# 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells, played their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

## Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 6–14 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They were defeated by Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Oakland City | W 81–77 | – | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (425) Evansville, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 58–77 | 0–1 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (592) Evansville, IN |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville Tri-State Challenge | L 83–91 | 0–2 | First Community Arena (448) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky Tri-State Challenge | L 75–77 | 0–3 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan State | L 49–105 | 0–4 | Breslin Center (3,107) East Lansing, MI |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | W 103–102 $^{3OT}$ | 1–4 | Jones Convocation Center (79) Chicago, IL |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 58–64 | 1–5 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (410) Evansville, IN |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 82–94 | 1–6 | Skyhawk Arena (1,012) Martin, TN |
| December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | L 75–81 | 1–7 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375) Evansville, IN |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 70–68 | 2–7 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (369) Evansville, IN |
| December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 16 Indiana | L 56–109 | 2–8 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,227) Bloomington, IN |
| December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 44–74 | 2–9 | Show Me Center (400) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 49–66 | 2–10 (0–1) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (409) Evansville, IN |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 52–82 | 2–11 (0–2) | McLeod Center (3,781) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 68–78 | 2–12 (0–3) | Knapp Center (2,193) Des Moines, IA |
| January 12, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 40–84 | 2–13 (0–4) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (1,508) Evansville, IN |
| January 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 72–90 | 2–14 (0–5) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (489) Evansville, IN |
| January 19, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 55–90 | 2–15 (0–6) | Great Southern Bank Arena (1,921) Springfield, MO |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 60–99 | 2–16 (0–7) | Banterra Center (564) Carbondale, IL |
| January 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | L 61–70 | 2–17 (0–8) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (245) Evansville, IN |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | L 59–70 | 2–18 (0–9) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (375) Evansville, IN |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 72–79 | 2–19 (0–10) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (675) Evansville, IN |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 57–65 | 2–20 (0–11) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,456) Chicago, IL |
| February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 71–68 | 3–20 (1–11) | Athletics–Recreation Center (278) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 93–89 $^{OT}$ | 4–20 (2–11) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (215) Evansville, IN |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 56–73 | 4–21 (2–12) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (440) Evansville, IN |
| February 22, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 66–69 | 4–22 (2–13) | Hulman Center (1,245) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 50–78 | 4–23 (2–14) | CEFCU Arena (–) Normal, IL |
| March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 59–85 | 4–24 (2–15) | CFSB Center (1,431) Murray, KY |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 55–80 | 4–25 (2–16) | Curb Event Center (1,175) Nashville, TN |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 53–86 | 4–26 (2–17) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (167) Evansville, IN |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 46–67 | 4–27 (2–18) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (153) Evansville, IN |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) Illinois State Opening round | L 64–85 | 4–28 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (776) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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