EVANSVILLE - After a valiant battle with SIU on Thursday, the University of Evansville women's basketball team closes-out 2022 with a matchup against Missouri State at 1 PM on Saturday inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 

Evansville vs. Missouri State | Sat., Dec. 31 | 1 PM
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In what will be the 61st meeting between the Aces and Lady Bears, Evansville will look to build upon the momentum it has built this season. On Thursday night against SIU in the Missouri Valley Conference opener, UE held a lead throughout much of the contest, building its advantage as large as 11 in the third quarter before a late surge from SIU earned the Salukis a win. Much like Thursday's game, Evansville will look to snap a 10-game winning streak in the series for Missouri State, dating back to the Aces' 65-59 over the Lady Bears in Hoops in the Heartland on March 10, 2017.

Missouri State opened league play with a win on Thursday evening on the road at Indiana State, 71-62. On the season, the Lady Bears carry a 6-4 overall record and have won four-straight contests. MSU is led by first-year head coach Beth Cunningham and features senior newcomer Aniya Thomas as its leading scorer, averaging just north of 12 points per game.

Against SIU on Thursday, fifth-year guard Myia Clark helped carry the Aces offense, matching a season-high with 25 points, getting to the line and scoring 12 of her total at the charity stripe. Graduate guard Anna Newman tied her career high with 17 points against the Salukis, providing an efficient performance for UE, making six of her eight attempts from the field and dishing out seven assists. The importance of free-throws for Aces has been a major key for Evansville this year and was shown again on Thursday night. In games that UE has attempted 29-or-less free throws as Evansville did against SIU, the Aces are 2-4 on the season. When the Aces attempted 30-plus shots from the charity stripe, UE is undefeated, winning all three contests it has reached the 30 free-throw mark.
 

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