EVANSVILLE - On Senior Day, the University of Evansville women's basketball team recognized five student-athletes who combined for over 4,000, while closing the regular season with a 61-51 loss to Bradley on Saturday afternoon inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville.

UE honored student-athletes Myia Clark, Abby Feit, A'Niah Griffin, Jossie Hudson, and Anna Newman as well as student athletic trainer Abby Repking in a pregame ceremony, prior to tip-off of the contest. 

In the game, the Aces were led by senior guard/forward Abby Feit, who recorded her seventh double-double of the season, tallying 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead UE. Also finishing in double-figures for Evansville was fifth-year guard Myia Clark, who had 11 points in her final game in Meeks Family Fieldhouse. For the Braves, three players finished in double-digits in scoring, led by Alex Rouse with 16 points, eight of which came at the charity stripe.

To open the contest, Evansville struggled from the field, falling behind in the first quarter. The Aces would shoot just 21.4% (3-14) in the opening stanza as the Braves built a 20-8 lead on UE after 10 minutes of action. Evansville's shooting only slightly improved in the second period, but defensively, the Aces limited Bradley as the deficit sat at 14 at the break for UE.

Coming out of the half, the Aces slowly chipped away at the Braves advantage, growing as close as six with just under five minutes left to play in regulation at 52-46. Following Evansville's run to start the fourth, Bradley provided an answer, scoring six straight points over the next two minutes to regain a double-digit lead en route to the visitor's 61-51 win.

With the book closed on the regular season, Evansville secured the No. 9 seed for Hoops in the Heartland in Moline, Ill. The postseason journey for the Aces will begin at Noon on Thursday, March 9 as UE will challenge No. 8 seed Murray State inside Vibrant Arena at The MARK in downtown Moline, Ill.
 

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