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2013-14 Preview
2013-14 Evansville Purple Aces Roster
No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

Hometown (Previous School)

1 Khristian Hart

G

5-8

So.

Evansville, Ind. (Harrison)

2 Kat Taylor

G

5-6

So.

Akron, Ohio (Lake Ridge Academy)

4 Dakota Weatherford

G

5-5

Fr.

Arcadia, Ind. (Hamilton Heights)

10 Sasha Robinson

F

6-1

Fr.

Nashville, Ind. (Brown County)

12 Paris McLeod

G

5-7

Fr.

Detroit, Mich. (Inkster)

13 Laura Friday

G

5-6

So.

Marion, Ind. (Marion)

22 Miranda Liles

F/C

6-3

Sr.

Killen, Ala. (Brooks)

23 Katie Ellerson

F

5-11

Sr.

Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)

24 Sara Dickey

G

5-10

Fr.

Montezuma, Ind. (Riverton Parke)

30 Kenzie Gustin

G/F

5-11

Fr.

Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights)

41 Caitlyn Russell

F

6-2

Fr.

Onalaska, Wis. (Holmen)

54 Mallory Ladd

F

6-1

Jr.

Evansville, Ind. (Memorial)

Oties Epps

Mallory Ladd

At A Glance

Head Coach

Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Stout (2002)
Overall Record: 14-46 (2)
Record at UE: 14-46 (2)
2013-14: 9-21 / 7-11 (6th)

2012-13 Finish: 9-21; 7-11 MVC (7th)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
NOTEWORTHY

• There will be a lot of new faces in Evansville this season, as the Purple Aces added

Year-By-Year Record
Season

School

Overall
W
L

Conf.
W L

Place

Conf.
Tourn.

2011-12
2012-13

Evansville
Evansville

5
9

25
21

2 16
7 11

10th
7th

0-1
0-1

14
14

46
46

9
9

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0-2
0-2

Evansville Totals (Second Year)
Career Totals (Second Year)

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six true freshman to their roster and a pair of new coaches. Four of UE’s six freshmen
hail from the Hoosier state, as does new assistant coach Ashley Barlow, a native of
Indianapolis, who was a standout at Notre Dame. Evansville’s other two freshman
come to Indiana from Michigan and Wisconsin, while new director of basketball
operations Doug Rogers is an Illinois native.

• Evansville was one of the surprises in the Missouri Valley Conference last season

and will be looking to build on that momentum heading into 2013-14. The Purple
Aces, who finished 5-25 and 2-16 in the MVC in head coach Oties Epps’ first season
at the helm in 2011-12, posted a 9-22 overall mark and placed seventh in the Valley with a 7-11 record in league games last season. The nine wins were the most
by a UE squad since 2008-09, while the 7-11 conference mark was the best since
2007-08, when Evansville won the MVC regular-season title.

• The Purple Aces return just 43 percent of their scoring and 32 percent of their re-

bounding from last season, after the graduation of Samantha Heck, who averaged
14.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior. Junior Khristian Hart returns as
Evansville’s top scorer, after averaging 13.6 points per game in her 19 games last
season, before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. Fellow junior Mallory Ladd led
UE with 8.6 rebounds per game last season and averaged 10.9 points per contest.
Ladd also shot a remarkable 94.9 percent from the free throw line (74-for-78), setting
an Aces’ single-season record.

Basketball Support Staff

Matt Ruffing
Asst. Coach

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FahKara Malone
Asst. Coach

Ashley Barlow
Asst. Coach

Doug Rogers
Operations

Christina Schmidgall
Athletic Trainer

Allison Albriton
Strength Coach