EVANSVILLE - After a weekend on the road in Iowa, the University of Evansville women's basketball team returns home for the first time since Dec. 11 with a pair of Missouri Valley Conference contests against Bradley on January 7 and Illinois State in January 9 inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Ind.
 

Evansville vs. Bradley | Fri., Jan. 7 | 6 PM
Site | Location	Meeks Family Fieldhouse | Evansville, Ind.
Links	Live Stats | ESPN+
Follow the Aces	Women's Basketball Site | Twitter | Game Notes

 

Evansville vs. Illinois State | Sun., Jan. 9 | 1 PM
Site | Location	Meeks Family Fieldhouse | Evansville, Ind.
Links	Live Stats | ESPN+
Follow the Aces	Women's Basketball Site | Twitter | Game Notes

Previewing the Matchup: Bradley

• Evansville and Bradley are meeting for the 58th time in series history with the Braves owning a 37-20 advantage in the all-time series.
• In the last meeting, the Braves captured a 77-57 win on Jan. 16, 2021, extending their win streak in the series to nine games.
• The game will be Evansville's first home game of 2022 and the first since a 79-49 win over Morehead State on Dec. 11.
• Bradley enters the weekend with a 3-7 record and an 0-1 mark in MVC play, having lost seven-straight games after a 3-0 start.
• The Aces are looking for their first win in an MVC home opener since a 57-41 win over Indiana State on Dec. 30, 2016.
• Bradley will be without one of the best players in program history and one of the best players in The Valley over the last decade after fifth-year senior Gabi Haack suffered a season-ending injury against Illinois State on Saturday. Haack has been phenomenal against the Aces in her career, recording 20-or-more points three times against UE, including a near triple-double with 27 points, eight

Previewing the Matchup: Illinois State

• Evansville and Illinois State are meeting for the 58th time in series history with the Redbirds holding a 38-19 advantage in the all-time series.
• Last season, Evansville dropped its opener against Illinois State, 68-51, before being unable to compete in the second game, resulting in a no contest.
• The Redbirds enter the weekend with a 5-7 record and a 1-0 mark in the MVC after capturing a 64-57 win over Bradley in the opening weekend of conference play.
• Sunday's game will feature two teams that play at opposite ends of the pace spectrum. Evansville is 26th in the nation in pace, while the Redbirds are 342nd in pace.

Top of the Conference

• With the last two contests under the Aces belt, junior Je'Naiya Davis has now played in over 75% of Evansville's contests this year, qualifying her for NCAA statistical rankings.
• Davis paces The Valley in scoring, averaging 19.2 points per game, and her teammate, junior guard/forward Abby Feit, is just behind Davis in second in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game.
• Davis and Feit are the only teammates in the nation to sit first and second in their conference in scoring average.

50 for Feit

• Pouring-in a team-high 22 points at No. 21 Iowa on Sunday, Abby Feit notched her 50th double-figure scoring game of her career, doing so in just 63 career games.

 

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