EVANSVILLE - After playing four of its last five games on the road, the University of Evansville women's basketball team is back home in the River City for a pair of Missouri Valley Conference contests on Friday and Sunday inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 

Evansville vs. UIC | Fri., Feb. 17 | 6 PM
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Evansville vs. Valparaiso | Sun., Feb. 19 | 1 PM
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The Aces will be supporting two important causes during their home weekend. Friday night is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Night and Evansville's Black History Celebration as the Aces will be wearing all black to support the initiative. Sunday against Valparaiso is Evansville's Play4Kay game supporting breast cancer awareness. All fans are encouraged to wear pink on Sunday and the first 500 fans will receive an Aces foam pink spirit stick!

Evansville and UIC meet for the 16th time in series history when the two sides clash on Friday night inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The Aces own a 9-6 advantage in the all-time series, but its the Flames who come into this week's matchup having won three-straight in the series, including the meeting in the Windy City earlier this season, 57-53.

UIC comes into Friday's contest with a 14-11 overall record and a 6-8 record in MVC play, just one game ahead of the Aces in the conference standings. The Flames are fresh off an impressive 64-52 win over Drake on Sunday afternoon. UIC is led by Josie Filer and Jaida McCloud, who both average better than 11 points per game and over six boards per contest.

On Sunday, Evansville and Valparaiso renew their series for the 25th time with the Beacons owning a 14-10 advantage in the all-time series. The Aces captured this season's first matchup between the two sides, 57-45, on Jan. 5 in Valparaiso, Ind. The Beacons enter the weekend with a 4-19 overall record and a 2-12 mark in MVC play, having lost four-straight in conference play dating back to a 78-71 win over Bradley on Jan. 29. Valpo is powered by three double-figure scorers in Olivia Brown, Leah Earnest, and Ali Saunders.

The Aces are looking to stop what is a season-long four-game losing streak and are back in a place that has been kind to them this season. Evansville is 5-5 inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse and is shooting nearly 43% from the field at home. In a little over a season and a half under head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells, the Aces have won 11 of their 18 games inside Meeks.
 

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