EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team was limited to their second-lowest scoring output of the season on Friday night, falling to the visiting UIC Flames by a score of 66-48 at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Georgia Cox (Ballarat, Australia/Eastern Illinois) scored 11 points for the second consecutive game, matching her season high. Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) matched Cox with 11, while Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) added 10 points, five assists and three steals.
Evansville started hot, jumping out to a 12-4 lead in the first seven minutes of action, capped by a three-pointers from reigning MVC Freshman of the Week Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) and fellow freshman Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary School). UIC cut the deficit to three in the final minute of the period, but a layup by Cox and a buzzer-beating jumper from Runner gave the Aces an 18-13 lead at the end of the opening quarter.
Cox remained the hot hand early in the second quarter, adding two more baskets to her tally to help the Aces remain in front. However, the Flames dominated the rest of the quarter, outscoring Evansville 13-4 in the final six minutes to take a 32-28 lead at the break.
UIC continued to control the momentum coming out of halftime, starting the half on a 9-2 run. The lead ballooned to 16 at the 3:05 mark before the Flames took a 51-36 advantage through three quarters.
The Flames opened their largest lead of the night on a three-pointer at the 8:28 mark in the fourth quarter, a 20-point advantage. From there, the Falmes would cruise, taking a 66-48 win.
Evansville has a quick turnaround this weekend, heading to Terre Haute on Sunday for a match-up with in-state rivals Indiana State. Tip-off is set for 2 PM.
