Evansvile and Bradley sailed to non-conference wins against Tennessee Tech and Eastern Illinois while Kansas clipped Creighton.  Bradley's Renee Frericks tied a school record by connecting on eight three-pointers in the win for the Braves.

Bradley 83, Eastern Illinois 57
Sophomore Renee Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) entered Tuesday’s non-conference game with nine points in 15 career games and was 0-for-6 from the field this season, but stole the show by tying a school record with eight three-pointers to help Bradley to an 83-57 victory over visiting Eastern Illinois at Robertson Memorial Field House. Frericks, who finished with a game and career-high 26 points, broke a Robertson Field House record with her eight trey’s.

The Braves (2-4 overall) trailed in the early going, before Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) nailed four three-pointers during a seven minute span and junior Megan Klingler (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence/Coffeyville C.C.) added six points to help highlight a 23-2 BU run that gave Bradley a 31-11 lead with just under six minutes to play in the first half. BU doubled up Eastern Illinois’ score (44-22) at the half when Frericks knocked down her fifth three-pointer of the night at the horn.

The Panthers (0-6 overall) used a 13-2 run to open the second half to pull to within 11 points at 46-35 with just under 14 minutes to play. Bradley went 1-for-5 from the field with seven turnovers during the Eastern Illinois run. That would be as close as Eastern Illinois would get, as Frericks helped the Braves end the EIU spurt with a breakaway layup and three-pointer with 12 minutes remaining to push BU’s lead back to 16 points at 51-35.

Bradley would extend its lead to as many as 28 points when Frericks hit her eighth three-pointer of the evening to give the Braves an 81-53 lead en route to the 83-57 victory.

Frericks’ eight three-pointers tied Andrea McAllister’s school record for three-point baskets set Jan. 27, 1990 at Western Illinois. Frericks also broke the Robertson Field House record of seven three-pointers which was held by six individuals (including four former Bradley players).

Junior Monica Rogers (Forsyth, Ill./St. Teresa/Hampton) added 14 points and five rebounds, as the Braves shot a season-best 46.3 percent from the field. Frericks hit 8-of-11 three-point attempts, helping Bradley shoot 64.3 percent (9-for-14) from beyond the arc. The 64.3 percent from long range is the third best outing in team history and best three-point percentage for the Braves since hitting 9-of-11 three-point attempts against Northern Iowa on Feb. 10, 2001.

Maggie Kloak and Jessica Huffman led Eastern Illinois with 10 points each. The Panthers shot 40.8 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers, including 16 first-half turnovers. Eastern Illinois was playing without its second leading scorer as 6-2 junior forward Rachel Galligan (Bloomington, Ill.) missed the game with a broken toe.

Evansville
 Sophomore Renee Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) entered Tuesday’s non-conference game with nine points in 15 career games and was 0-for-6 from the field this season, but stole the show by tying a school record with eight three-pointers to help Bradley to an 83-57 victory over visiting Eastern Illinois at Robertson Memorial Field House. Frericks, who finished with a game and career-high 26 points, broke a Robertson Field House record with her eight trey’s.

The Braves (2-4 overall) trailed in the early going, before Frericks (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake) nailed four three-pointers during a seven minute span and junior Megan Klingler (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence/Coffeyville C.C.) added six points to help highlight a 23-2 BU run that gave Bradley a 31-11 lead with just under six minutes to play in the first half. BU doubled up Eastern Illinois’ score (44-22) at the half when Frericks knocked down her fifth three-pointer of the night at the horn.

The Panthers (0-6 overall) used a 13-2 run to open the second half to pull to within 11 points at 46-35 with just under 14 minutes to play. Bradley went 1-for-5 from the field with seven turnovers during the Eastern Illinois run. That would be as close as Eastern Illinois would get, as Frericks helped the Braves end the EIU spurt with a breakaway layup and three-pointer with 12 minutes remaining to push BU’s lead back to 16 points at 51-35.

Bradley would extend its lead to as many as 28 points when Frericks hit her eighth three-pointer of the evening to give the Braves an 81-53 lead en route to the 83-57 victory.

Frericks’ eight three-pointers tied Andrea McAllister’s school record for three-point baskets set Jan. 27, 1990 at Western Illinois. Frericks also broke the Robertson Field House record of seven three-pointers which was held by six individuals (including four former Bradley players).

Junior Monica Rogers (Forsyth, Ill./St. Teresa/Hampton) added 14 points and five rebounds, as the Braves shot a season-best 46.3 percent from the field. Frericks hit 8-of-11 three-point attempts, helping Bradley shoot 64.3 percent (9-for-14) from beyond the arc. The 64.3 percent from long range is the third best outing in team history and best three-point percentage for the Braves since hitting 9-of-11 three-point attempts against Northern Iowa on Feb. 10, 2001.

Maggie Kloak and Jessica Huffman led Eastern Illinois with 10 points each. The Panthers shot 40.8 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers, including 16 first-half turnovers. Eastern Illinois was playing without its second leading scorer as 6-2 junior forward Rachel Galligan (Bloomington, Ill.) missed the game with a broken toe.

Evansville 72, Tennessee Tech 56
The University of Evansville women’s basketball team scored the first 14 points of the game Tuesday afternoon and the Purple Aces never looked back, as UE posted a 72-56 victory over the visiting Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagles at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana.

Six different Purple Aces scored in the game’s opening 6:27 to help UE build an early 14-0 lead.  Evansville would hold Tennessee Tech scoreless until the 7:10 mark of the first half, when sophomore guard Holly Rogers finally knocked down a jumper with 12:50 to play to trim the deficit back to just 12 points, 14-2.  UE would answer right back though with a lay-up by sophomore forward Anaris Sickles, and Tennessee Tech would not get back within 11 points the rest of the way as UE cruised to victory in front of 1,968 fans for the Future Purple Aces Fast B.R.E.A.K. (Basketball Reinforcing Education to Area Kids) Game.

Evansville took a 38-12 lead into the halftime locker room thanks to a balanced attack led by senior guard Rebekah Parker, who equaled Tennessee Tech’s first-half output with 12 points of her own.  Eight different Purple Aces scored in the opening half, as seven of the eight players posted four points or more.

The UE lead would eventually swell to 32 points midway through the second half, before Rogers, a transfer from Vanderbilt, would score 12 of her team-high 20 points in the game’s final seven minutes to trim the final margin of victory back to 16 points.

Evansville won the battle of the boards, 47-36, led by a game-high 10 rebounds from junior forward Shannon Novosel, who also chipped in eight points.  Parker led a balanced UE attack with a game-high 20 points, while six different players scored seven points or more, including Novosel, senior Courtney Felke, sophomore Jillian Palan (eight points each), Sickles and junior Ashley Austin (seven points apiece).

With the victory, Evansville evens its record at 3-3.  Tennessee Tech, meanwhile, falls to 1-3.

Kansas 91, Creighton 56
Kansas opened the game on a 27-2 run and never looked back as it handed the Creighton women’s basketball team a 91-56 defeat at Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday night.  The Bluejays shot just 27 percent and had 26 turnovers as they dropped to 4-2 on the season.

Creighton had three turnovers on its first three possessions to set the tone in a dismal performance by the Bluejays.  Once the Jays did maintain possession of the ball, their shots weren’t falling, as they opened the game 1-for-13 from the field in falling behind by 25.  CU didn’t make its second field goal of the game until 8:31 into the contest.

Kansas (4-1) led by as many as 28 in the first half, before taking a 47-22 lead into the break.  CU had 14 turnovers in the first half and made just 26.5 percent of its shots, including 2-of-12 three-pointers in the first 20 minutes.  Meanwhile the Jayhawks’ offense flowed well, making 20 field goals in the first half at a 57 percent clip.

The second half saw little improvement from the Jays, as the closest they would get would be a 24 point margin.  CU’s largest deficit of the game came when the Jayhawks were up 85-45 with five minutes to play.

KU’s Danielle McCray and Sade Morris tied for game-high honors with 16 points each, as the Jayhawks shot 57 percent for the game, including 56 percent (5-9) from three-point range.

Sara Cain led the Bluejays with 12 points.  Sam Schuett came off the bench to score 11 points for the Bluejays, making all six of her free-throws to remain perfect on the year.  Megan Neuvirth led the team with nine rebounds and five assists, despite playing just 21 minutes due to foul trouble.  CU finished 18-of-67 from the floor for 26.9 percent, while they made just 5-of-24 three-pointers to shoot 20.8 percent.

CU did out-rebound the taller KU squad, 43-41, including 24 offensive rebounds for the Jays.  Freshman Kellie Nelson tied her career-high with seven rebounds in 16 minutes.