RICHMOND, Ky. – Sophomore Avery Kelley (Evansville, Ind./Memorial) scored a team-high 15 points for her second double figure scoring effort of the season on Wednesday night, but the Evansville women’s basketball team fell to host Eastern Kentucky by a score of 83-60 inside Baptist Health Arena.
Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) added 10 points for the Aces, while Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) led the team with six rebounds.
EKU began the game red-hot from the field, shooting 70% in the first quarter of play to open up an early lead. Lubbers Palmer scored the Aces’ first two baskets of the night before Kelley knocked down a three-point jumper, making it a 15-7 game at the 6:16 mark. However, the Colonels continued to stay hot, extending the lead to 19 at the end of the quarter.
Midway through the second quarter, Evansville put together a run, with Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) and Kelley helping the Aces to a seven-point scoring swing. However, EKU went on run of their own to end the half, taking a 57-31 lead at the break.
Transfer Mireia Mustaros (Barcelona, Spain/Odessa College) led the Aces in the third quarter, scoring six points, but the Colonels took a 73-46 lead into the fourth quarter.
After another basket from Mustaros to start the final quarter of play, Luebbers Palmer knocked down a three-pointer to get into double figures for the second game in a row. The fourth quarter also saw the first collegiate points from Daniela Llavero (Malaga, Spain/IES Mediterráneo), while fellow freshman BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, John Burroughs School) added a basket in a night in which she scored her first collegiate points, finishing the game with six points.
The Aces return to action on Sunday, closing out a season-opening road swing at Wright State. Tip-off is set for 1 PM from Dayton.
