MURRAY, Ky. - Closing a stretch of four out of its last five games on the road, the University of Evansville women's basketball team dropped a Sunday contest with Murray State, 80-60, in MVC action in Murray, Ky.

Tallying a career-high 19 points, redshirt junior center Barbora Tomancova led the Aces on the afternoon, adding nine boards to finish just one away from her fifth double-double of the season. Also finishing in double-figures for Evansville was senior guard/forward Abby Feit with 11 points, along with four rebounds and three assists. Filling the role for the injured Anna Newman, freshman Kynidi Mason Striverson helped lead Evansville's offense with a team-high six assists on the day. For the Racers, Katelyn Young powered the home side, scoring a game-high 29 points, including a five-for-six performance from beyond the arc.

Evansville found itself in a similar predicament as it has in recent losses, falling behind early and having to fight itself back from an early deficit. The Aces shot 33% (4-12) in the opening frame, but Murray State hit nine of its 18 first-quarter shots including four triples to grab a 25-8 lead after the opening 10 minutes.

The Aces attack was improved in the second period, scoring 21 points and showing the ability to get to the line at a high rate. After not getting to the line at all in the first quarter, Evansville made nine trips to the charity stripe in the second period, hitting six free-throws. Despite Evansville's improved offense, Murray State turned their offense up another gear, shooting 73% from the field and taking a 50-29 lead into the half.

In the second half, Evansville did as it has done all season and that's never relent. The Aces kept pace with the Racers through the third quarter and out-scoring Murray State, 16-15, in the fourth to continue showing their resilience as Murray State secured the 80-60 win.

Evansville comes back home for a pair of important MVC contests on Friday, February 17th against UIC and Sunday, February 19th versus Valparaiso inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 

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