2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–27 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach	Robyn Scherr-Wells (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Dodie Dunson
Assistant coaches	Tori Jarosz; Caleb Poston; Van Klohmann;
Home arena	Meeks Family Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake †	19	–	1	.950	29	–	6	.829
Belmont	17	–	3	.850	26	–	9	.743
Missouri State	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Northern Iowa	14	–	6	.700	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Murray State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
UIC	10	–	10	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	11	–	20	.355
Indiana State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Valparaiso	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
Bradley	2	–	18	.100	6	–	26	.188
Evansville	2	–	18	.100	4	–	28	.125

† 2024 MVC tournament winner

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.^[1] They were defeated by Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kynidi Mason Striverson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Silver Creek High School	Sellersburg, IN
G	2	Alana Striverson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Lindenwood	Sellersburg, IN
C	3	Barbora Tomancova	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	FIU	Brno, Czech Republic
F	4	Tamesha "Mae" Dozier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Wabash Valley College	Louisville, KY
G	5	Julia Palomo	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Casper College	La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
G	11	Sydney Bradley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Westminster Christian Academy	St. Louis, MO
G	13	Madlena Gerke	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Eastern Florida State	Riga, Latvia
F	21	Anica Skrivan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	22	Nevaeh Thomas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bradford High School	Kenosha, WI
F	24	Maggie Hartwig	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Sauk Prairie High School	Sauk City, WI
G	25	Lexie Sinclair	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Carol Stream, IL
G	30	Tené Smith	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	King's Christian Collegiate	Brampton, ON

Head coach

Robyn Scherr-Wells (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Dodie Dunson (Bradley)
Tori Jarosz (Marist)
Caleb Poston (Cincinnati)
Van Klohmann (Missouri)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 7, 2024

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			Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Aces drop Hoops in the Heartland opener to hot-shooting Racers". University of Evansville Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[2] "Aces drop Hoops in the Heartland opener to hot-shooting Racers". University of Evansville Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Evansville Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[4] "Evansville Purple Aces Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

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