Results
| NCAA | 11/13 19:05 | 1 | Missouri State v Evansville Purple Aces | L | 1-0 | |
| NCAA | 11/10 21:00 | 2 | Evansville Purple Aces v Belmont Bruins | W | 1-0 |
Statistik
| Total | Hemma | Borta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals for | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goals against | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wikipedia - Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer
The Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer team represents the University of Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) of NCAA Division I soccer. The Purple Aces play their home matches on Black Beauty Field at Arad McCutchan Stadium on the north end of the university's campus in Evansville, Indiana. The team is currently coached by Marshall Ray.
History
The program began in 1974, under head coach Bill Vieth. Since then, the Purple Aces have made the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 11 times.
1985
Evansville first made the Final Four in 1985, under head coach Fred Schmalz. After going 21–1–2 in the regular season, the Purple Aces qualified for the NCAA tournament, a feat the program has accomplished twice up to this point. During the tournament, Evansville beat the likes of Indiana (3–0), and Penn State (1–0). It was UCLA who bested them in the Final Four, by a score of 3 to 1. The Bruins would eventually beat American to win the tournament.
1990
Still under head coach Schmalz, the program reached the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. Going 24–1–2 in the regular season, the team won the MCC championship and topped the regular season standings. During the NCAA tournament, Evansville bested Boston and Indiana, both by a score of 1–0. Rutgers would go on to beat them in the Final Four, and advance to the championship, where they lost to UCLA.
Purple Aces har haft flera framgångsrika spelare genom åren, inklusive quarterbacken Bruce Arians, som spelade för laget från 1965 till 1966 och senare blev huvudtränare för Arizona Cardinals och Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Andra anmärkningsvärda spelare inkluderar runningbacken Charles White, som spelade för laget från 1979 till 1981 och senare vann Heisman Trophy, och wide receiver David Lewis, som spelade för laget från 1990 till 1993 och senare spelade i NFL för Minnesota Vikings och Pittsburgh Steelers.
Purple Aces är ett av de mest framgångsrika FCS-lagen i landet och har en stark tradition att vinna. Laget är känt för sitt starka försvar och sin anfallande förmåga. Purple Aces är ett tufft motståndare för vilket lag som helst och de är alltid en utmanare om FCS-mästerskapet.