EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team is set to hit the court for the first time in 2025-26 on Tuesday, facing Roosevelt for an exhibition game at 6 PM at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Headlining the group of returners is reigning MVC Freshman of the Year Camryn Runner, who finished last season 10th in the nation in scoring by a freshman with 15.5 PPG. Runner finished last season with 497 points, while her 9 assists were the most by an Evansville freshman since Dakota Weatherford in 2013-14. Runner was one of the most prolific free throw shooters in the country last season, finishing fifth nationally in free throws made (200) and free throw attempts (243).
Evansville’s seven newcomers include:
- #2 Georgia Ferguson – 6-3 – Freshman – Forward – Waterloo, Ontario
- #4 Sydney Huber – 6-0 – Freshman – Guard – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- #5 Georgia Coz – 6-4 – Redshirt Sophomore – Forward – Ballarat, Australia (transfer from Eastern Illinois)
- #21 BreAunna Ward – 5-10 – Freshman – Guard – St. Louis, Mo.
- #22 Mireia Mustaros – 6-1 – Junior – Forward – Barcelona, Spain (transfer from Odessa College)
- #23 Daniela Llavero – 5-5 – Freshman – Guard – Malaga, Spain
- #31 Jelena Savic – 5-11 – Freshman – Guard/Forward – Melbourne, Australia
Purple Aces Head Coach Robyn Scherr served as Roosevelt’s head coach from 2009-2015. Under her tutelage, the Lakers won the CCAC regular season and tournament titles in 2012-13 and reached the NAIA Division II Sweet Sixteen, a season in which Scherr earned CCAC Coach of the Year and WBCA Region 4 Coach of the Year honors. During her time at Roosevelt, Scherr oversaw the development of two NAIA All-Americans.
