EVANSVILLE - After a two-game road trip, the University of Evansville women's basketball team closes out its home schedule in 2019 with a matchup with Chicago State on Wednesday evening at 6 PM in Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 

Evansville vs. Chicago State | 6 PM
Date | Time	Wed. Dec. 18 | 6 PM
Location	Evansville, Ind.
Site	Meeks Family Fieldhouse
Wed. Dec. 18	Evansville vs. Chicago State
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Last Game: Illinois 59, Evansville 44

• Helping lead the Aces, freshman Abby Feit led Evansville with a team-best 19 points, hitting five threes, while recording eight boards and three steals.
• In just her second game in white and purple, junior Lola Bracy scored 15 points, following up her 25-point performance on Friday night.
• Leading the Illini was Petra Holesinska, who tallied 25 points, knocking down seven triples.
• The contest opened in an ideal fashion for the Aces as Evansville jumped out to a 6-0 advantage on a pair of three-pointers by Feit.
• Illinois answered with five-straight points, but it was Feit who pushed the Aces' lead back to three on a layup with 6:31 left in the opening quarter.
• Evansville responded to Illinois' response, as Lola Bracy hit a triple and Jada Poland got to the rim for a layup to give UE a 13-8 lead.
• To close the period, Illinois hit two threes, going on a 6-0 run to take a 14-13 lead after 10 minutes of action.
• The second quarter saw a better offensive rhythm for the Illini, while the defense for Illinois created turnovers.
• Despite that, Evansville contiued to battle taking back the lead on two different occasions, including an important triple by Feit that earned a 22-20 advantage for the Aces.
• After the the Aces locked down on defense on the other end to cut their deficit to three at halftime.
•  A pair of three-pointers by Illinois' Holesinska helped the Illini take an eight-point advantage out of the break at 38-30.
• In the period, Evansville got down as large as 10, but cut a point off its deficit at 48-39 to close the third quarter.
• A personal 5-0 run for Bracy helped fuel Evansville in the fourth quarter. Bracy out-scored the Illini single-handedly in the first six minutes of the quarter, while the Aces held Illinois scoreless. Bracy's final bucket of the run forced an Illinois timeout.
• Coming out of thee timeout, the Illini took control, holding Evansville off the scoreboard and recording an 11-0 run to grab the 59-48 win.
• Evansville was out-rebounded in the game, 53-38, but forced the Illini into 24 turnovers, a season-high for Illinois.

Previewing the Matchup

• Evansville and Chicago State are meeting for the eighth time in the series with the Aces winning all seven previous meetings.
• The last meeting between the two sides came in a 67-58 Evansville win on the road in Chicago on Nov. 10, 2018.
• Evansville looks to earn their third non-conference victory with a win over Chicago State, marking its most non-conference wins since the 2016-17 season.
• Junior Lola Bracy put together a breakout weekend for the Aces in her first appearances in white and purple. Bracy scored a career-high 25 points on Friday at Purdue Fort Wayne before adding 15 points against Illinois on Sunday.
• Freshman Abby Feit has continued to impress for the Aces. Feit marked her ninth-straight double figure performance with a team-high 19 points in a return home of sorts at Illinois, hitting a career-high five three-pointers. Feit has scored in double-digits in all nine of her collegiate appearances.
• At Illinois on Sunday, the Aces were held to a season-low five points in the fourth quarter. Previous to Sunday, Evansville had not scored less than 13 points in the final stanza this season.
• Abby Feit has been able to produce on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor, but has also been able to stay on the floor this season. Feit leads all MVC players in minutes played, averaging 37.2 minutes per game, five more minutes than any other player in the Valley.
• Chicago State enters Wednesday's game with an 0-11 record and looks to snap a 57-game non-conference losing streak, dating back to a 76-59 win at Jackson State on Dec. 15, 2015.

  

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