2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record14–17 (8–10 The Valley)
Head coachMatt Ruffing (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Rogers
  • Bailey Harmon
  • Omega Tandy
Home arenaFord Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake †18–0 1.000  28–4  .875
Northern Iowa15–3 .833  24–8  .750
Missouri State12–6 .667  16–14  .533
Southern Illinois10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Wichita State9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Evansville8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Bradley7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Indiana State6–12 .333  12–18  .400
Illinois State4–14 .222  8–23  .258
Loyola–Chicago1–17 .056  2–28  .067
† 2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Camary Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrCape Coral
Hillsborough CC		 Fort Myers, FL
G 1 Macie Lively 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrTipton Tipton, IN
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoOlmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 3 Marley Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoVincennes University Olney, IL
G 11 Brooke Dossett 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrVincennes University Warsaw, KY
F 14 Peyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMater Dei Carson, CA
F 22 Sasha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBrown County Nashville, IN
G 24 Sara Dickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrRiverton Park Montezuma, IN
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHeritage Fort Wayne, IN
F 32 Erin Sinnott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoOswego Fort Wayne, IL
F 33 Ashley Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrVincennes University Sacramento, CA
C 42 Kaylan Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrBenton 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		 Cleveland State L 62–66  0–1
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
11/14/2016*
5:00 PM		 Eastern Illinois 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		 Southeast Missouri State 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 Valparaiso W 70–65  1–5
 Athletics–Recreation Center (396)
Valparaiso, IN
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Murray State 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		 Austin Peay 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		 Alabama A&M 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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