The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells, played their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 4–27 (2–18 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Dodie Dunson |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Meeks Family Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Purple Aces finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] They were defeated by Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
Oakland City | W 81–77 | – |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (425) Evansville, IN | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | L 58–77 | 0–1 |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (592) Evansville, IN | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville Tri-State Challenge |
L 83–91 | 0–2 |
First Community Arena (448) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky Tri-State Challenge |
L 75–77 | 0–3 |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Michigan State | L 49–105 | 0–4 |
Breslin Center (3,107) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m. |
at Chicago State | W 103–102 3OT | 1–4 |
Jones Convocation Center (79) Chicago, IL | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bellarmine | L 58–64 | 1–5 |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (410) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | L 82–94 | 1–6 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,012) Martin, TN | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
IUPUI | L 75–81 | 1–7 |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 70–68 | 2–7 |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (369) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at No. 16 Indiana | L 56–109 | 2–8 |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,227) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | L 44–74 | 2–9 |
Show Me Center (400) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
MVC regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Indiana State | L 49–66 | 2–10 (0–1) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (409) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | L 52–82 | 2–11 (0–2) |
McLeod Center (3,781) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 68–78 | 2–12 (0–3) |
Knapp Center (2,193) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
January 12, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Belmont | L 40–84 | 2–13 (0–4) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Murray State | L 72–90 | 2–14 (0–5) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (489) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 19, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Missouri State | L 55–90 | 2–15 (0–6) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,921) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | L 60–99 | 2–16 (0–7) |
Banterra Center (564) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
January 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UIC | L 61–70 | 2–17 (0–8) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (245) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | L 59–70 | 2–18 (0–9) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bradley | L 72–79 | 2–19 (0–10) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UIC | L 57–65 | 2–20 (0–11) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,456) Chicago, IL | |||||||
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | W 71–68 | 3–20 (1–11) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (278) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 93–89 OT | 4–20 (2–11) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (215) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Missouri State | L 56–73 | 4–21 (2–12) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (440) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | L 66–69 | 4–22 (2–13) |
Hulman Center (1,245) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Illinois State | L 50–78 | 4–23 (2–14) |
CEFCU Arena (–) Normal, IL | |||||||
March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 59–85 | 4–24 (2–15) |
CFSB Center (1,431) Murray, KY | |||||||
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 55–80 | 4–25 (2–16) |
Curb Event Center (1,175) Nashville, TN | |||||||
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Drake | L 53–86 | 4–26 (2–17) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (167) Evansville, IN | |||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | L 46–67 | 4–27 (2–18) |
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (153) Evansville, IN | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(12) | vs. (5) Illinois State Opening round |
Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Aces drop Hoops in the Heartland opener to hot-shooting Racers". University of Evansville Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2024.