2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. 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
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–27 (0–18 The Valley)
Head coach	Matt Ruffing (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Rogers Jauwan Scaife Kaitlynn Pacholke
Home arena	Meeks Family Fieldhouse

2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drake †	18	–	0		1.000			26	–	8		.765
Missouri State	15	–	3		.833			21	–	12		.636
Northern Iowa	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Indiana State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Bradley	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Valparaiso	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Loyola–Chicago	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Evansville	0	–	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Macie Lively 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tipton Tipton, IN F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Olmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH G 3 Marley Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So East Richland Vincennes University Olney, IL G 10 Hannah Noe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Dexter Southeast Missouri State Dexter, MO G 11 Brooke Dossett 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Gallatin Vincennes University Warsaw, KY G 12 Monica Watkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Liberty Christian School Anderson, IN G 20 Kadie Dearing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Southridge Wabash Valley College Huntingburg, IN G 20 Katelyn Hedinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Japser Jasper, IN F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Heritage Fort Wayne, IN G 32 Kayla Casteel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Plainfield Indianapolis, IN G 33 Crimson Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Flora Wabash Valley College Flora, IL F 40 Elizabeth Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Washington Catholic Washington, IN C 42 Kaylan Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Benton Central Templeton, IN C 44 Kelsi Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Silver Creek Olney Central College Sellersburg, IN	Head coach Matt Ruffing (Dayton) Assistant coach(es) Doug Rogers (Wisconsin) Jauwan Scaife (Ball State) Kaitlynn Pacholke (Newberry) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2018

Schedule

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