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02/25 03:42 CST Aalsma and the Drake Bulldogs take on conference foe Evansville
Aalsma and the Drake Bulldogs take on conference foe Evansville
By The Associated Press
Drake Bulldogs (8-18, 7-9 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (7-20, 5-11 MVC)
Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Evansville takes on Drake in a matchup of MVC teams.
The Purple Aces have gone 4-7 at home. Evansville is 2-2 in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Bulldogs are 7-9 in conference matchups. Drake ranks fifth in the MVC
shooting 30.8% from 3-point range.
Evansville is shooting 38.1% from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points
lower than the 42.8% Drake allows to opponents. Drake averages 6.7 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than Evansville allows.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Drake won
the last meeting 97-82 on Jan. 24. Abbie Aalsma scored 24 points to help lead
the Bulldogs to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elle Snyder is averaging 3.5 points and 5.9 rebounds for the
Purple Aces. Camryn Runner is averaging 19.0 points over the last 10 games.
Aalsma is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the
Bulldogs. Grace Knutson is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Aces: 3-7, averaging 72.4 points, 34.0 rebounds, 18.6
assists, 7.7 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 73.6 points, 34.2 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 5.7 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
