Evansville Purple Aces Women's Basketball School History

Location: Evansville, Indiana

Coverage: 41 seasons (1983-84 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1983-84): 436-748 .368 W-L%

Conferences: MVC, MW Coll and North Star

Conference Champion: 2 Times (Reg. Seas.), 2 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 2 Years (0-2), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)

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Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

41 Seasons

SRS back to 2001-02

41 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	MVC	4	28	.125	2	18	.100	-19.89	-1.64	62.8	81.1						Robyn Scherr-Wells (4-28)
2	2022-23	MVC	11	19	.367	6	14	.300	-11.77	-1.37	62.8	73.2						Robyn Scherr-Wells (11-19)
3	2021-22	MVC	8	22	.267	2	16	.111	-11.30	-0.06	66.1	73.6						Robyn Scherr-Wells (8-22)
4	2020-21	MVC	6*	17*	.261	2*	15*	.118	-15.81	2.69	54.7	68.7						Matt Ruffing (6-17)
5	2019-20	MVC	3	26	.103	0	18	.000	-15.88	1.34	58.2	72.1						Matt Ruffing (3-26)
6	2018-19	MVC	4	26	.133	2	16	.111	-19.92	-2.76	56.6	73.8						Matt Ruffing (4-26)
7	2017-18	MVC	3	27	.100	0	18	.000	-28.26	-4.16	59.5	76.7						Matt Ruffing (3-27)
8	2016-17	MVC	14	17	.452	8	10	.444	-9.76	-4.43	61.9	63.6						Matt Ruffing (14-17)
9	2015-16	MVC	3	28	.097	1	17	.056	-13.96	0.14	54.7	68.8						Oties Epps (3-28)
10	2014-15	MVC	13	19	.406	6	12	.333	-7.39	-2.39	62.8	65.1						Oties Epps (13-19)
11	2013-14	MVC	15	16	.484	10	8	.556	-4.67	-4.83	66.8	66.6						Oties Epps (15-16)
12	2012-13	MVC	9	21	.300	7	11	.389	-5.20	2.07	58.3	65.6						Oties Epps (9-21)
13	2011-12	MVC	5	25	.167	2	16	.111	-9.46	0.58	53.5	63.6						Oties Epps (5-25)
14	2010-11	MVC	8	22	.267	3	15	.167	-4.46	2.81	57.1	64.4						Misty Murphy (8-22)
15	2009-10	MVC	4	26	.133	1	17	.056	-14.13	1.41	56.1	71.6						Misty Murphy (4-26)
16	2008-09	MVC	15	19	.441	4	14	.222	-28.14	6.86	61.6	65.1				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Misty Murphy (15-19)
17	2007-08	MVC	21	12	.636	13	5	.722			69.6	65.5						Tricia Cullop (21-12)
18	2006-07	MVC	19	12	.613	11	7	.611			71.8	67.9						Tricia Cullop (19-12)
19	2005-06	MVC	16	13	.552	11	7	.611			65.8	64.1						Tricia Cullop (16-13)
20	2004-05	MVC	17	11	.607	10	8	.556			67.2	65.2						Tricia Cullop (17-11)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	MVC	11	16	.407	6	12	.333			65.9	71.5						Tricia Cullop (11-16)
22	2002-03	MVC	11	16	.407	5	13	.278			67.0	74.1						Tricia Cullop (11-16)
23	2001-02	MVC	15	15	.500	9	9	.500	4.18	4.58	69.1							Tricia Cullop (15-15)
24	2000-01	MVC	13	15	.464	8	10	.444			69.6	67.9						Tricia Cullop (13-15)
25	1999-00	MVC	23	7	.767	14	4	.778			73.6	59.4						Kathi Bennett (23-7)
26	1998-99	MVC	19	11	.633	11	7	.611			69.9	63.4				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Kathi Bennett (19-11)
27	1997-98	MVC	6	20	.231	1	17	.056			65.5	71.8						Kathi Bennett (6-20)
28	1996-97	MVC	3	23	.115	2	16	.111			59.0	72.2						Kathi Bennett (3-23)
29	1995-96	MVC	3	23	.115	2	16	.111			66.5	81.2						Bo Browder (2-8), Faith Mimnaugh (1-15)
30	1994-95	MVC	4	22	.154	2	16	.111			64.1	81.3						Faith Mimnaugh (4-22)
31	1993-94	MW Coll	2	25	.074	0	12	.000			69.2	89.1						Faith Mimnaugh (2-25)
32	1992-93	MW Coll	18	10	.643	9	7	.563			66.4	63.6						Bill Barnett (18-10)
33	1991-92	MW Coll	12	16	.429	4	8	.333			69.5	71.8						Bill Barnett (12-16)
34	1990-91	MW Coll	17	12	.586	10	6	.625			74.8	72.7						Bill Barnett (17-12)
35	1989-90	MW Coll	10	17	.370	6	10	.375			64.3	72.1						Bill Barnett (10-17)
36	1988-89	MW Coll	15	12	.556	8	6	.571			63.4	63.7						Bill Barnett (15-12)
37	1987-88	MW Coll	21	7	.750	8	2	.800			77.8	66.5						Bill Barnett (21-7)
38	1986-87	MW Coll	19	9	.679	8	4	.667			72.8	69.4						Bill Barnett (19-9)
39	1985-86	North Star	6	22	.214	3	11	.214			65.0	75.0						Bill Barnett (6-22)
40	1984-85	North Star	6	22	.214	5	9	.357			60.7	70.8						Bill Barnett (6-22)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	North Star	4	22	.154	1	10	.091			65.6	80.5						Linda Wambach (1-10)

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