# 2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by third-year head coach Matt Ruffing, played their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 4–26, 2–16 in MVC play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 81–80 | | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (372) Evansville, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 53–81 | 0–1 | CFSB Center (585) Murray, KY |
| November 10, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | W 67–58 | 1–1 | Jones Convocation Center (350) Chicago, IL |
| November 14, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | L 45–54 | 1–2 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (367) Evansville, IN |
| November 20, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 66–72 | 1–3 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (294) Evansville, IN |
| November 29, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | L 65–72 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Cam Henderson Center (638) Huntington, WV |
| December 2, 2018* 1:05 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 63–85 | 1–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (910) Morehead, KY |
| December 5, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UIC | L 54–62 | 1–6 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (287) Evansville, IN |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 50–54 | 1–7 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (307) Evansville, IN |
| December 15, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 30–69 | 1–8 | UD Arena (1,706) Dayton, OH |
| December 18, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Austin Peay | W 56–52 | 2–8 | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (211) Evansville, IN |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Wisconsin | L 60–96 | 2–9 | Kohl Center (3,980) Madison, WI |
| Missouri Valley regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 47–67 | 2–10 (0–1) | SIU Arena (503) Carbondale, IL |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 66–88 | 2–11 (0–2) | JQH Arena (1,934) Springfield, MO |
| January 11, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 68–75 | 2–12 (0–3) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (323) Evansville, IN |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State | L 61–72 | 2–13 (0–4) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (282) Evansville, IN |
| January 18, 2019 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 56–61 | 2–14 (0–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (214) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 49–93 | 2–15 (0–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (214) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 25, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 46–74 | 2–16 (0–7) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (253) Evansville, IN |
| January 27, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Drake | L 47–78 | 2–17 (0–8) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (233) Evansville, IN |
| February 1, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | L 69–76 | 2–18 (0–9) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (389) Evansville, IN |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 59–82 | 2–19 (0–10) | Redbird Arena (416) Normal, IL |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 63–81 | 2–20 (0–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (657) Peoria, IL |
| February 15, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 77–65 | 3–20 (1–11) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (334) Evansville, IN |
| February 17, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | L 51–71 | 3–21 (1–12) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (289) Evansville, IN |
| February 22, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Drake | L 39–66 | 3–22 (1–13) | Knapp Center (233) Des Moines, IA |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 46–95 | 3–23 (1–14) | McLeod Center (1,012) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 1, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 59–56 | 4–23 (2–14) | Hulman Center (1,505) Terre Haute, IN |
| March 7, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 46–88 | 4–24 (2–15) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (301) Evansville, IN |
| March 9, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 60–80 | 4–25 (2–16) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (307) Evansville, IN |
| Missouri Valley women's tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Loyola–Chicago First round | L 80–90 | 4–26 | TaxSlayer Center (905) Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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