2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–27 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach
  • Robyn Scherr-Wells (3rd season)
Associate head coachDodie Dunson
Assistant coaches
  • Tori Jarosz
  • Caleb Poston
  • Van Klohmann
Home arenaMeeks Family Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The 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

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kynidi Mason Striverson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Silver Creek High School Sellersburg, Indiana
G 2 Alana Striverson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Lindenwood Sellersburg, Indiana
C 3 Barbora Tomancova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS FIU Brno, Czech Republic
F 4 Tamesha "Mae" Dozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Wabash Valley College Louisville, Kentucky
G 5 Julia Palomo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Casper College La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
G 11 Sydney Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Westminster Christian Academy St. Louis, Missouri
G 13 Madlena Gerke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Eastern Florida State Riga, Latvia
F 21 Anica Skrivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 22 Nevaeh Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bradford High School Kenosha, Wisconsin
F 24 Maggie Hartwig 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sauk Prairie High School Sauk City, Wisconsin
G 25 Lexie Sinclair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St. Bonaventure Carol Stream, Illinois
G 30 Tené Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr King's Christian Collegiate Brampton, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Oakland City W 81–77  –
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (425)
Evansville, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb L 58–77  0–1
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (592)
Evansville, IN
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville
Tri-State Challenge 		L 83–91  0–2
 First Community Arena (448)
Edwardsville, IL
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky
Tri-State Challenge 		L 75–77  0–3
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323)
Evansville, IN
November 19, 2023*
12:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Michigan State L 49–105  0–4
 Breslin Center (3,107)
East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2023*
1:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 103–102 3OT 1–4
 Jones Convocation Center (79)
Chicago, IL
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bellarmine L 58–64  1–5
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (410)
Evansville, IN
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin L 82–94  1–6
 Skyhawk Arena (1,012)
Martin, TN
December 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI L 75–81  1–7
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375)
Evansville, IN
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood W 70–68  2–7
 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (369)
Evansville, IN
December 18, 2023*
6:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 16 Indiana L 56–109  2–8
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,227)
Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am, 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 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State L 49–66  2–10
(0–1) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (409)
Evansville, IN
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 52–82  2–11
(0–2) 		McLeod Center (3,781)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 68–78  2–12
(0–3) 		Knapp Center (2,193)
Des Moines, IA
January 12, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 40–84  2–13
(0–4) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508)
Evansville, IN
January 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 72–90  2–14
(0–5) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (489)
Evansville, IN
January 19, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 55–90  2–15
(0–6) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (1,921)
Springfield, MO
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 60–99  2–16
(0–7) 		Banterra Center (564)
Carbondale, IL
January 26, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC L 61–70  2–17
(0–8) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (245)
Evansville, IN
January 28, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso L 59–70  2–18
(0–9) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375)
Evansville, IN
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley L 72–79  2–19
(0–10) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675)
Evansville, IN
February 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC L 57–65  2–20
(0–11) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,456)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 71–68  3–20
(1–11) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (278)
Valparaiso, IN
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 93–89 OT 4–20
(2–11) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (215)
Evansville, IN
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State L 56–73  4–21
(2–12) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (440)
Evansville, IN
February 22, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State L 66–69  4–22
(2–13) 		Hulman Center (1,245)
Terre Haute, IN
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 50–78  4–23
(2–14) 		CEFCU Arena (–)
Normal, IL
March 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 59–85  4–24
(2–15) 		CFSB Center (1,431)
Murray, KY
March 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 55–80  4–25
(2–16) 		Curb Event Center (1,175)
Nashville, TN
March 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 53–86  4–26
(2–17) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (167)
Evansville, IN
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, 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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Aces drop Hoops in the Heartland opener to hot-shooting Racers". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Evansville Purple Aces 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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