LIVE STATSWATCH LIVEEVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's soccer team (4-7-1) will play at the Louisville Cardinals on Tuesday, October 21. The match will be held at new Lynn Stadium and will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Aces were defeated 5-1 in their last match, a home loss to the University of Kentucky on Wednesday, October 15. Senior forward
Dylan Terry scored the lone goal of the match for UE, his first of the season. Senior goalkeeper
Eric Teppen made six saves and junior midfielder
Faik Hajderovic led the Aces with six shots.
Senior defender
Charlie Macias has a team-best five goals this season for the Purple Aces. Junior midfielder
Mark Anthony Gonzalez also has four goals this year as both Hajderovic and senior forward Nick Schroeder have each recorded two goals this fall.
Teppen has recorded 58 saves for UE this season and has a .744 saves percentage. He has played in all 12 of the Aces matches this year and holds a 1.67 goals against average.
As a team, Evansville is averaging 12.0 shots and 1.50 goals per match. The Purple Aces have also taken 45 corner kicks this season.
Louisville (7-5-1) has won back to back matches including a 2-1 overtime victory over #2 Syracuse on Friday, October 17. Tim Kubel scored the first goal for the Cardinals and assisted teammate Ramirez on a header in the 97
th minute for the win.
Kubel and Ben Strong both have a team-high five goals this season. Teammate Ricardo Velazco also has four goals this year. Will Vitalis has notched a team best four assists this season.
Joachim Ball has played the majority of minutes in net this year for Louisville. He is 7-4-1 this season with 39 saves, a .750 saves percentage and a 1.05 goals against average.
The Cardinals average 1.69 goals and 14.1 shots per match. They have attempted 71 corner kicks this year.
The Purple Aces are 11-1 all time against the Cardinals. The only Louisville win came back in 1994, a 2-1 overtime home victory. The teams have not played since 2001, an Aces 3-0 home win against Louisville.
