The Purple Aces announce a competitive slate of non-conference competition to begin the 2023-24 season
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After its most successful season in six years, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team opens the 2023-24 season with an exciting non-conference slate.
“I feel we have a balanced non-conference schedule that will prepare us extremely well for MVC play,†says Head Coach Robyn Scherr-Wells. “I am excited that our fans will have the opportunity to see us at home 6 times this fall. We play a very competitive slate of mid-major teams here in the Midwest and two tough Big 10 teams on the road. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to grow as a team heading into MVC play around the new year!â€
The Purple Aces will face one of the top teams in the nation, travel to two Power Five arenas, and host several nearby schools in its first 12 games of the season. Evansville will host the Oakland City Mighty Oaks for an exhibition contest on Nov. 2 in Meeks Family Fieldhouse as a tune-up for the season. The Aces get to remain home for their opening game of the year, welcoming Lipscomb to Evansville on Nov. 7 for the first time since 2008.
UE’s first road test of the season comes on Sunday, Nov. 12th as the Aces visit Edwardsville to take on the SIUE Cougars. Evansville last traveled to Edwardsville in the 2019-20 season and will be in Illinois as part of a multi-team event with Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels will come to Evansville on Nov. 15 for a rematch of last season’s opener the Aces won 89-81.
Evansville has its longest road trip of the year on Sunday, Nov. 19 as the team travels to Lansing, Mich. to take on the Spartans. It will be only the second time that the Aces have played in Breslin Center and the first since 2007. UE then gets a week’s break for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to play in the Windy City against the Chicago State Panthers on Nov. 26. Last season Evansville beat the Panthers at home in their largest regular season win of the year, 82-57.
The Aces return home to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 29 for a lone game against the Bellarmine Knights. To begin December, UE heads to Tennessee for a contest with UT-Martin. Evansville will look to even the series against the Skyhawks in Skyhawk Arena.
Once they return home, the Aces will host their final two home games of the non-conference slate. The first game on Dec. 6 renews a home-and-home series with the IUPUI Jaguars. The two teams last saw each other in 2015 in Evansville right before the end of the year. The Aces’ last non-conference home game of the year will be on Saturday, Dec. 16 against Lindenwood. The Lions are Evansville’s only new opponent of the 2023-24 season after Lindenwood made the move to NCAA Division I before the academic year.
UE ends the non-conference portion of the season on the road, starting the two-game swing with their toughest opponent of 2023. The Aces make their way to Assembly Hall to take on the 2022-23 No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers on Monday, Dec. 18. It will be the first time in 17 years that Evansville has played in Bloomington. UE ends the non-conference slate with a road game at Southeastern Missouri State (SEMO). The Aces played the Redhawks last season to a 64-53 win in Meeks.
Season tickets are available for the upcoming season. Season tickets start as low as $50 with floor seats priced at $100 with limited availability. Order your season tickets today by calling Logan Belz at (812) 488-2623.
2023-24 Non-Conference Season – Times TBD
Thursday Nov. 2, 2023 OAKLAND CITY (Exhibition)
Tuesday Nov. 7, 2023 LIPSCOMB
Sunday Nov. 12, 2023 @ SIUE (MTE)
Wednesday Nov. 15, 2023 EASTERN KENTUCKY (MTE)
Sunday Nov. 19, 2023 @ Michigan State
Sunday Nov. 26, 2023 @ Chicago State
Wednesday Nov. 29, 2023 BELLARMINE
Saturday Dec. 2, 2023 @ UT Martin
Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023 IUPUI
Saturday Dec. 16, 2023 LINDENWOOD
Monday Dec. 18, 2023 @ Indiana
Thursday Dec. 21, 2023 @ SEMO
