UE Alumni can purchase tickets for just $2

  University of Evansville alumni are invited to attend Saturday’s men’s basketball game versus Bradley for the special price of just $2.

Due to popular demand, the deadline to purchase these tickets has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday.  Over 650 of these tickets have been sold and are available to UE alumni only.

To purchase your $2 tickets to Saturday’s 3 p.m. game, stop by the Carson Center Ticket Office or call 812-488-ACES.  Tickets must be reserved by 5 p.m. on Friday.  Reserved tickets may be picked up at a special alumni will call booth on Saturday at the Ford Center.

Women’s Basketball looking to get back on track in first MVC home weekend

 Two individual milestones are within reach this weekend for the University of Evansville women’s basketball team as both Sara Dickey and Sasha Robinson will be looking to continue stamping their names in the Purple Aces history books when both Loyola and Bradley pay a visit to the Ford Center on Friday and Sunday.

Tipoff on Friday against Loyola is scheduled for 7 p.m., and Sunday’s showdown with Bradley is slated for 1 p.m.

Dickey, who has registered double-digit points in 10 of UE’s 13 games this season, enters the weekend with 1,354 career points, which is eight points shy of former player Amy Lefever at No. 5 on the Aces’ all-time scoring list. The junior is averaging 15.6 points per game this season, and she leads the Aces (1-12, 0-2 MVC) in three-pointers with 32 on the year, which accounts for 37.6% of UE’s treys.

Robinson, who made her 2015-16 debut just five games ago, is averaging eight points this season. The Nashville, Ind., native enjoyed one of the best outings of her career a week ago, tying a career high with 17 points in last Friday’s loss to UNI. She is just six rebounds shy of joining the 500 career rebound club.

The duo, which has played in all four meetings between UE and Loyola since the Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley in the 2013-14 season, will be looking to continue the success that has seen the Aces take home three of those contests, including both meetings at the Ford Center.

This season, Loyola has posted a 5-7 record, and they are currently riding a three-game winning streak, picking up road victories at DePaul, Rice and Bradley.

Meanwhile, Bradley is 4-8 on the year and will be taking a four-game losing streak into the weekend. The Braves, who have dropped two of their last three meetings with UE, will play at Southern Illinois on Friday before making the trip to Evansville on Sunday.

UE falls just short by a final of 67-64

 

WICHITA, Kan. – Junior Jaylon Brown put forth one of the best efforts of his career, scoring 18 points, but a pair of late triples saw Wichita State hang on for a 67-64 victory over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Wednesday evening.

“When we made that run in the second half, it is as competitive as we have been since the end of the break,” head coach Marty Simmons said.  “This is a confidence booster for us, it’s a great environment to play in.  We can take away a bunch of positives from this game going forward.”

Brown led the way for the Purple Aces (13-3, 2-1 MVC) with 18 points on a 7/12 shooting night.  D.J. Balentine finished the night with 14 while Adam Wing had 12 points.  Egidijus Mockevicius led everyone with 16 rebounds.  The Shockers (9-5, 3-0 MVC) were led by Anton Grady, who had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Evansville had a solid shooting night, finishing at 48%, but the Shockers difference came in bench points as they notched 28.

“We played really hard and showed that we can play against anyone,” Mislav Brzoja said.  “I am proud of our guys for the way that we competed as a team.”

A defensive battle in the first half led to a 32-27 score at the break.  The Shockers scored the first four points of the night on their way to a 6-2 lead.  Adam Wing shot the Aces right back in it with a triple just over four minutes in and a Balentine jumper gave UE its first lead at 7-6 on the next possession.

Wichita rallied back as a 9-0 run gave them their largest lead to that point – 17-9 – nine minutes in.  Evansville clawed its way back as a pair of Jaylon Brown buckets and a Mislav Brzoja 3-pointer got the Aces back within one at 22-21 inside of the 8-minute mark.  WSU utilized an and-one by Markis McDuffie to take a 32-24 lead before another Brzoja triple made it a 32-27 game at the half.

Adam Wing’s second trey of the night marked the first points of the second half and got UE within a pair at 32-30, but Wichita came back as a Conner Frankamp triple seven minutes into the period gave them their largest lead of the day at 44-35.  Still down by nine at 50-41, the Aces made a 7-0 run over the course of just a minute.  Brzoja registered the first five points of the run before Jaylon Brown capped it off with a jumper to make it a 50-48 score inside of seven minutes remaining.

A 4-0 run put the Shockers back up at 54-48, but an old-fashioned 3-point play by Egidijus Mockevicius got UE within a possession at 54-51.  Back-to-back buckets by Brown inside the 4-minute mark tied the score up at 57-57, but a triple from Evan Wessel put the Shockers back on top at 60-57.  Another triple in the final minutes by the Shockers put the finishing touches on the win.

Saturday will mark the first in a stretch of three home contests in four dates as the Purple Aces welcome Bradley to the Ford Center.  The game is set for 3 p.m.