2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

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2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Evansville Purple Aces logo.svg
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record14–17 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Matt Ruffing (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Rogers
  • Bailey Harmon
  • Omega Tandy
Home arenaFord Center
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Drake 18 0   1.000 28 4   .875
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Missouri State 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Evansville 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Indiana State 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Illinois State 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Loyola–Chicago 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by interim head coach Matt Ruffing, played their home games at the Ford Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. 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.

Previous season[]

The Aces ended last 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.

On February 29, 2016, head coach Oties Epps resigned after five years.[1] Matt Ruffing became the interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the current one.

Roster[]

2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Camary Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Cape Coral
Hillsborough CC
Fort Myers, FL
G 1 Macie Lively 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Tipton Tipton, IN
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Olmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 3 Marley Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Vincennes University Olney, IL
G 11 Brooke Dossett 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Vincennes University Warsaw, KY
F 14 Peyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mater Dei Carson, CA
F 22 Sasha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Brown County Nashville, IN
G 24 Sara Dickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Riverton Park Montezuma, IN
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Heritage Fort Wayne, IN
F 32 Erin Sinnott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Oswego Fort Wayne, IL
F 33 Ashley Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Vincennes University Sacramento, CA
C 42 Kaylan Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Benton Central Templeton, IN
Head coach

Matt Ruffing (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Rogers (Wisconsin)
Bailey Harmon (Illinois)
Omega Tandy (Cleveland State)


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
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm
L 62–66  0–1
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
11/14/2016*
5:00 pm
L 63–73  0–2
Ford Center (456)
Evansville, IN
11/16/2016*
6:00 pm
at Ball State L 49–84  0–3
Worthen Arena (1,012)
Muncie, IN
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
L 74–76  0–4
Ford Center (437)
Evansville, IN
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm
at Northwestern L 66–88  0–5
Welsh-Ryan Arena (853)
Evanston, IL
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm
at  W 70–65  1–5
Athletics–Recreation Center (396)
Valparaiso, IN
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at  W 82–77  2–5
CFSB Center (233)
Murray, KY
12/06/2016*
11:00 am
Oakland City W 108–68  3–5
Ford Center (4,581)
Evansville, IN
12/10/2016*
12:00 pm
W 68–64  4–5
Ford Center (471)
Evansville, IN
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 Louisville L 47–89  4–6
KFC Yum! Center (8,320)
Louisville, KY
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
W 63–54  5–6
Ford Center (449)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 57–41  6–6 (1–0)
Ford Center (623)
Evansville, IN
01/01/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 67–36  7–6 (2–0)
Ford Center (471)
Evansville, IN
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 65–82  7–7 (2–1)
Knapp Center (2,106)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 40–54  7–8 (2–2)
McLeod Center (1,059)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 41–77  7–9 (2–3)
Ford Center (605)
Evansville, IN
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State L 54–65  7–10 (2–4)
Ford Center (1,198)
Evansville, IN
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 63–60  8–10 (3–4)
Ford Center (622)
Evansville, IN
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 58–71  8–11 (3–5)
Redbird Arena (647)
Normal, IL
01/29/2017
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Bradley L 52–56  8–12 (3–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (396)
Peoria, IL
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 36–62  8–13 (3–7)
Ford Center (528)
Evansville, IN
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 48–73  8–14 (3–8)
Ford Center (588)
Evansville, IN
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 68–69  8–15 (3–9)
Charles Koch Arena (1,412)
Wichita, KS
02/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 43–68  8–16 (3–10)
JQH Arena (2,705)
Springfield, MO
02/17/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 74–61  9–16 (4–10)
SIU Arena (705)
Carbondale, IL
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 73–71  10–16 (5–10)
Ford Center (579)
Evansville, IN
02/26/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 60–56  11–16 (6–10)
Ford Center (719)
Evansville, IN
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 81–50  12–16 (7–10)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (273)
Chicago, IL
03/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 52–44  13–16 (8–10)
Hulman Center (1,911)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Missouri State
Quarterfinals
W 65–59  14–16
iWireless Center (1,404)
Moline, IL
03/11/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (2) Northern Iowa
Semifinals
L 58–82  14–17
iWireless Center (2,181)
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "UE women's basketball coach Oties Epps announces resignation". Evansville Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "University of Evansville". gopurpleaces.com.
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