2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third year head coach Matt Ruffing, play their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–16 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record4–26 (2–16 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Matt Ruffing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Rogers
  • Jauwan Scaife
  • Karyla Middlebrook
Home arenaMeeks Family Fieldhouse
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake17–1 .944  27–7  .794
Missouri State †16–2 .889  25–10  .714
Northern Iowa12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Illinois State11–7 .611  19–12  .613
Bradley10–8 .556  20–10  .667
Southern Illinois8–10 .444  15–15  .500
Loyola–Chicago6–12 .333  13–18  .419
Indiana State5–13 .278  11–19  .367
Valparaiso3–15 .167  8–24  .250
Evansville2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Anna Newman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrEvansville North Evansville, IN
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrOlmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 3 Marley Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrEast Richland
Vincennes University		 Olney, IL
G 4 Makayla Wallace 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrKirkwood Kirkwood, MO
F 5 Jada Poland  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrFort Zumwalt
North Texas		 St. Louis, MO
G 11 Brooke Dossett 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrGallatin
Vincennes University		 Warsaw, KY
G 12 Sydney Turker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrFrankton Frankton, IN
G 15 Sydne Caddy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFernandia Beach Fernandina Beach, FL
G 21 A'Niah Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrDuPont Manual Louisville, KY
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHeritage Fort Wayne, IN
G 32 Kayla Casteel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPlainfield Indianapolis, IN
C 42 Kaylan Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrBenton Central Templeton, IN
G Lola Bracy  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoKirkwood
Lamar		 St. Louis, MO
F NaTaya Partee  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGrandview
Johnson City CC		 St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Kentucky Wesleyan W 81–80 
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (372)
Evansville, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State L 53–81  0–1
 CFSB Center (585)
Murray, KY
Nov 10, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Chicago State W 67–58  1–1
 Jones Convocation Center (350)
Chicago, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 SIU Edwardsville L 45–54  1–2
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (367)
Evansville, IN
Nov 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Purdue Fort Wayne L 66–72  1–3
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (294)
Evansville, IN
Nov 29, 2018*
5:00 pm		 at Marshall L 65–72 OT 1–4
 Cam Henderson Center (638)
Huntington, WV
Dec 2, 2018*
1:05 pm, ESPN+		 at Morehead State L 63–85  1–5
 Ellis Johnson Arena (910)
Morehead, KY
Dec 5, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 UIC L 54–62  1–6
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (287)
Evansville, IN
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State L 50–54  1–7
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (307)
Evansville, IN
Dec 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Dayton L 30–69  1–8
 UD Arena (1,706)
Dayton, OH
Dec 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 Austin Peay W 56–52  2–8
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (211)
Evansville, IN
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Wisconsin L 60–96  2–9
 Kohl Center (3,980)
Madison, WI
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 4, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois L 47–67  2–10 (0–1)
 SIU Arena (503)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 66–88  2–11 (0–2)
 JQH Arena (1,934)
Springfield, MO
Jan 11, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley L 68–75  2–12 (0–3)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State L 61–72  2–13 (0–4)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (282)
Evansville, IN
Jan 18, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Loyola–Chicago L 56–61  2–14 (0–5)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (214)
Chicago, IL
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso L 49–93  2–15 (0–6)
 Athletics–Recreation Center (214)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 25, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa L 46–74  2–16 (0–7)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (253)
Evansville, IN
Jan 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Drake L 47–78  2–17 (0–8)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (233)
Evansville, IN
Feb 1, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State L 69–76  2–18 (0–9)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (389)
Evansville, IN
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State L 59–82  2–19 (0–10)
 Redbird Arena (416)
Normal, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 63–81  2–20 (0–11)
 Renaissance Coliseum (657)
Peoria, IL
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 77–65  3–20 (1–11)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (334)
Evansville, IN
Feb 17, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Loyola–Chicago L 51–71  3–21 (1–12)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (289)
Evansville, IN
Feb 22, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at No. 24 Drake L 39–66  3–22 (1–13)
 Knapp Center (233)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa L 46–95  3–23 (1–14)
 McLeod Center (1,012)
Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 1, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 59–56  4–23 (2–14)
 Hulman Center (1,505)
Terre Haute, IN
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State L 46–88  4–24 (2–15)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (301)
Evansville, IN
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois L 60–80  4–25 (2–16)
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (307)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (10) vs. (7) Loyola–Chicago
First Round		 L 80–90  4–26
 TaxSlayer Center (905)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References
  1. "University of Evansville Purple Aces Athletics". Gopurpleaces.com.
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