EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Sunday, the University of Evansville women's basketball team returns home to Meeks Family Fieldhouse to take on Northern Illinois for their second home game of the regular season. Tip-off is set for 3 PM.
Series History
- Sunday marks the fourth meeting all-time between Evansville and NIU
- Evansville leads the series 2-1
- Evansville and NIU are meeting for the first time since 2000
- The Purple Aces won the last meeting, which was also the first ever meeting in Evansville, 65-60
Three-Point Barrage
- Evansville was on fire from three-point range against SIUE, shooting 16-for-30 (53.3%), including eight made three-point field goals in the fourth quarter
- The 16 made threes were the most in a non-overtime game in program history and the most in a single game since a double overtime game against Miami (Oh.) on November 16, 2015
- Sydney Huber drilled five threes in the game, including four in the fourth quarter, for a career-high 17 points
- Huber's five threes were the most by a Purple Aces' freshman since Camryn Runner made six threes against Indiana State on January 12, 2025
- Logan Luebbers Palmer added four threes against the Cougars, while Jelena Savic and Camryn Runner had three apiece
- Evansville has been one of the top three-point shooting teams in the MVC this season, ranking second in the league with a 35.8% shooting mark from deep and third in the league with 53 three-pointers made
Freshmen on Fire
- Freshmen Sydney Huber and Jelena Savic enjoyed breakout performances on Tuesday at SIUE
- Huber's 16 points were the most by a Purple Aces' freshman this season
- Savic added a career-high 12 points, going 4-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from three in 18 minutes
- Savic leads all UE freshmen and ranks fourth on the team with 5.3 ppg this year, while Huber has added 5.0 ppg and fellow freshman Georgia Ferguson is contributing 4.8 ppg
Scouting the Opponent
- Nothern Illinois brings a 2-4 record into Sunday's matchup, having won their last two games against SIUE and Chicago State
- Last season, the Huskies went 13-17 with a 6-12 mark in MAC play
- NIU is the under the direction of new leadership this season, with Jacey Brooks taking the reigns ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Prior to NIU, Brooks was the associate head coach at Buffalo
- Nevaeh Wingate leads the Huskies with 13.6 ppg, while Nadechka Laccen is scoring 13.2 ppg
Follow Along
Sunday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
