Box Score EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Plagued by an 18-4 Loyola advantage in the second quarter, the University of Evansville women's basketball team fell to Loyola, 71-51, on Sunday morning inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Leading the way for Evansville, seniors Brooke Bishop and Marley Miller each finished in double-figures with Bishop scoring a season-high 16 points and Miller adding 10 points. Fellow senior Kerri Gasper led all-rebounders, tallying a career-high 13 boards in the loss. For Loyola, Abby O'Connor led all-scorers with 22 points to go along with seven rebounds, hitting four three-pointers in the contest.

The story in the opening quarter was Marley Miller as the senior got the scoring started with a layup just 16 seconds in the contest and helped the Aces earn a 5-4 lead early on. After Loyola scored five-straight points to move in front 9-5, Evansville closed the quarter on an 11-4 run giving the Aces a 16-13 lead as Miller finished the first quarter with seven points. Much like the second quarter went at Loyola on January 18, the Aces struggled to find their rhythm in the second period. The Ramblers got off to an 8-0 run to begin the frame, out-scoring Evansville, 18-4, in the period and holding the Aces to 2-15 (13.3%) shooting from the field in the quarter as Loyola took a 31-20 lead to the break.
 

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In the third quarter, Evansville kept pace with the Ramblers, trimming its deficit to nine twice early in the quarter. Both times the Aces cut into Loyola's lead, the Ramblers pushed their advantage back to double-digits, leading by as many as 16 with 2:06 left in the quarter. Closing the period, Evansville made another push, as Miller hit a three-pointer in the final 15 seconds to bring the Aces back within 11 at 49-38 at the end of the third quarter. Evansville had opportunities in the final period to make a run, but the Aces shot 23.5% (4-17) from the field in the fourth quarter as Loyola built its lead as large as 22 in route to the 71-51 win.

Evansville is back on the road February 22 and 24 for its final true road weekend, beginning with a matchup with Drake on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa.
 

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