Marshall, Mo. – Evangel women's basketball fell on the road Wednesday night suffering a narrow 72-66 defeat to Missouri Valley.
Missouri Valley led by two points at halftime in the back-and-forth game that saw 13 lead changes and 11 ties. Allison Swanson tied the game at 66-66 with two free throws with 1:18 remaining. However, an offensive rebound by Deidra McCoy coupled with two free throws put Evangel behind for good as Missouri Valley hit four more free throws in the game's final minute to secure the win.
Alison Jarrell led all scorers with 20 points, shooting 7 of 14 from the field and 6 of 13 from the three point line to go along with three rebounds. Taylor Longley contributed 14 points and six assists for the Crusaders.
Deidra McCoy and Andressa Augusto each had 18 points for the Vikings.
With the loss, Evangel's record drops to 5-11 and 4-7 in the Heart of America conference. Missouri Valley improves to 7-8 and 5-6 in the conference.
Evangel will be on the road on Saturday when they travel to Des Moines, Iowa to play at Grand View for the first time in program history. Both teams are tied for eighth place in the Heart of America. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00pm.
