# 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by second year head coach Matt Ruffing, played their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Bradley.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Murray State | W 89–81 | 1–0 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (721) Evansville, IN |
| 11/15/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 56–70 | 1–1 | Elmore Gymnasium (827) Huntsville, AL |
| 11/18/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | L 52–79 | 1–2 | Lantz Arena (340) Charleston, IL |
| 11/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Westminster (MO) | W 79–53 | 2–2 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (317) Evansville, IN |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Western Kentucky | L 54–92 | 2–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,078) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/02/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | L 73–82 | 2–4 | Dunn Center (485) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Kentucky | L 62–100 | 2–5 | Memorial Coliseum (4,071) Lexington, KY |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State | L 75–82 | 2–6 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (357) Evansville, IN |
| 12/14/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland City | W 96–59 | 3–6 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (286) Evansville, IN |
| 12/16/2017* 3:00 pm | | at UIC | L 62–74 | 3–7 | Flames Athletic Center (154) Chicago, IL |
| 12/19/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 65–74 | 3–8 | Show Me Center (425) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | L 62–74 | 3–9 (0–1) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (324) Evansville, IN |
| 12/31/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 65–95 | 3–10 (0–2) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (332) Evansville, IN |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | L 48–56 | 3–11 (0–3) | Hulman Center (1,529) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 41–65 | 3–12 (0–4) | McLeod Center (1,596) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 67–107 | 3–13 (0–5) | Knapp Center (2,520) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | L 43–67 | 3–14 (0–6) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (447) Evansville, IN |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | L 59–117 | 3–15 (0–7) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (287) Evansville, IN |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 59–101 | 3–16 (0–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (492) Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/28/2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 63–82 | 3–17 (0–9) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (221) Chicago, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | L 57–66 | 3–18 (0–10) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (404) Evansville, IN |
| 02/09/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 50–101 | 3–19 (0–11) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (361) Evansville, IN |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESP2N3 | | Northern Iowa | L 60–85 | 3–20 (0–12) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (374) Evansville, IN |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 47–92 | 3–21 (0–13) | Renaissance Coliseum (684) Peoria, IL |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 44–70 | 3–22 (0–14) | Redbird Arena (1,109) Normal, IL |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | L 47–60 | 3–23 (0–15) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (419) Evansville, IN |
| 02/25/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | L 54–67 | 3–24 (0–16) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 51–97 | 3–25 (0–17) | JQH Arena (1,875) Springfield, MO |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 41–66 | 3–26 (0–18) | SIU Arena (755) Carbondale, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Bradley First Round | L 49–77 | 3–27 | TaxSlayer Center (1,028) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||