Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball

The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play in the Missouri Valley Conference. [2]

Evansville Purple Aces
2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Evansville
Head coachMatt Ruffing (1st season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationEvansville, Indiana
ArenaFord Center
(Capacity: 10,000)
NicknamePurple Aces
ColorsPurple, White, and Orange[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
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NCAA Tournament Appearances
1999, 2009
Conference Tournament Champions
1999, 2009
Conference Regular Season Champions
2008

In the Aces' 2019–20 season, they finished 3–26 overall. They were unable to obtain a conference win, finishing 0–18. Their lone wins came against Brescia University, Marshall and Chicago State.[3]

History

Evansville began play in 1969. The Purple Aces have (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) an all-time record of 484–650. They playedin the North Star Conference from 1983 to 1986 and the Midwestern Collegiate from 1986 to 1994 before joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994. They made the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2009, losing in the First Round each time. They have won the MVC Tournament twice (1999, 2009), winning the latter after finishing the regular season 15–19. They have made the WNIT in 2000 and 2008, getting to the Second Round in the latter year. They have made one appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational (2014). [4]

NCAA Tournament results
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1999 #13First Round#4 LSUL 69−78
2009 #15First Round#2 Texas A&ML 45−80
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References
  1. University of Evansville Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. "University of Evansville".
  3. https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
  4. "2016–17 Evansville Women's Basketball Info Guide".


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