EVANSVILLE - After 11 days away from competition, the University of Evansville women's basketball team jumps into Missouri Valley Conference action against Southern Illinois at 6 PM on Thursday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 

Evansville vs. Southern Illinois | Thurs., Dec. 29 | 6 PM
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Following the postponement against UT Martin due to inclement weather, Evansville will face an 11-day break between contests, equaling an 11-day break the Aces experienced a season ago when their matchup with Chicago State was canceled due to COVID. 

Evansville and Southern Illinois renew a conference rivalry on Thursday for the 67th time with the Salukis owning a 38-28 advantage in the all-time series. The Salukis enter having won the last 10 meetings between the two sides and 13 of the last 15 matchups in the series. UE and SIU met twice last season with the Salukis winning both meeting by nearly the same margin; 75-62 in Evansville and 80-66 in Carbondale.

Coming into conference play, SIU holds a 3-6 overall mark, having most recently fallen on the road at Saint Louis, 82-54, on Dec. 21. Leading the way for the Salukis are a pair of double-figure scorers in Ashley Jones (15 points per game) and Promise Taylor (11 ppg). Comparatively, the Aces have four players who are averaging 9.9-or-more points with Abby Feit, Myia Clark, and A'Niah Griffin all averaging more than 11 points per contest and Barbora Tomancova sitting just a tenth of a point per game away from averaging double-figures at 9.9 ppg.

With the win over SEMO on Dec. 18, Evansville has continued to find success in non-conference play this season. The Aces secured a winning record in non-conference play for the third-straight season with the win over the Redhawks, tying the program record for most consecutive season with a winning record in non--conference action, most recently done in 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09.

Evansville will be hosting the Aces Gift Exchange at Thursday night's contest. Fans can exchange an unwanted holiday gift they received for a free ticket to a future Evansville women's basketball game (limit one per fan).
 

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