Cougars Edge Purple Aces in Back-and-Forth Women’s Basketball Contest

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Interstat) — Lauren Miller scored 22 points to lead SIU Edwardsville to a 75-69 victory over Evansville in a non-conference women’s basketball game Tuesday night at the Vadalabene Center. The Cougars improved to 4-2 overall, while the Purple Aces fell to 1-5. Evansville’s Camryn Runner scored 18 points and Sydney Huber added 17 in the loss. A strong fourth-quarter push by Evansville, which outscored SIU Edwardsville 28-20 in the period, fell short as the Cougars sealed the win with perfect free-throw shooting.