The University of Evansville women’s basketball team will have their final exhibition of the 2015-16 season when the Purple Aces host Berea College on Saturday, Nov. 7. The contest will be held at the Ford Center with tipoff set for 12:00 p.m. CST.
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HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG:
AUDIO – WUEV 91.5 FM
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LIVE STATS – Stat Broadcast
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WHAT TO KNOW
- This is the final exhibition game this season for the Aces. Evansville won 86-33 against Eureka in an exhibition (Nov. 2), having four players score in double figures
- UE returns eight players, and three starters from last year’s team that advanced to the Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals
- Junior guard Sara Dickey set the Evansville single game and single season points record last season.
- The Aces are led by fifth year head coach Oties Epps
- UE begins the season at Xavier (Nov. 14) and the team’s home opener will be Murray State (Dec. 5).
THE OPPONENT
This is the first game action for Berea this season. The Mountaineers finished 17-10 last season including an appearance in the USCAA D I National Championship game.
THE COACHES
Evansville is guided by fifth year head coach Oties Epps. The team had an increased win total in each of the first three years in the Epps era. Last season, the Aces advanced to the MVC Semifinals for the first time since 2008-09.
Berea is led by second year head coach Trent Milby.
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LAST TIME OUT
UE raced out to a first quarter double digit lead and kept adding to their advantage in a 86-33 exhibition victory over Eureka College (Nov. 2). Four players (redshirt sophomore guard Aaliyah Gaines – 13, junior guard Camary Williams – 11, sophomore forward Peyton Langston -10, and sophomore guard Kenyia Johnson – 10) scored in double figures as the Purple Aces won their preseason opener. In total, 11 Purple Aces scored in the win.
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PRESEASON POLLS AND ACCOLADES
