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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's soccer team (2-11, 0-4 Missouri Valley Conference) is back at home to host Missouri State (4-5-3, 1-2-1 MVC) and Indiana Youth Soccer Night on Saturday, Oct. 24. The match will be held at Arad McCutchan Stadium and begin at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
 
INDIANA YOUTH SOCCER NIGHT
The Aces are hosting an Indiana Youth Soccer Night for the match against Missouri State. All children who wear their youth jersey to the match will receive free admission. Learn more here
 
WHAT TO KNOW

• Senior forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez is one goal shy of his 25^th career goal
• This is the first Purple Aces home game since the Bradley match (Oct. 10)
• Evansville is looking to snap a season-high eight match losing streak
• UE is 3-7-1 all time at home against Missouri State and are eyeing their first home win over the Bears since 2006
• The Aces are back at home on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to host Saint Louis

 
THE OPPONENT:
Missouri State has lost back to back matches and are searching for their first win since a 3-0 victory over Eastern Illinois (Oct. 6). The Bears' only win in conference play was a 1-0 overtime victory against SIUE (Sept. 26). MSU has scored just eight goals this season but have yielded just 14 goals. Jake Buckle and Jack Griffin each have a team-high two goals and four points this season. Goalkeeper Liam Priestley has 23 saves and a 1.09 goals against average.
 
HISTORY
Missouri State holds the 15-9-3 edge in the all-time series with Evansville. The Purple Aces are just 3-7-1 at home against the Bears. UE's last home win over MSU was a 1-0 victory (2006).
 
Last 5 meetings:

Date	Location	UE	Opponent	Result
Nov. 8, 2014	Springfield, Mo.	0	1	L (OT)
Oct. 19, 2013	Evansville, Ind.	0	1	L (OT)
Oct. 10, 2012	Springfield, Mo.	2	0	W
Oct. 15, 2011	Evansville, Ind.	2	0	W
Nov. 10, 2010 ^	Peoria, Ill.	0	2	L

       
^ - MVC Tournament
 
LAST MEETING
UE fell 1-0 in overtime in the last contest with Missouri State (Nov. 8, 2014). The Bears claimed the victory on a 94^th minute goal in the first overtime period.
 
LAST HOME MEETING
Evansville was defeated 1-0 by Missouri State in double overtime in the last contest at McCutchan Stadium (Oct. 19, 2013). The only goal was scored with just 120 seconds remaining in the match (108^th minute).
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Aces suffered a 4-2 setback at Lipscomb (Oct. 20). Senior forward Nate Opperman and sophomore forward Desmond Dolphy both scored in the match.
 
WELL THAT'S A FIRST
Desmond Dolphy scored his first goal of the season in the match at Lipscomb (Oct. 20). Other firsts in the match included the first career starts for sophomore defender Cameron Gilreath and freshman midfielder Tom Skupien.
 
LEADING OFF
Senior forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez has a team-high four goals, and 10 points this season. Nine different Aces have combined for the 13 assists this year, including a team-best three from freshman forward Zac Blaydes. Sophomore midfielder Ian McGrath leads UE with 31 shots (10 on goal). Sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Keller has the most saves on the roster (31) and the lowest GAA (2.48).
 
ONE SHY OF A MILESTONE
Gonzalez has 24 goals at UE. His next goal will tie Andrew Norton (1983-86) for 11th most in program history. With two goals, Gonzalez will be in ninth place with Rune Bjoro (1980-83) and Mike Luttrull (2007-10).
 
REACHING A MILESTONE
The Saturday night game against Bradley (Oct. 10) was the 800^th match in UE men's soccer history (425-311-63).
 
TOP TIER COMPETITION
Evansville has played two NSCAA ranked teams this season (#24 Bowling Green, #20 Kentucky) and two other teams that were featured in the NSCAA Poll at other points this season (#21 Butler, #10 Indiana).
 
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
Evansville's schedule features three NCAA Tournament teams from last year (Indiana, Kentucky, St. Louis). The Aces will take on two teams that finished in the final RPI top 25 last season (Indiana 16, St. Louis 22) and seven in the top 100 (Bowling Green 64, Butler 68, Missouri St. 76, Mercer 86, and Lipscomb 97).
 
WHAT AN HONOR
UE men's soccer player (1985-'87) Mick Lyon was announced as a 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Famer in August. In a homecoming on field ceremony, the press boxes at Arad McCutchan Stadium were named in honor of Lyon and longtime men's soccer coach Fred Schmalz. The 1985 Final Four team will also be inducted into the UE Hall of Fame in 2016.
 
IN THE CLASSROOM
UE men's soccer received an NSCAA College Team Academic Award (Sept. 23) for their 3.14 GPA in the 2014-15 academic year. This is their fourth straight year receiving the honor and ninth overall.
 
IAN ON NBC
For the second time this season, a goal from Ian McGrath has been featured on NBC Sports. His 22 yard game-winning blast vs. Belmont (Sept. 6) appeared on the NBC Sports Platforms this past week. McGrath's 35 yard strike against Mercer (Aug. 20) also appeared on NBC Sports during the exhibition season.
 
NUMBER ONE
The Aces have a new head coach this season, Marshall Ray, who claimed his first win as UE men's soccer coach in the team's 2-1 win over Belmont (Sept. 6). A former player (1995-'99) at Evansville, Ray graduated from UE in 2000 and has served on the staff for nine years with the last six as Associate Head Coach.
 
POSITIVE PRESEASON
The UE men's soccer team finished the preseason 2-1-0 including victories over Bellarmine and Mercer. McGrath and freshman forward Mikey Matic each tallied two goals each.
 
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
Senior Night will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3 when UE plays host to Northern Kentucky. Both matches are set for 7:00 p.m. CDT starts at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
 
JOIN UEFC
New this season, UEFC is the membership supporters group for the men's soccer team. UEFC has five tiers with each offering different incentives. To learn more on UEFC and how you can join, fans are encouraged to visit GoPurpleAces.com and click on the Men's Soccer Page.