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Aces drop home contest to EIU

EVANSVILLE - Troubled by turnovers, the University of Evansville women's basketball team fell to Eastern Illinois, 90-44, on Tuesday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Freshman Abby Feit led the Aces in scoring for the third time in her first four collegiate games, scoring 10 points and recording seven rebounds. Also gathering seven boards was redshirt junior Jada Poland, while sophomore Sydney Tucker came off the bench to score eight points. The Panthers were powered by five double-figure scorers, including a game-high 17 points by Karle Pace.

Evansville struggled to get going early as Eastern Illinois built a 6-1 lead in the opening moments of the game.