DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Evansville women's basketball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of their schedule with a hard-fought effort at Dayton on Sunday afternoon, but fell short with a 75-66 defeat to the Flyers.

Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) posted her third 20-plus point performance of the season with 22 to lead the Aces. Runner shot 12-for-13 from the charity stripe and added a team-high six rebounds and six assists. Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Penn./Greater Latrobe) added a season-high 10 points, seven of which came in the first quarter, while Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) scored 10 points and played all 40 minutes.

Evansville came out of the gates hot, with a three-pointer by Snyder and layups by Mustaros and Snyder gave the Aces a 7-1 lead. Dayton would battle back to tie the score at 11 at the 2:41 mark in the quarter before taking the lead, but a pair of and-ones from Runner and Georgia Ferguson (Waterloo, Ontario/Cairine Wilson Secondary School) helped the Aces regain the lead at 20-18. However, the Flyers beat the first quarter buzzer with a three-pointer to take a 21-20 lead into the second period.

Dayton began the second quarter on a run, outscoring the Aces 9-2 in the first four minutes. Evansville would battle back, though, as layups from Lubbers Palmer and Runner made it 30-26 in favor of the Flyers. The Aces' duo continued to help the team battled back, knocking down a pair of jumpers to tie the score at 32, before Lubbers Palmer gave the Aces the lead at 34-32 with 2:21 to play in the half. However, Dayton would go on another run to end the quarter, scoring eight unanswered points to take a 40-34 at halftime.

Dayton began to pull away midway through the third quarter, taking a 53-38 advantage with 5:30 to go. The Flyers would extend the lead to 18, but the Aces chipped away in the final two minutes of the quarter, with Runner outscoring the Flyers 8-2 to make it 60-48 heading into the fourth.

Evansville continued to chip away in the fourth quarter, with BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) knocking down a jumper at the 8:48 mark to cut the deficit to single digits. Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) got hot from three-point range as the Aces fought back, knocking down a transition three off a block from Mireia Mustaros (Barcelona, Spain/Odessa College) before drilling another three off a steal, making the Dayton lead four at 67-63 with 1:41 to play. However, that was as close as it would get, as Dayton hung on for a 75-66 win.

The Aces return home on December 29 to host Murray State for an MVC clash at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 6 PM.