2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record 2–21 (1–11 The Valley)
Head coach Oties Epps (5th year)
Assistant coach Matt Ruffing
Assistant coach Ashley Barlow
Assistant coach Doug Rogers
Home arena Ford Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Drake 10 – 3   .769     17 – 7   .708
Missouri State 10 – 3   .769     17 – 8   .680
Northern Iowa 10 – 3   .769     15 – 9   .625
Southern Illinois 8 – 4   .667     15 – 9   .625
Loyola-Chicago 8 – 5   .615     12 – 12   .500
Indiana State 6 – 6   .500     10 – 13   .435
Illinois State 4 – 8   .333     6 – 17   .261
Bradley 3 – 10   .231     7 – 17   .292
Wichita State 3 – 10   .231     6 – 18   .250
Evansville 1 – 11   .083     2 – 21   .087
† 2016 MVC Tournament winner
As of February 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by fifth year head coach Oties Epps, play their home games at the Ford Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Roster

2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Williams, CamaryCamary Williams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Cape Coral
Hillsborough CC		 Fort Myers, FL
F 2 Gasper, KerriKerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Olmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 4 Coleman, CamilleCamille Coleman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Washington South Bend, IN
G 5 Gaines, AaliyahAaliyah Gaines 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Canterbury
Eastern Illinois		 Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Reese, TaloniTaloni Reese 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So John Adams South Bend, IN
G 13 Friday, LauraLaura Friday 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Marion Marion, IN
F 14 Langston, PeytonPeyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mater Dei Carson, CA
G 15 Johnson, KenyiaKenyia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Fleming Island Orange Park, FL
F 22 Robinson, SashaSasha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brown County Nashville, IN
G 24 Dickey, SaraSara Dickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Riverton Park Montezuma, IN
F 25 Campbell, JordanJordan Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Oswego Montgomery, IL
F 31 Hall, TattenaiTattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Heritage Fort Wayne, IN
F 32 Sinnott, ErinErin Sinnott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Oswego Fort Wayne, IL
F 33 Hawkins, AshleyAshley Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Antelope
Vincennes		 Sacramento, CA
Head coach

Oties Epps (Wisconsin–Stout)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Ruffing (Dayton)
Ashley Barlow (Notre Dame)
Doug Rogers (Wisconsin)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
7:00 PM		 Eureka W 86–33 
Ford Center (407)
Evansville, IN
11/07/2015*
12:00 PM		 Berea W 97–53 
Ford Center (371)
Evansville, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
12:00 PM, FSOH		 at Xavier
Lauren Hill Tipoff Classic		 L 57–65  0–1
 Cintas Center (3,122)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Miami (OH) L 85–91 2OT 0–2
 Millett Hall (201)
Oxford, OH
11/18/2015*
6:00 PM		 at Cleveland State W 72–63  1–2
 Wolstein Center
Cleveland, OH
11/27/2015*
7:00 PM		 vs. Montana State
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 L 55–81  1–3
 Mott Gym (105)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM		 vs. Santa Clara
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament		 L 44–62  1–4
 Mott Gym (95)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/02/2015*
5:00 PM		 at Bowling Green L 56–74  1–5
 Stroh Center
Bowling Green, OH
12/05/2015*
1:00 PM		 Murray State L 54–73  1–6
 Ford Center (539)
Evansville, IN
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM		 at Nebraska L 40–85  1–7
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,614)
Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tennessee–Martin L 48–75  1–8
 Ford Center (432)
Evansville, IN
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Ball State L 53–73  1–9
 Ford Center (611)
Evansville, IN
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 IUPUI L 62–68  1–10
 Ford Center (578)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 51–62  1–11 (0–1)
 McLeod Center (1,107)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/03/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Drake L 52–94  1–12 (0–2)
 Knapp Center (2,215)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Loyola-Chicago L 49–63  1–13 (0–3)
 Ford Center (480)
Evansville, IN
01/10/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bradley W 62–46  2–13 (1–3)
 Ford Center (429)
Evansville, IN
01/16/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois L 56–74  2–14 (1–4)
 SIU Arena (729)
Carbondale, IL
01/22/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Missouri State L 70–77  2–15 (1–5)
 JQH Arena (3,287)
Springfield, MO
01/24/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Wichita State L 50–58  2–16 (1–6)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,577)
Wichita, KS
01/29/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Illinois State L 57–64  2–17 (1–7)
 Ford Center (512)
Evansville, IN
01/31/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 Indiana State L 44–59  2–18 (1–8)
 Ford Center (738)
Evansville, IN
02/05/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Bradley L 52–66  2–19 (1–9)
 Renaissance Coliseum (471)
Peoria, IL
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Loyola-Chicago L 54–67  2–20 (1–10)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (469)
Chicago, IL
02/14/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 63–66  2–21 (1–11)
 Ford Center (456)
Evansville, IN
02/19/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Wichita State   
Ford Center
Evansville, IN
02/21/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Missouri State   
Ford Center
Evansville, IN
02/26/2016
6:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Indiana State   
Hulman Center
Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3		 at Illinois State   
Redbird Arena
Normal, IL
03/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drake   
Ford Center
Evansville, IN
03/05/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Iowa   
Ford Center
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10–13/2016
 vs.    
iWireless Center
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "University of Evansville". gopurpleaces.com.
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