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Late SIU run sends Salukis past Aces

EVANSVILLE - Despite leading for more than 23 minutes, the University of Evansville women's basketball team say Southern Illinois mount a late run inn a 70-57 loss to the Salukis on Friday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

The two halves featured two different leading scorers for the Aces. Freshman Abby Feit finished with a team-high 16 points along with six rebounds, five assists, four steals, and a pair of blocks, scoring 14 points in the first half. Redshirt junior Jada Poland tallied 14 points for the Aces with six coming in the second half. For the Salukis, Kristen Nelson paced SIU with a game-high 19 points, shooting 6-11 from the field.