EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Head Coach Wes Carroll and the University of Evansville baseball team unveiled their 2026 season schedule today, highlighted by 24 home games at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium and 12 games against opponents who reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Opening weekend is set for February 13-15, as the Purple Aces will travel to Kennesaw, Ga. for a four-game game weekend with Kennesaw State and Marshall. On opening day, Evansville will play a doubleheader, taking on Marshall in game one and Kennesaw State in game two, and will round out the weekend by playing Marshall on Saturday and Kennesaw State on Sunday.

Evansville will open the home slate with a series against SEC foe Kentucky from February 20-22. This will mark the first weekend series against a power conference opponent at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium since the Purple Aces took a two-game sweep over Purdue on March 17-19, 2023, the first visit from an SEC opponent since Kentucky came to Evansville on May 9, 2007, and the first three-game series against an SEC opponent at home in program history.

Following the series with the Wildcats, the Purple Aces will take on another SEC opponent as they face perennial power Vanderbilt in Nashville on February 24. From February 27 to March 3, the Purple Aces will play a three-game series at home against Milwaukee and a midweek at SEMO before traveling to Ole Miss on March 6-8 for a three-game set with the Rebels, their third SEC opponent of the season.

From March 10-15, the Aces will make a trip to the Cincinnati area, playing midweeks at Cincinnati and Miami before a three-game set at Xavier. Following a double midweek slate at home against Lipscomb and SEMO, Evansville will travel to California for the first time since 2009 for a series at Cal Baptist.

MVC play begins on March 27 when the Aces welcome Illinois State for a weekend series, followed by a home matchup with Indiana on March 31. Following a weekend trip to Bradley, Evansville returns home for a midweek with Lindenwood on April 8 before hosting SIU from April 10-12.

The Purple Aces take on the Hoosiers in Bloomington to begin a road swing on April 15, followed by a series at Belmont, a midweek at USI, and a series at Indiana State.

The final month of play sees the Aces play eight of their final 11 games at home, including midweeks with SIUE and USI and weekend series against UIC and Murray State.

Fans can purchase season tickets by calling Logan Belz at 812-488-2623. Season tickets are $175 for adults and $150 for youth (ages 3-17).

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team opens up MVC play on Wednesday, traveling to Nashville for a road test at Belmont. Tip-off is set for 6:30 PM from the Music City.

Series History   
– Wednesday marks the 9th meeting between Evansville and Belmont
– Belmont leads the series 6-2
– Evansville is looking for their first win in the series since 1998, as Belmont has won all six meetings since joining the MVC ahead of the 2022-23 season

Free Throw Aficionado 
– After finishing last season fifth in the country in free throws made and free throw attempts, Camryn Runner has once again been one of the top free throw shooters in the country in 2025-26
– Runner ranks 26th in the country in free throws made per game (5.0) and 18th in the country in free throws attempted per game (6.7)
– Entering Wednesday’s game, Runner has made 19 consecutive free throws

Active on the Glass
– Through 10 games, Evansville has posted their highest per game rebounding average since 2013-14 at 35.8 per game
– Elle Snyder leads the team in rebounding at 6.9 boards per game, ranking seventh in the MVC
– Snyder’s mark of 6.9 rebounds per game ranks in the 94th percentile nationally, while her 5.2 defensive rebounds per game ranks in the 96th percentile

Aces drop hard-fought 83-78 contest

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Trent Hundley put together his top performance as a member of the University of Evansville men’s basketball squad as he knocked down six 3-pointers on his way to 20 points in an 83-78 loss to Belmont on Tuesday at the Ford Center.

Hundley’s effort surpassed his previous Purple Aces high of nine points, which came on four occasions this season. He completed the game 6-of-10 from outside. Leif Moeller scored 17 points while hitting three triples. AJ Casey scored 12 points while Bryce Quinet added 10. James Dyson-Merwe recorded the top performance of his freshman season setting career marks with five points and nine boards.

“It was a huge positive for us tonight especially without Connor Turnbull,” UE head men’s basketball coach David Ragland said after the game. “I’m proud of the response our guys had. There are some things we can do to get us over the hump while being more disciplined.”

Belmont scored the first six points of the night before the Aces got on the board thanks to a Keishon Porter bucket. The Bruins continued their hot start, opening a 9-2 advantage before UE made its way back. Helped by a Josh Hughes 3-pointer, UE made it a 9-7 game.

At the 14:32 mark, a tip-in by James Dyson-Merwe tied the score at 12-12. Belmont posted the next four points while Trent Hundley connected from downtown to get UE within a point at 16-15. The Bruins regained control with a 10-0 run to take a 26-15 lead at 8:36 remaining in the half. Sam Orme hit a pair of triples during the rally.

AJ Casey scored on a second-chance basket just over a minute later to cut the Belmont lead to 26-19. Another triple – this one by Eoin Dillon – opened a 10-2 run that gave the Bruins their largest lead of the half at 36-21 inside of the 5-minute mark. The Aces cut into the deficit over the next two minutes as Hundley’s second triple was followed by a 3-point play by Bryce Quinet that got UE within eight at 36-28.

Five free throws in the final minutes saw Belmont regain its double figure lead at the break – taking a 41-30 lead into the locker room. Their defense held Evansville to 29.0% shooting in the opening 20 minutes. Hughes led the team with seven tallies at the break.

After scoring two points in the opening stanza, Leif Moeller knocked down a triple to begin the second half. Casey followed with his second 3-pointer of the season to cut the Belmont lead to 41-36. The Bruins countered with a 10-2 stretch to go back up by 13 with 16:05 on the clock before Trent Hundley put the Aces squad on his back. Consecutive treys got Evansville within seven – 51-44 – inside of 13 minutes remaining.

One minute later, he drained another triple before Kaia Berridge converted a pair of free throws that got the Aces back within four tallies – 53-49. Once again, the Bruins answered, regaining a 10-point lead as the game entered the final 10 minutes when a Drew Scharnowski dunk gave them a 61-51 edge.

The lead for Belmont stayed within 2-3 possessions until the Aces staged a furious rally in the final minutes. Two Bruin free throws established a 75-67 lead with 2:36 remaining. Moeller hit a layup before a Casey steal led to a triple by Moeller that cut the gap to 75-72. After Belmont went back up by give, a 3-pointer banked in by Casey got Evansville all the way back within a single point at 77-76. Unfortunately, the Bruins held strong over the final second, hanging on for the 83-78 win.

Tyler Lundblade paced the Bruins with 21 points while Scharnowski had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. The Bruins show 48.3% while holding UE to 37.7%. They also had a slight rebounding edge at 38-37.

UE looks to pick up a conference win on Sunday when Drake comes to town for a 3 p.m. game.