2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–26 (2–16 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Matt Ruffing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Rogers
  • Jauwan Scaife
  • Karyla Middlebrook
Home arenaMeeks Family Fieldhouse
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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 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

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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Kirkwood
Lamar 		St. Louis, MO
F NaTaya Partee Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Grandview
Johnson City CC 		St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.

See also

2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "University of Evansville Purple Aces Athletics". Gopurpleaces.com.
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