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2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 24 11   .686
Missouri State 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Drake 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Loyola-Chicago 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Indiana State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Illinois State 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Wichita State 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
Bradley 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Evansville 1 17   .056 3 28   .097
2016 MVC tournament winner
As of March 24, 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. They finished the 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.[1] He finished at Evansville with a five year record of 44–106 and Matt Ruffing is named the intern coach for the remainder of the season and for the 2016–17 season.

Roster

2015–16 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) Jr Cape Coral
Hillsborough CC
Fort Myers, FL
F 2 Kerri Gasper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Olmstead Falls Olmsted Township, OH
G 4 Camille Coleman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Washington South Bend, IN
G 5 Aaliyah Gaines 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Canterbury
Eastern Illinois
Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Taloni Reese 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So John Adams South Bend, IN
G 13 Laura Friday 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Marion Marion, IN
F 14 Peyton Langston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mater Dei Carson, CA
G 15 Kenyia Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Fleming Island Orange Park, FL
F 22 Sasha Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brown County Nashville, IN
G 24 Sara Dickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Riverton Park Montezuma, IN
F 25 Jordan Campbell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Oswego Montgomery, IL
F 31 Tattenai Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Heritage Fort Wayne, IN
F 32 Erin Sinnott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Oswego Fort Wayne, IL
F 33 Ashley 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

[2]

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 (1,986)
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 L 31–44  2–22 (1–12)
Ford Center (507)
Evansville, IN
02/21/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Missouri State L 47–66  2–23 (1–13)
Ford Center (472)
Evansville, IN
02/26/2016
6:05 PM, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 45–57  2–24 (1–14)
Hulman Center (1,870)
Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2016
2:05 PM, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 59–65  2–25 (1–15)
Redbird Arena (925)
Normal, IL
03/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake L 66–86  2–26 (1–16)
Ford Center (394)
Evansville, IN
03/05/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 48–61  2–27 (1–17)
Ford Center (451)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/10/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Illinois State
First Round
W 61–59 OT 3–27
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/11/2016
12:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Drake
Quarterfinals
L 53–89  3–28
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. ^ "UE women's basketball coach Oties Epps announces resignation". Evansville Athletics. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ "University of Evansville". gopurpleaces.com.