Coleman’s has career night against Bowling Green

Freshman Camille Coleman had the best night of her young career as she scored 19 points in a 74-56 loss for the University of Evansville women’s basketball team against Bowling Green on Tuesday night.

Coleman hit six of her 10 attempts, four triples and all three free throws to lead everyone with 19 points. Aaliyah Gaines also had a solid night, posting 10 points and four rebounds. Sara Dickey had eight points while lead the Aces (1-5) with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Three Falcons (4-2) hit the double-digit mark, led by Lauren Tibbs’ 15-point outing. Rachel Myers had 14 while Carly Santoro finished the night with 10.

“I was encouraged with our team’s ability to execute tonight, I thought we were able to create a lot of good shots,” head coach Oties Epps said. “We will work hard to improve our transition defense and scoring this week. This road swing has been challenging and it will help us in the long run. We are looking forward to playing at home on Saturday. I anticipate that our team will have a renewed energy.”

Evansville held strong in the early minutes as a Coleman triple gave them a 3-0 lead, but with the score tied at 5-5, BGSU finished the opening quarter on a 12-2 run to lead by a 17-7 score going into the second. In the final minutes of the second quarter, Bowling Green extended its lead to 31-14 before UE reeled off the final three points to enter the break trailing 31-17.

A 6-2 run, which came via two more Coleman triples, got the Aces within 10 points at 33-23 in the first 90 seconds of the third quarter, but the Falcons once again extended their lead. With 20 seconds remaining in the period, Erin Sinnott hit a layup to get the Aces back within 12 going into the fourth stanza. After UE cut the gap to ten once again (52-42), Bowling Green clamped down, going on an 18-6 run to take their largest lead at 70-48 before finishing up with the 74-56 win.

Following a 6-game road trip to open up the season, the Aces will finally be at home on Saturday afternoon. UE will be at the Ford Center to face Murray State in a 1 p.m. game.