2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	† 2019 MVC Tournament winner ; As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record	4–26 (2–16 The Valley)
Head coach	Matt Ruffing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Rogers; Jauwan Scaife; Karyla Middlebrook;
Home arena	Meeks Family Fieldhouse

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.

Roster

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Anna Newman	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Evansville North	Evansville, IN
F	2	Kerri Gasper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Olmstead Falls	Olmsted Township, OH
G	3	Marley Miller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	East Richland Vincennes University	Olney, IL
G	4	Makayla Wallace	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Kirkwood	Kirkwood, MO
F	5	Jada Poland	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Fort Zumwalt North Texas	St. Louis, MO
G	11	Brooke Dossett	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Gallatin Vincennes University	Warsaw, KY
G	12	Sydney Turker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Frankton	Frankton, IN
G	15	Sydne Caddy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Fernandia Beach	Fernandina Beach, FL
G	21	A'Niah Griffin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	DuPont Manual	Louisville, KY
F	31	Tattenai Hall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Heritage	Fort Wayne, IN
G	32	Kayla Casteel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Plainfield	Indianapolis, IN
C	42	Kaylan Coffman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Benton Central	Templeton, IN
G		Lola Bracy	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Kirkwood Lamar	St. Louis, MO
F		NaTaya Partee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Grandview Johnson City CC	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Matt Ruffing (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Rogers (Wisconsin)
Jauwan Scaife (Ball State)
Karyla Middlebrook (Kansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

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References

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Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Venues	Roberts Municipal Stadium (1969–2011) Ford Center (2011–2017) Meeks Family Fieldhouse (2017–present)
Culture & lore	History Aces Brass
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	17	–	1	.944	27	–	7	.794
Missouri State †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	10	.714
Northern Iowa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Southern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Loyola–Chicago	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Valparaiso	3	–	15	.167	8	–	24	.250
Evansville	2	–	16	.111	4	–	26	.133

† 2019 MVC Tournament winner As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References