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Gasper and Lively combine for 37 as Aces fall to Lady Bears

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Despite a hot-shooting start, the University of Evansville women's basketball team fell to Missouri State, 95-65, on Sunday afternoon inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

"We executed our game plan in the first quarter. I give Missouri State a lot of credit. They hit some really nice shots and made some nice reads, but I thought defensively and offensively we were really glued in to the gameplan," said Aces head coach Matt Ruffing. "In the second quarter, our energy level and effort level dropped. Against a team like this that's picked second in the league you can't have that.