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Strong first-half performance not enough for Aces at Drake

Box Score DES MOINES, Iowa - Facing its first top 25 ranked opponent since Dec. 18, 2016, the University of Evansville battled well in the opening half in a 66-39 loss to Drake on Friday evening in Des Moines, Iowa.

Leading the way for Evansville was senior Brooke Bishop, who finished with a team-high 10 points, pacing Evansville for the second-straight game. Fellow seniors Kerri Gasper and Marley Miller each scored eight points with Miller recording seven rebounds and Gasper tallying four boards. Gasper reached another milestone, becoming the first player in Evansville women's basketball program history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and more than 125 made three-pointers in their Aces' career.