EVANSVILLE, Ind. – EKU women's basketball travels to the Hoosier State for a non-conference midweek battle against Evansville on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Meeks Family Fieldhouse to conclude the Tri-State Challenge.
 
The Colonels are off to an unblemished 3-0 record, the program's best start to a season since 2012-13.
 
Wednesday's game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and can be streamed on ESPN+. Fans are also encouraged to tune in via 92.5 WEKY with Wes Chandler on the call beginning 30 minutes before tipoff.
 
Fans looking to make the trip to Evansville can find tickets starting at just $8 on the Purple Aces' website.
 
EKU's Alice Recanati and Sierra McCullough enter the week winners of the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, respectively. The Colonels won two of the first three weekly awards announced by the league office this season. 
 
McCullough was named to the Newcomer of the Week award after bringing down an NCAA-leading 40 rebounds in the first week of play. The Opelika, Ala. native is averaging 13.3 boards per game.
 
Recanati scored in double-figures in all three of EKU's games last week, including a career-high 28-point performance in an 11-point win over Northern Kentucky. She is top 10 in the country in scoring after week one.
 
Game 4: EKU (3-0, 0-0 ASUN) at Evansville (0-2, 0-0 MVC)
- Wednesday, November 15, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. EST
- Meeks Family Fieldhouse – Evansville, Ind.
 
EKU Notes
- EKU looks to improve to 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 1994-95. Head Coach Greg Todd is just two wins shy of 300 in his career.
- EKU made national headlines in its 74-72 buzzer-beating win over SIUE last week, including the NCAA March Madness WBB official social channels.
- After EKU's first three games of the season, the Colonels are top 50 in the NCAA in offensive rebounds (10th), turnover margin (12th), forced turnovers (24th), made free throws (26th), assist-to-turnover ratio (39th), assists per game (45th). EKU leads the ASUN Conference in 14 statistical categories.
- Ivy Turner is second in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (17.00) and is 12th in the country in assists.
- Recanati is 12th in the country in points and made field goals.
- McCullough is first in the country in rebounds and 10th in rebounds per game.
 
All-Time vs. Evansville
- Wednesday's matchup is the 6th meeting between EKU and UE. Evansville leads the head-to-head series by a narrow 2-3 mark.
- EKU is seeking its first win over Evansville since 1985 on the road. The Purple Aces have claimed the last three meetings in the series since it was renewed in 2011.
 
Scouting the Purple Aces
- Evansville is 0-2 to open its season with losses to ASUN foe Lipscomb and SIUE.
- Sophomore guard Kynidi Mason Striverson leads UE with 18.5 points and 6.5 assists per game. Three Purple Aces are averaging double-figure points.
- Head Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells is in her third season with the program and has a 19-43 (.306) overall record. 
- Evansville enters the game 39th in the country in free throw percentage.

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