Women's Hoops Continues Road Swing at Evansville

Missouri State Lady Bears (6-4, 1-0 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (5-4, 0-1 MVC)
Date and Time	Saturday, December 31 \| 1 p.m. CT
Location	Meeks Family Fieldhouse \| Evansville, Ind.
Tickets	Tickets
Radio	KWTO 93.3 FM (Tom Ladd, Lynne Miller) \| Listen Live \| Varsity Network
TV	ESPN+ \| Watch
Live Stats	Sidearm Stats
Missouri State	Game Notes \| Women's Basketball Home Page
Evansville	Women's Basketball Home Page
Up Next	Thursday, Jan. 5 vs. Illinois State, 6 p.m. CT \| Tickets

Starting Five - Storylines for the Evansville Game
1) The Missouri State Lady Bears continue to have success on the boards this season. MSU ranks 8th nationally and 1st in the Missouri Valley Conference with 17.1 offensive rebounds per game, while ranking 2nd in the conference and 37th in the country in total rebound average with 42.6 per game. Missouri State also owns a +9.3 rebound margin, which is second in the conference and top 35 nationally. Rebounding has been an advantage for the Lady Bears over the years, as they have won the rebounding battle 111 times in their last 134 contests.

2) Missouri State won its six-straight Valley opener with a 71-62 win at Indiana State on Thursday. The Lady Bears' last loss to open league play was on Dec. 30, 2016, vs. UNI. MSU has won 12 or more MVC games in seven consecutive years and is 78-10 in its last 88 Valley games and 114-20 in the last 134.

3) MSU is 56-12 in its last 68 MVC road games, dating back to Feb. 20, 2015. Additionally, the Lady Bears have won at least six MVC road games for eight straight seasons and 12 or more total MVC games in seven consecutive years. The Lady Bears have won at least six MVC road games for eight straight seasons.

4) Fifth-year senior Sydney Wilson continues to move her way up the career victories list at MSU. With six wins so far this season, Wilson now has 105 for her Lady Bear career to move into second place all-time behind Brice Calip (2017-22) who owns 122 career wins.

5) Sophomores and transfers Indya Green and Kennedy Taylor have made immediate impacts for the Lady Bears this season. Green leads MSU with three double-doubles this season and ranks in the top five in the MVC in rebounds (8.7/game), offensive boards (3.2/game) and defensive rebounds (5.5/game), while Taylor is averaging 9.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Taylor dropped a career-high 23 points earlier this season against UT Martin (Dec. 17) and owns five double-figure scoring performances.

Series History
Missouri State leads the all-time series against Evansville, 48-13. On the road, the Lady Bears own a 21-9 advantage versus the Purple Aces. MSU has won the last 10 games in the series. In 2021-22, the Lady Bears defeated Evansville 82-35 on the road (1/27/22) and 99-57 in Springfield (2/24/22). Last season in Evansville, Paige Rocca posted her career high of 14 points, while Sydney Wilson logged 13 points and five rebounds. Ifunanya Nwachukwu also had eight points and nine rebounds.

The Opponent
Evansville is off to a 5-4 start this season and is coming off a 86-77 loss to Southern Illinois to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Abby Feit is currently leading the Purple Aces with 14.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 42% from the field. Myia Clark and N'Niah Griffin are also averaging double figures at 12.7 and 10.3 points per game, respectively.
As a squad, Evansville averages 71.1 ppg and 37.7 rpg, while turning the ball over 20 times a game. The Purple Aces shoot .391 from the field, .320 from three and .726 from the free throw line.

Women's Hoops Continues Road Swing at Evansville

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Players Mentioned

Brice Calip

Indya Green

Ifunanya Nwachukwu

Paige Rocca

Kennedy Taylor

Sydney Wilson

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