Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Holding IUPUI shotless in the first half and to just three shots total on the night, the University of Evansville men’s soccer team recorded a 2-0 victory Friday in the first contest of the 2011 regular season and also the first match of the University of Kentucky Tournament. With the win, the Aces start the season 1-0-0, while IUPUI fell to 1-2-0.

“As our first game of the season, it was an outstanding gutty performance by the team,” said head coach Mike Jacobs. “Holding them without a shot in the first half was a great way to start the year.”

Evansville found the back of the net quickly, scoring the first goal of the night just four minutes into the match when senior Aaron Henkle rebounded the ball and fired it into the far post side netting. Junior Jesse Sharp and senior Tad Kreamalmeyer were tagged with the assists.

Commanding the ball in the first half, Evansville outshot the Jaguars, 8-0, in the opening stanza and held a 4-1 advantage on corner kicks.

Out of the locker rooms, the Aces scored again in the 62^nd minute when senior Jarrett Robbins tallied his seventh career goal on a ball that bounced around the six-yard box. Robbins knocked it past diving goalkeeper Tyler Keever with help from sophomore Brandon Causey.

Keever made two saves on the night, while UE keeper, freshman Eric Teppen recorded the shutout and one save.

Kreamalmeyer led UE with three shots, as the Aces outshot the Jaguars 11-3 overall and 4-1 on goal. Evansville also had five corner kick opportunities compared to IUPUI’s two.

The Purple Aces are back in action Sunday when they take on Wright State at 11:00 a.m. CT on the final day of the UK Tournament.