LIVE STATS  |  LIVE VIDEO

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's soccer team will kick off a six-match home stand Wednesday night, when it welcomes No. 6 Saint Louis to McCutchan Stadium for a 7 p.m. contest.
 
Evansville (1-2-1) finished 1-1-0 last weekend at the Bearcat Soccer Classic in Cincinnati, as the Purple Aces defeated Northern Illinois, 3-2, Friday in overtime, before falling to host Cincinnati, 2-0, Sunday afternoon.  Junior Charlie Macias, sophomore Faik Hajderovic and freshman Jared Robinson all scored goals for UE, with Hajderovic and Robinson finishing the weekend with three points apiece to earn spots on the Bearcat Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team.
 
On the season, Robinson leads Evansville with four points on a goal and two assists, while Hajderovic and senior Brandon Causey have each added three points on a goal and one assist.  Hajderovic has attempted a team-high 14 shots, putting seven on goal and fellow sophomore Nate Opperman has fired 10 shots, with five being on frame.
 
In goal, junior Eric Teppen has allowed six goals in 401:23 for a 1.35 goals against average.  The Evansville native is tied for fourth nationally with 23 total saves and has posted a .793 save percentage and one shutout.
 
As a team, the Aces have narrowly outshot their opponents, 71-65, but have conceded 21 corner kicks, while taking 17.  UE is putting 46.5 percent of its shots on goal and has played in three overtime matches this season.
 
Saint Louis (3-0-0) enters Wednesday night's match after winning the Bearcat Soccer Classic last weekend by defeating Cincinnati, 4-0, and Northern Illinois, 1-0.  The Billikens had five different goal scorers during the two-day event, as Adnan Gabeljic, Julian Gieseke, David Graydon and Francisco Vizcaino all hit the back of the net against the Bearcats, and Kingsley Bryce scored the game-winner in the 105th minute against the Huskies.
 
Individually, Graydon leads SLU with five points on a goal and three assists, Bryce and Vizcaino have each tallied four points on two goals and Robert Kristo ranks fourth on the squad with three points.  Between the posts, Nick Shackelford has allowed just one goal in 284:44 for a 0.32 goals against average and has collected four saves with a pair of shutouts.
 
Saint Louis, who is ranked has high as No. 5 nationally in the College Soccer News poll, has allowed just one goal this season and has held its opponents to just six shots on goal through its first three matches.  The Billikens are also outshooting their opponents, 57-25, and have earned 30 corner kicks, while conceding just five.  SLU ranks 13th nationally in scoring offense (2.67 goals per game) and 16th in scoring defense (0.32 goals against average).
 
Evansville and Saint Louis met last season in St. Louis, with the Billikens posting a 4-1 victory.  SLU scored three goals in the second half to secure the victory, while Causey was the lone goal scorer for the Aces.
 
In conjunction with Wednesday's match, UE will be hosting Patriot Day, where all current and retired military personnel, as well as police, fire and EMT personnel, will receive free admission to the match with a valid ID.  Discounted tickets will also be available to their families for $3. 
 
Soccer balls will also be collected for the Kick for Nick Foundation, a non-profit organization that collects and distributes soccer balls to children in Iraq in honor of Private Nicholas Madaras, who was tragically killed in September 2006.  Being a passionate soccer player, Nick rounded up as many soccer balls as he could while in leave in July 2006 to give to the children near his post in Iraq.  Unfortunately, Nick was never able to personally distribute the soccer balls, and the Kick for Nick Foundation was established to fulfill his dream.