SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - As the season begins to wind down, the University of Evansville women's basketball team travels to Missouri State for its penultimate road contest at 7 PM on Thursday night in Springfield, Mo.
 

Evansville at Missouri State | Thurs., Feb. 24 | 7 PM
Site | Location	JQH Arena | Springfield, Mo.
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Previewing the Matchup: at Missouri State

• Evansville and Missouri State are meeting for the 61st time in series history with the Lady Bears owning a 46-14 advantage in the all-time series.
• In the first meeting this season, the Lady Bears captured an 82-35 win over UE, marking their ninth-straight win in the series.
• Despite getting comfortable at the top of the conference standings the last couple years, Missouri State finds itself currently in second-place in the MVC standings, just one game back of first-place SIU.
• Sunday againsrt Loyola marked the first time since Dec. 11, 2021 that the Aces had shot 43% or better in back to back contests.

Crowd Showing Up

• Evansville packed Meeks Family Fieldhouse over the last weekend.
• The Aces hosted a combined 1,019 fans over the weekend series, the largest weekend attendance for the Aces in Meeks Family Fieldhouse history.

 
Griffin Adds a Threat

• Playing her fourth season in the MVC, senior A'Niah Griffin has shown her ability multiple times to the conference.
• After going scoreless against Indiana State on Feb. 12, Griffin showed just how explosive she can be this past weekend against Valparaiso and Loyola.
• Against the Beacons on Friday, Griffin recorded a new career-high with 21 points, hitting eight of her 11 shots from the field.
• Griffin followed it up with another efficient performances, knocking-down three of her four looks from inside the arc against Loyola for seven points.

 

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