2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by fifth year head coach Oties Epps, play their home games at the Ford Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–28, 1–17 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake.

2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record3–28 (1–17 The Valley)
Head coachOties Epps (first 27 games, 5th year)
Matt Ruffing (interim HC)
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Barlow
  • Doug Rogers
Home arenaFord Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa15–3 .833  24–11  .686
Missouri State †14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Drake14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Southern Illinois12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Loyola-Chicago10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Indiana State9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Illinois State6–12 .333  8–22  .267
Wichita State5–13 .278  8–22  .267
Bradley4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Evansville1–17 .056  3–28  .097
† 2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

On February 29, 2016, head coach Oties Epps resigned.[1] He finished at Evansville with a five year record of 44–106 and Matt Ruffing is named the interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the 2016–17 season.

Roster
2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Camary Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrCape Coral
Hillsborough CC		 Fort Myers, FL
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrOlmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 4 Camille Coleman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWashington South Bend, IN
G 5 Aaliyah Gaines 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoCanterbury
Eastern Illinois		 Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Taloni Reese 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJohn Adams South Bend, IN
G 13 Laura Friday 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMarion Marion, IN
F 14 Peyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMater Dei Carson, CA
G 15 Kenyia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoFleming Island Orange Park, FL
F 22 Sasha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBrown County Nashville, IN
G 24 Sara Dickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRiverton Park Montezuma, IN
F 25 Jordan Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrOswego Montgomery, IL
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHeritage Fort Wayne, IN
F 32 Erin Sinnott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrOswego Fort Wayne, IL
F 33 Ashley Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAntelope
Vincennes		 Sacramento, CA
Head coach

Oties Epps (Wisconsin–Stout)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Ruffing (Dayton)
Ashley Barlow (Notre Dame)
Doug Rogers (Wisconsin)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 Eureka W 86–33 
Ford Center (407)
Evansville, IN
11/07/2015*
12:00 PM		 Berea W 97–53 
Ford Center (371)
Evansville, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
12:00 PM, FSOH		 at Xavier
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic		 L 57–65  0–1
 Cintas Center (3,122)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Miami (OH) L 85–91 2OT 0–2
 Millett Hall (201)
Oxford, OH
11/18/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Cleveland State W 72–63  1–2
 Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
11/27/2015*
7:00 PM		 vs. Montana State
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 L 55–81  1–3
 Mott Gym (105)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 vs. Santa Clara
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 L 44–62  1–4
 Mott Gym (95)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/02/2015*
5:00 PM		 at Bowling Green L 56–74  1–5
 Stroh Center (1,986)
Bowling Green, OH
12/05/2015*
1:00 PM		 Murray State L 54–73  1–6
 Ford Center (539)
Evansville, IN
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Nebraska L 40–85  1–7
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,614)
Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tennessee–Martin L 48–75  1–8
 Ford Center (432)
Evansville, IN
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ball State L 53–73  1–9
 Ford Center (611)
Evansville, IN
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 IUPUI L 62–68  1–10
 Ford Center (578)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 51–62  1–11 (0–1)
 McLeod Center (1,107)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/03/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Drake L 52–94  1–12 (0–2)
 Knapp Center (2,215)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola-Chicago L 49–63  1–13 (0–3)
 Ford Center (480)
Evansville, IN
01/10/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bradley W 62–46  2–13 (1–3)
 Ford Center (429)
Evansville, IN
01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 56–74  2–14 (1–4)
 SIU Arena (729)
Carbondale, IL
01/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 70–77  2–15 (1–5)
 JQH Arena (3,287)
Springfield, MO
01/24/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Wichita State L 50–58  2–16 (1–6)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,577)
Wichita, KS
01/29/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Illinois State L 57–64  2–17 (1–7)
 Ford Center (512)
Evansville, IN
01/31/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 Indiana State L 44–59  2–18 (1–8)
 Ford Center (738)
Evansville, IN
02/05/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 52–66  2–19 (1–9)
 Renaissance Coliseum (471)
Peoria, IL
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Loyola-Chicago L 54–67  2–20 (1–10)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (469)
Chicago, IL
02/14/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 63–66  2–21 (1–11)
 Ford Center (456)
Evansville, IN
02/19/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Wichita State L 31–44  2–22 (1–12)
 Ford Center (507)
Evansville, IN
02/21/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Missouri State L 47–66  2–23 (1–13)
 Ford Center (472)
Evansville, IN
02/26/2016
6:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Indiana State L 45–57  2–24 (1–14)
 Hulman Center (1,870)
Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Illinois State L 59–65  2–25 (1–15)
 Redbird Arena (925)
Normal, IL
03/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drake L 66–86  2–26 (1–16)
 Ford Center (394)
Evansville, IN
03/05/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa L 48–61  2–27 (1–17)
 Ford Center (451)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Illinois State
First Round		 W 61–59 OT 3–27
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. Drake
Quarterfinals		 L 53–89  3–28
 iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References
  1. "UE women's basketball coach Oties Epps announces resignation". Evansville Athletics. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. "University of Evansville". gopurpleaces.com.
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