MOLINE, Ill. - To begin its postseason, the University of Evansville women's basketball team opens Hoops in the Heartland on Thursday against No. 7 seed Southern Illinois at 7 PM at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill.
 

No. 10 Evansville vs. No. 7 Southern Illinois | 7 PM
Date | Time	Thurs, March 12 | 7 PM
Location	Moline, Ill.
Site	TaxSlayer Center
Thurs., March 12	No. 10 Evansville vs. No. 7 Southern Illinois
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Last Game: Bradley 71, Evansville 53

• Prior to the game, the Aces honored senior Kaylan Coffman for her efforts for the program. Coffman appeared in 87 games, making 28 starts as an Ace, while scoring 298 points and recorded 266 rebounds in four years as an Ace. Earlier this season, Coffman moved into fourth in program history in career blocks with 104.
• Junior Lola Bracy led the way for the Aces in the finale as Bracy poured-in a game-high 17 points, with 16 coming in the second half. On the Braves' side, Nyjah White powered the Bradley offense, scoring 12 points.
• A third-quarter surge from the Braves proved to be the difference in the contest as Bradley came out of the half on a tear.
• After the Aces battled well to come back from multiple deficits in the first half, it was all Bradley in the third quarter as the Braves used a 16-0 run out of the break to solidify its advantage at 25.
• The Braves led by as many as 30 in the contest at 65-35 with 5:19 left in the contest.
• Evansville showed resiliency and heart late in the game, not conceding in the fourth quarter.
• The Aces battled back from their 30-point deficit to limit the Braves' final advantage to 18 at the final buzzer as Evansville closed the game on a 16-4 run in the loss to the Braves.

Previewing the Matchup

• Evansville and Southern Illinois are meeting for the 63rd time with SIU owning a 34-28 advantage in the series.
• The Salukis took both meetings earlier this season with a 70-57 win on Jan. 24 in Evansville and a 99-60 triumph on Feb. 23 in Carbondale.
• The last meeting between the Aces and Salukis in the post-season came on March 14, 2013 when SIU earned an 83-74 win in overtimes in St. Charles, Mo.
• Evansville holds a 2-1 record against the Salukis in three all-time meetings in the MVC Tournament.
• The Aces enter Thursday's opening round game at Hoops in the Heartland with a three-game losing streak in the tournament, last winning in a 65-59 upset of No. 3 seed Missouri State in 2017.
• Senior Kaylan Coffman enters 2020 Hoops in the Heartland as the most senior veteran on the team in terms of postseason play. Coffman has played in three career tournament games, scoring a postseason career-best 10 points to go along with seven rebounds and five blocks against Bradley in the opening round in 2017-18.
• Evansville finds itself in a much different position depth-wise as it has in the past two tournament appearances. The Aces have eight players averaging 19 or more minutes per game, compared to six in 2018-19 and five in 2017-18.
• SIU heads into Hoops in the Heartland with a 16-13 overall record and an 8-10 mark in MVC play, falling in three of its last four games.

 

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