https://gopurpleaces.com/rss.aspx?path=wbballLatest news items for University of Evansville Athleticsen-us60https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-basketball-wierzba-announces-hiring-of-three-assistant-coaches.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-basketball-wierzba-announces-hiring-of-three-assistant-coaches.aspxWomen's Basketball

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three assistant coaches – Susie Gardner, Darion Hutchinson, and Style Harper-Estill – have joined the University of Evansville women's basketball coaching staff, Head Coach Ben Wierzba announced on Monday afternoon.]]>WBB Assistant CoachesMon, 1 Jun 2026 14:40:00 CST322325https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-basketball-ben-wierzba-named-university-of-evansville-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/4/16/womens-basketball-ben-wierzba-named-university-of-evansville-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspxWomen's Basketball

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –  Ben Wierzba has been hired as the 12th head coach in Evansville Women's Basketball program history, UE Director of Athletics Dr. Kenneth "Ziggy" Siegfried announced Thursday afternoon.]]>Wierzba Release HeaderThu, 16 Apr 2026 12:55:00 CST322240https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/27/womens-basketball-robyn-scherr-resigns-as-ue-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/27/womens-basketball-robyn-scherr-resigns-as-ue-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspxWomen's Basketball

University of Evansville Director of Athletics Dr. Ziggy Siegfried has announced that Robyn Scherr has resigned as head coach of the Purple Aces women's basketball program to pursue career opportunities outside of collegiate coaching.]]>Robyn ScherrFri, 27 Mar 2026 14:07:00 CST322185https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/15/womens-basketball-aces-incredible-run-ends-in-mvc-womens-basketball-championship-game.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/15/womens-basketball-aces-incredible-run-ends-in-mvc-womens-basketball-championship-game.aspxWomen's Basketball

CORALVILLE, Iowa - The University of Evansville women's basketball team's improbable run through the Missouri Valley Conference came to an end on Sunday, as the Aces fell to top-seeded Murray State in the title game, 91-70. Evansville reached the MVC Championship game for the third time in program history and the first time since 2009 while becoming the lowest seed to ever reach the MVC title game (10).]]>WBB Bench MVC Championship recapSun, 15 Mar 2026 19:23:00 CST322161https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-aces-continue-cinderella-run-with-ot-win-over-illinois-state-to-reach-mvc-title-game.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-aces-continue-cinderella-run-with-ot-win-over-illinois-state-to-reach-mvc-title-game.aspxWomen's Basketball

CORALVILLE, Iowa - The University of Evansville women's basketball team continued their improbable run through the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Saturday night, downing 3rd-seeded Illinois State in overtime, 75-70. Evansville advances to Sunday's championship game for the first time since 2009 and will take on top-seeded Murray State at 1 PM at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa for a berth in the NCAA Tournament.]]>WBB MVC Semifinal CelebrationSat, 14 Mar 2026 22:19:00 CST322160https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-aces-advance-to-mvc-womens-basketball-tournament-semifinals-with-historic-win-over-belmont.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-aces-advance-to-mvc-womens-basketball-tournament-semifinals-with-historic-win-over-belmont.aspxWomen's Basketball

CORALVILLE, Iowa - The University of Evansville women's basketball team became the first-ever 10 seed to advance to the semifinals of the men's or women's MVC Basketball Tournament on Friday night, taking down 2nd-seeded Belmont 76-63. Evansville advances to Saturday's semifinal round for the first time since 2017 and will take on 3rd-seeded Illinois State at 4 PM at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.]]>WBB postgame celebration vs. Belmont MVC TournamentFri, 13 Mar 2026 23:24:00 CST322156https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-aces-hold-off-uic-to-advance-in-mvc-womens-basketball-tournament.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-aces-hold-off-uic-to-advance-in-mvc-womens-basketball-tournament.aspxWomen's Basketball

CORALVILLE, Iowa – The University of Evansville women's basketball team picked up their first MVC Tournament win since 2017 on Thursday night, holding off 7th-seeded UIC 76-71. Evansville advances to Friday's quarterfinal round and will take on 2nd-seeded Belmont at 6 PM at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.]]>Camryn Runner UIC recap MVC TournamentThu, 12 Mar 2026 22:25:00 CST322153https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-aces-to-battle-uic-in-first-round-of-mvc-tournament.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/12/womens-basketball-aces-to-battle-uic-in-first-round-of-mvc-tournament.aspxWomen's Basketball

CORALVILLE, Iowa – The University of Evansville women's basketball team opens MVC Tournament play on Thursday evening, taking on 7th-seeded UIC in the first round. Tip-off for Thursday's game is set for 6 PM at Xtream Arena.]]>Kylee Norkus MVC Tournament previewThu, 12 Mar 2026 12:09:00 CST322150https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/11/womens-basketball-runner-huber-earn-all-mvc-accolades.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/11/womens-basketball-runner-huber-earn-all-mvc-accolades.aspxWomen's Basketball

ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville sophomore guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) and freshman guard Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors on Wednesday morning, the league office announced. Runner was selected to the All-MVC Second Team, while Huber landed on the All-Freshman Team.]]>WBB All-MVC 2026Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:58:00 CST322149https://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/10/womens-basketball-places-3-on-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxhttps://gopurpleaces.com/news/2026/3/10/womens-basketball-places-3-on-mvc-scholar-athlete-team.aspxWomen's Basketball

ST. LOUIS – Three University of Evansville women's basketball student-athletes – Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper), Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights), and Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) - have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.]]>WBB Scholar-AthleteTue, 10 Mar 2026 10:01:00 CST322144