Back to the Evansville Purple Aces Newsfeed

Press Row Preview - Evansville opens road slate at SEMO

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - One win down, a road test awaits the Aces' women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon inside the Show Me Center.

Evansville and SEMO each look to start the season 2-0 in the endcap of the weekend. SEMO opened the season with a 70-56 win over NCAA Division II Missouri-St. Louis on Tuesday, while the Aces secured a 77-61 victory over Brescia to open the year. Each game featured a standout performance; one to be expected and one that was expected, but by a newcomer. The Redhawks were led by redshirt senior Carrie Shephard with 26 points, following a season in 2018-19 that saw Shephard finish second on the team in scoring with 9.