby Feit who scored her fifth-straight double-figure performance with 17 points. Maggie Knowles led the Governors offensively, scoring 25 points in Austin Peay's win.

Austin Peay gained the early advantage as the Governors scored the first eight points of the contest. Evansville responded to the early Governors run, scoring six straight points of its own, to move within a pair at the under five media timeout. In all, the Aces held the Governors scoreless for nearly four minutes and tying the game at eight with 3:49 left in the quarter. To close the opening period, Austin Peay went on another run, this one 11-2, to take a 19-10 lead after the first quarter.

The deficit increased for Evansville in the second quarter as the Governors increased their lead to 12 at 29-17 with 5:30 left in the half. Evansville again had an answer and closed the half with an impressive defensive performance. The Aces held Austin Peay to just one point over the final five-and-a-half minutes, while scoring consistently to cut the Governors' lead to just one at the half.

Evansville put together a valiant effort in the third quarter as the Aces quickly went in front on a layup by freshman Jossie Hudson. After Austin Peay retook the lead, the Aces tied the game at 37 as Poland scored six of the first eight UE points out of the break. The Governors moved back into the lead and would grow their lead as high as eight, but Evansville cut it back down to five with 10 minutes remaining.

In the fourth quarter, the Governors began the period with a 7-0 run to take a 60-48 lead. The Governors exploded offensively in the second half, scoring 50 points after a 30-point first half, pulling away for the 80-64 win.

In the loss, Evansville broke the program record for best field-goal percentage, shooting 63.9% (23-36) from the field, besting the previous program record of 62.5% set against Troy on Dec. 18, 2014. The Aces avoided the rebounding disparity that disrupted them against EIU on Tuesday, but were forced into 33 turnovers by a stifling Governors' press.

Evansville's busy week continues on Sunday as the Aces host Marshall inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse at 1 PM on Sunday afternoon.