After a six-game road trip to open the season, the Evansville women are finally at the Ford Center to take on Murray State. The Aces and Racers will tangle at 1 p.m. in downtown Evansville.
UE is 1-5 on the season and dropped a 74-56 decision last time out at Bowling Green. Following Saturday’s contest, UE will take to the road to face Nebraska on Tuesday before coming home for three in a row against UT Martin, Ball State and IUPUI. Freshman Kerri Gasper was named to the All-Tournament Team in the Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Gasper averaged 11.5 points per game in the two contests in California and also hit a team-best 10 free throws. She has gotten off to a good start to her inaugural college season, posting 10.7 points per game in the first six contests, she is also third on the squad with 4.0 rebounds per game.
Junior Sara Dickey is the top scorer on the squad as she has posted 14.7 points over the first six games of the year. After recording double figures in each of the first five games this year, Dickey has been held to single digits in the last two games. She enters Saturday’s tilt as the top rebounded on the team with 4.8 per game and also leads the squad in assists (16) and steals (14).
Camille Coleman has notched 9.7 PPG in her first six games and leads a youth movement on the Purple Aces with two of the top three scores being true freshmen. Coleman had the best game of her career at Bowling Green, scoring a career-high 19 points on a 6-of-10 shooting effort; she also converted on 4 of her 8 3-pointers and was 3-3 from the line.
Murray State comes to the Ford Center with a 2-5 record; after winning their first two games of the season, the Racers have lost five in a row, including a 70-57 decision on Wednesday versus Southern Illinois. Ke’Shunan James is the leading scorer for the Racers, checking in with 18.1 points per game, she is also the #2 rebounder on the squad with 6.4 per game. Also averaging double figures is LeAsia Wright, who has registered 15.3 points per game. Their top rebounded is Kyra Gulledge, who has hauled in 9.1 caroms per contest.
