2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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
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
References