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Ian McGrath
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Evansville UE (5-5-1 (0-2-1))
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Winner Valparaiso VALPO (6-5-1 (3-2-0))
Evansville UE
(5-5-1 (0-2-1))
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Final
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Valparaiso VALPO
(6-5-1 (3-2-0))
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Evansville UE 0 1 1
Valparaiso VALPO 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Second-half push not enough as Aces fall to Valpo, 2-1

VALPARAISO, Ind. – Despite a flurry of chances in the second half, the University of Evansville men's soccer team was unable to overcome a pair of first half goals by Valparaiso in a 2-1 loss in MVC action on Saturday night in Valparasio, Ind..

"Valpo is a very good team and the conference is wide-open and you can see that from the results tonight," said Aces head coach Marshall Ray. " We're a team that can definitely battle and compete and play to the final whistle but we have to put ourselves in situations where we don't have to come back. The guys left it out there on the field again tonight."

Senior midfielder Ian McGrath scored the lone goal for the Aces (5-5-1, 0-2-1 MVC) and tallied a team-best four shots in the loss. Akeem Bradford and Rafael Mentzingen led the way ffor Valpo as each scored for the Crusaders (6-5-1, 3-2-0 MVC).

The Crusaders got on the board first in the 16th minute as Akeem Bradford scored an unassisted goal from 20 yards out after disrupting an Aces' clear attempt.
 
In the 38th minute, Valpo added a second goal as Jordan James crossed the ball through the box and Rafael Mentzingen tapped it home from 10 yards out.

Evansville wasted no time cutting the Crusaders' lead in half as McGrath headed in a cross from junior midfielder Zac Blaydes in the 48th minute that pushed the Aces within a goal at 2-1.

The Aces owned the second-half, earning an 8-4 advantage in shots, but UE was unable to find the equalizer late.

In the match, Evansville out-shot the Crusaders, 10-9, while each team earned four corner kicks.

"There's a lot of season left in front of us," said Ray. "We're a good team and we're going to sort out some of these issues and hopefully define our season by these eight games that remain."

Evansville returns home for a non-conference matchup with Belmont on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
 
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