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Aces fall to Bears to open final weekend

Box Score EVANSVILLE, Ind. - In a battle with postseason implications on the line, the University of Evansville women's basketball team dropped an MVC matchup to Missouri State, 88-46, on Thursday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Leading the way for the Aces, senior Brooke Bishop finished with a game-high 16 points. Recording five points, seven rebounds, and four assists was senior Kerri Gasper who tallied her fifth game in the last seven with seven-or-more rebounds. Missouri State was paced by a pair of 14-point scorers in Jasmine Franklin and Sydney Wilson. Controlling the board, the Bears out-rebounded Evansville, 60-28, including 21-7 on offensive rebounds.