RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — The Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonels used a massive first quarter to easily defeat the Evansville Purple Aces 83-60 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday at McBrayer Arena. Eastern Kentucky established a commanding lead by outscoring Evansville 34-15 in the opening period and never looked back. The Lady Colonels improved to 2-1, while Evansville dropped to 0-3. Liz Freihofer led Eastern Kentucky with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Avery Kelley scored 15 points for Evansville in the loss.