EVANSVILLE - Looking to bounce back after a heartbreaking loss on Friday, the University of Evansville hosts No. 22 Missouri State inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon at 1 PM.
 

Evansville vs. No. 22 Missouri State | 1 PM
Date | Time	Sun., Jan. 26 | 1 PM
Location	Evansville, Ind.
Site	Meeks Family Fieldhouse
Sun., Jan. 26	Evansville vs. No. 22 Missouri State
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Last Game: SIU 70, Evansville 57

• The two halves featured two different leading scorers for the Aces.
• Freshman Abby Feit finished with a team-high 16 points along with six rebounds, five assists, four steals, and a pair of blocks, scoring 14 points in the first half.
• Redshirt junior Jada Poland tallied 14 points for the Aces with six coming in the second half.
• For the Salukis, Kristen Nelson paced SIU with a game-high 19 points, shooting 6-11 from the field.
• The key stretch of the contest came in the final minutes of the third quarter as the Salukis saw their run get ignited.
• Trailing by as many as 13 at 45-32 with 3:21 left in the third period, SIU battled themselves back within seven at the end of the quarter, down 49-42.
• The run for SIU continued in the fourth quarter as the Salukis out-scored Evansville, 28-8, in the final 10 minutes.
• Evansville shot the lights out of the fieldhouse in the first 30 minutes of the game, going 20-39 (51.3%) from the field through the third quarter.
• The Aces defense during that period stifled the Salukis' offensive efforts, limiting SIU to 32 points through 26 minutes of play and holding their opponent to a 35.5% field goal percentage in the first three quarters.
• Both team's shooting performances dramatically flipped in the fourth quarter as Evansville shot just 2-13 (15.4%), while the Salukis hit 83.3% (10-12) from the field in the fourth.

Previewing the Matchup

• Evansville and Missouri State are meeting for the 56th time with the Lady Bears owning a 41-14 edge in the all-time series.
• The Aces and Lady Bears last met in the final weekend of the regular season last year as Missouri State secured an 88-46 win over Evansville on March 7, 2019.
• The Lady Bears are on a four-game win-streak in the series dating back to Evansville's 65-59 upset at Hoops in the Heartland on March 10, 2017.
• Missouri State has won nine-straight regular season meetings between the two sides with Evansville's last regular season win in the series coming on Jan. 2, 2015 in a 65-56 road triumph.
• The last six regular season meetings between the Aces and Lady Bears have all been decided by more than 20 points.
• No. 22 Missouri State comes to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon to take on the Aces. The Aces and Lady Bears matchup represents the first time since Jan. 13, 2001 that Evansville has hosted a top 25 opponent. 
• Sophomore Sydne Caddy continued to see her role increase with the Aces on Friday, starting her first collegaite game. Caddy has played 62 minutes in the last three contests after playing 41 total minutes in her collegiate career before last weekend.
• Abby Feit was able to fill the stat sheet on Friday against SIU. Feit scored in double-figures for the 15th time this season, while adding six rebounds, a career-high five assists, along with four steals and two blocks.
• Missouri State enters Sunday's contest with a 15-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in MVC play, fresh-off a76-55 victory over Indiana State on Friday.

Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer

• Sunday's game will see the Aces Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer.
• Coaches, student-athletes, gameday staff, and Aces spirit will all be donning yellow shoe laces to support the cause. 
• Every year in the United States, 15,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer.  
• Go4theGoal works with hospitals across the country to provide financial assistance, grant wishes, develop and fund unique hospital programs, and fund innovative research!
• Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer directly benefits patients in the states where the funds are raise, so all funds raised as part of the Aces' effort will stay in Indiana.
• Those interested in aiding the effort, can give to the cause by visiting the Aces' campaign page here.

  

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