UE men’s soccer welcomes Indiana for in-state clash on Tuesday night

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – A pair of groups with an extended historical past collectively meet on Tuesday night time at 6 PM when the College of Evansville males’s soccer workforce hosts the Indiana Hoosiers for a non-conference showdown at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville.

The fortieth all-time assembly between the 2 storied packages sees Evansville in the hunt for its first win over the Hoosiers since Nov. 25, 1990 within the NCAA Event that despatched the Aces to their second Ultimate 4 in program historical past. The Bloomington-based aspect enters Tuesday midweek matchup with a 7-3-4 general document, however has solely misplaced to groups who had been ranked first, second, and twenty second nationally on the time of competitors. Evansville’s three losses got here to related opponents with the Aces falling to present No. 9 Xavier, No. 11 Louisville, and No. 19 Missouri State.

Tuesday night time is Boy Scout Night time at Arad McCutchan Stadium with native Boy Scout troops attending the match and presenting the colours for the Nationwide Anthem. Followers may even be handled to a $5.50 meal deal on the concession stand, that includes a scorching canine, drink, and chips.

Evansville jumped a spot to eighth within the United Soccer Coaches’ West Area rankings following a 3-0 dismantling of regionally-ranked Drake on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Nacho Diaz discovered the online twice extra within the win, pushing his season whole to 9 objectives, essentially the most within the Missouri Valley Convention and Twelfth-most within the nation. By himself, Diaz has outscored three NCAA Division I groups, with Columbia having scored simply seven instances in 12 video games this season and Hartford and North Florida solely discovering the again of the online six instances in 12 matches in 2022.

In aim, graduate Alex Vidizzoni has been the unsung hero of the Aces season, racking-up 5 shutouts. Vidizzoni’s 5 clear sheets place him second in The Valley within the class and thirtieth within the nation all of the whereas incomes him a spot within the high 25 within the nation with a .733 goals-against common. If the season ended right this moment, Vidizzoni’s goals-against common would rank because the seventh-best in UE historical past.

Regardless of Tuesday’s contest being a non-conference conflict, the Aces eyes are nonetheless squarely targeted on convention play. With two MVC contests remaining, Evansville sits in third with 11 factors, simply 4 behind conference-leader Missouri State and one again of second-place Drake, whereas sustaining a two-point benefit over Belmont with a recreation in hand. The Valley’s common season champion and high seed within the MVC Championship will get a primary spherical bye, whereas seeds 2, 3 and 4 will host a primary spherical matchup.

Courtesy: College of Evansville Athletics

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