CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The University of Evansville women's basketball team will play its last non-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) opponent of the year on Thursday morning.
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Evansville faced its toughest test of the season on Monday night against No. 16 Indiana in Bloomington. The Aces kept up with the Hoosiers in the first quarter but struggled with their size and efficiency down the stretch in the 109-56 loss. While it was a tough game overall for UE, transfer sophomore forward Tamesha Dozier had a season-high in Bloomington with 11 points while going seven of 11 from the floor. Dozier had the best shooting percentage of any Ace at 63% while being one of four players in double figures. She also set a career-high in made three-pointers with three in Assembly Hall.
UE has one more game before taking some time off for the holidays. The Aces will finish the non-conference season on the road at SEMO to try and get their first win at the Show Me Center. Last
year, Evansville snapped a four-game skid to the Redhawks that stretched back to 2016. A win on Thursday would be the first time UE has won two games in a row against SEMO.
Southeastern Missouri (SEMO) is also 2-8 in non-conference play coming into Thursday morning's game. The Redhawks were able to pick up wins against NAIA Stephens College and NAIA Harris-Stowe State back in November. SEMO is currently on a four-game losing skid after dropping a close game to Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday. The Redhawks are led by junior guard Jaliyah Green who is averaging 15.6 points a game, closely followed by Evansville native, freshman forward Amiyah Buchanan at 12.1 ppg.Â
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Aces forward Maggie Hartwig earned her second Freshman of the Week honor from the Missouri Valley Conference for her performance against Lindenwood. The freshman forward led Evansville
both against Lindenwood and Indiana with 16 and 13 points respectively. Hartwig also had a double-double in UE's game against the Lions with 12 rebounds.Â
