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Aces fall on the road at Illinois on late run

Box Score CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Battling all contest, the University of Evansville dropped a road game, 59-44, at Illinois on Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.

Helping lead the Aces, freshman Abby Feit led Evansville with a team-best 19 points, hitting five threes, while recording eight boards and three steals. In just her second game in white and purple, junior Lola Bracy scored 15 points, following up her 25-point performance on Friday night. Leading the Illini was Petra Holesinska, who tallied 25 points, knocking down seven triples.

The contest opened in an ideal fashion for the Aces as Evansville jumped out to a 6-0 advantage on a pair of three-pointers by Feit.