The Purple Aces will see the Redbirds for one game at their arena
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NORMAL, Ill. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team will have its only game against the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions on Sunday.
The Aces were only a bucket shy of overtime at the Hulman Center on Thursday evening in a close battle with the Indiana State Sycamores. Junior guard Lexie Sinclair hit a three to get the game within one and took the last shot to try and send the contest to overtime. Sinclair’s shot was halfway in before it came back out, giving UE the close 69-66 loss. Evansville is currently perfect in overtime games and had hoped to do the same on Thursday in Terre Haute.
Illinois State comes into Sunday’s game on a three-game winning streak, including its most recent win over Bradley on Thursday. The Redbirds currently sit fourth in the MVC standings heading into the final two weeks of regular season play with 10 wins over Valley opponents. Illinois State is led by forward DeAnna Wilson in her fifth year with the program, averaging 16 points a game along with 7.3 rebounds. Tomorrow’s game is the Redbirds Play4Kay game, raising money to support breast cancer research, patients, and survivors.
Junior guard Lexie Sinclair continues to improve on the season, having her second double-figure scoring game in three contests. The guard has jumped up her scoring average by two points since the beginning of Valley play at the end of 2023. She also set a career-high in rebounds against the Sycamores, bringing down three defensive boards.
