Genesis Miranda led the way with 14 kills as Missouri State dealt the University of Evansville volleyball team a 3-0 defeat on Monday night at the Carson Center.

Miranda made 41 attempts on the night and hit .220.  After notching a career-best over the weekend at Loyola, senior Gabriela Roman had seven more kills on Monday.  Lorena Marquez led UE (8-19, 2-11 MVC) with 19 assists while Kim Deprez posted 26 digs.

Lily Johnson had a match-high 21 kills for the Bears (16-9, 7-5 MVC) while Simone House finished the night with 11.

Evansville had the advantage in the first set, taking a 3-1 lead before seeing it grow to 11-6 on a Stephanie Cerino kill.  Missouri State quickly battled back and used a 6-1 run to tie it up at 12-12.  They took their first lead at 19-18, but the Aces battled back.  A Roman kill saw UE go up 22-20.  Following a time out, MSU battled back.  A Johnson tally set them on a 5-1 run to finish off the set and a 25-23 victory.

Their momentum carred into the second set, but the Aces battled hard early on.  Eight ties led to a 9-9 game as Mildrelis Rodriguez had a kill to tie it up.  A 3-0 Bear run gave them the lead for good as they would pull away for a 25-17 triumph and a 2-0 lead.

Johnson was the difference in the third frame, registering 10 kills to clinch the match with a 25-23 victory.  In the same fashion as the first game, the Aces put up a battle as a Roman kill saw Evansville go up 11-9.  After Missouri State took a 15-13 lead, UE rallied to go up by a 22-19 score on three MSU errors.  Just as she did all night, Johnson put MSU on her back, spurting a match-ending 5-1 run to clinch the match.

Saturday will see the Aces head back on the road to face Southern Illinois at 7 p.m.

The University of Evansville women’s basketball team raced out to a first quarter double digit lead and kept adding to their advantage in a 86-33 exhibition victory over Eureka College. Four players scored in double figures on Monday night as the Purple Aces won their preseason opener.

“We want to be able to turn our defense into easy baskets and we did that tonight,” said Evansville women’s basketball head coach Oties Epps. His Aces’ team forced 38 turnovers and converted them into 37 points offensively.

UE struck early by tallying the first 15 points of the contest against Eureka, outpacing the Red Devils 25-5 in the opening quarter. Sophomore guard Kenyia Johnson led all players with six points early on as the Aces had eight players score in the first quarter.

Evansville continued to build on to their edge during the second quarter, extending the lead to 28 by halftime. The Aces shot 48.6% in the first half and limited Eureka to just 17.9% shooting before the intermission.

Ahead 45-17, UE’s defense didn’t waiver as the Aces held Eureka to just seven total points in the third quarter and 16 points overall in the final half.

Redshirt sophomore guard Aaliyah Gaines (13), junior guard Camary Williams (11), sophomore forward Peyton Langston (10) and Johnson each scored double figures in the victory.

When asked about the balanced scoring, Williams said, “Our practice and reviewing of transition plays really helped us share the ball.”

In total, 11 Purple Aces scored in the win.