2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team represents the University of Evansville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by second year head coach Matt Ruffing, play their home games at Meeks Family Fieldhouse and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Bradley.

Previous season
They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament