EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Closing the regular season, the University of Evansville women's basketball team opens the weekend against Missouri State on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

GAME INFORMATION
Evansville vs. Missouri State
March 7, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
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Evansville Game Notes
Missouri State Game Notes

Last Game: Evansville 59, Indiana State 56 (Terre Haute, Ind., March 1)

• Closing out its regular season road slate, Evansville battled for a 59-56 win over Indiana State on Friday evening.
• Producing one of the best performances in program history, senior Kerri Gasper scored a career-high 34 points, shooting 6-7 from three and 8-8 from the charity stripe.
• Gasper's 34 points are tied for third-most in a single-game in Aces' history and tied for the most in a regulation game in program history, matching Shelly Brand-Adlard's 34 points scored against ISUE during the 1982-83 season.
• The MVC road victory marked Evansville's first road win in conference play since a 52-44 win over Indiana State on March 4, 2017.
• Senior Marley Miller joined Gasper in double-figures for Evansville with 11 points as Miller and Gasper each played 40 minutes for the Aces.
• The Aces defense was key in the victory, specifically in the second half as Evansville limited the Sycamores to just 5-28 (17.9%) shooting from the field in the third and fourth quarters.

Next Opponent: vs. Missouri State

• Evansville and Missouri State are meeting for the 55th time in series history.
• In the last meeting, the Bears captured an 88-66 win over the Aces on Jan. 6, 2019 in Springfield, Mo.
• The Aces are looking for their first win over Missouri State since capturing a 65-59 victory over the Bears on March 10, 2017 in Hoops in the Heartland in Moline, Ill.
• Missouri State has won three-straight matchups in the series and nine of the last 10.

Gasper's Career Performance

• In the Aces' lone game last week, senior Kerri Gasper produced one of the best performances in program history.
• On Friday evening, Gasper scored a career-high 34 points in the Aces' 59-56 win over Indiana State.
• The 34 points tied the program record for most points in a regulation contest, matching Shelly Brand-Adlard's 34 points against ISUE during the 198-83 season.
• Gasper finished just three points off the Evansville program record of the 37 points set by Sara Dickey in a 93-83 overtime victory over Murray State on Dec. 3, 2014.
• Only four players in program history have scored 34-or-more points with Dickey, Ashley Senff, Brand-Adlard, and Gasper all reaching the mark.

 

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