2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by second year head coach Matt Ruffing, play their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 3–27, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Bradley.

2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record3–27 (0–18 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Matt Ruffing (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Rogers
  • Jauwan Scaife
  • Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arenaMeeks Family Fieldhouse
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake †18–0 1.000  26–8  .765
Missouri State15–3 .833  21–12  .636
Northern Iowa13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Southern Illinois11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Indiana State9–9 .500  11–19  .367
Illinois State8–10 .444  14–16  .467
Bradley6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Valparaiso5–13 .278  13–18  .419
Loyola–Chicago5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Evansville0–18 .000  3–27  .100
† 2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

Roster
2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Macie Lively 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoTipton Tipton, IN
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOlmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 3 Marley Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoEast Richland
Vincennes University		 Olney, IL
G 10 Hannah Noe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDexter
Southeast Missouri State		 Dexter, MO
G 11 Brooke Dossett 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrGallatin
Vincennes University		 Warsaw, KY
G 12 Monica Watkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLiberty Christian School Anderson, IN
G 20 Kadie Dearing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSouthridge
Wabash Valley College		 Huntingburg, IN
G 20 Katelyn Hedinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoJapser Jasper, IN
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHeritage Fort Wayne, IN
G 32 Kayla Casteel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPlainfield Indianapolis, IN
G 33 Crimson Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFlora
Wabash Valley College		 Flora, IL
F 40 Elizabeth Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrWashington Catholic Washington, IN
C 42 Kaylan Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBenton Central Templeton, IN
C 44 Kelsi Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSilver Creek
Olney Central College		 Sellersburg, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Murray State W 89–81  1–0
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (721)
Evansville, IN
11/15/2017*
6:00 pm		 at Alabama A&M L 56–70  1–1
 Elmore Gymnasium (827)
Huntsville, AL
11/18/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Eastern Illinois L 52–79  1–2
 Lantz Arena (340)
Charleston, IL
11/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Westminster (MO) W 79–53  2–2
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (317)
Evansville, IN
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm		 at Western Kentucky L 54–92  2–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,078)
Bowling Green, KY
12/02/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Austin Peay L 73–82  2–4
 Dunn Center (485)
Clarksville, TN
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Kentucky L 62–100  2–5
 Memorial Coliseum (4,071)
Lexington, KY
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Morehead State L 75–82  2–6
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (357)
Evansville, IN
12/14/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Oakland City W 96–59  3–6
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (286)
Evansville, IN
12/16/2017*
3:00 pm		 at UIC L 62–74  3–7
 Flames Athletic Center (154)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2017*
1:00 pm		 at Southeast Missouri State L 65–74  3–8
 Show Me Center (425)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Missouri Valley regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 62–74  3–9 (0–1)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (324)
Evansville, IN
12/31/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 65–95  3–10 (0–2)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (332)
Evansville, IN
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Indiana State L 48–56  3–11 (0–3)
 Hulman Center (1,529)
Terre Haute, IN
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 41–65  3–12 (0–4)
 McLeod Center (1,596)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 67–107  3–13 (0–5)
 Knapp Center (2,520)
Des Moines, IA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Illinois State L 43–67  3–14 (0–6)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (447)
Evansville, IN
01/21/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bradley L 59–117  3–15 (0–7)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (287)
Evansville, IN
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Valparaiso L 59–101  3–16 (0–8)
 Athletics–Recreation Center (492)
Valparaiso, IN
01/28/2018
11:30 am, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago L 63–82  3–17 (0–9)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221)
Chicago, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Indiana State L 57–66  3–18 (0–10)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (404)
Evansville, IN
02/09/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Drake L 50–101  3–19 (0–11)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (361)
Evansville, IN
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, ESP2N3		 Northern Iowa L 60–85  3–20 (0–12)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (374)
Evansville, IN
02/16/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 47–92  3–21 (0–13)
 Renaissance Coliseum (684)
Peoria, IL
02/18/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State L 44–70  3–22 (0–14)
 Redbird Arena (1,109)
Normal, IL
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago L 47–60  3–23 (0–15)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (419)
Evansville, IN
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Valparaiso L 54–67  3–24 (0–16)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
03/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 51–97  3–25 (0–17)
 JQH Arena (1,875)
Springfield, MO
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 41–66  3–26 (0–18)
 SIU Arena (755)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
02/28/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (7) Bradley
First Round		 L 49–77  3–27
 TaxSlayer Center (1,028)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References
  1. "2016-17 Evansville Women's Basketball Info Guide by UE Sports Information". issuu. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. "Evansville Purple Aces Women's Basketball - Purple Aces News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. Evansville Lady Aces. "Evansville Lady Aces on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. "University of Evansville Purple Aces Athletics". Gopurpleaces.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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