# 2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented 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, played 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. He finished at Evansville with a five year record of 44–106 and Matt Ruffing was named the interim coach for the remainder of the season and for the 2016–17 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||