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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's soccer team (2-12) has their second home match in four days when the Purple Aces host the Saint Louis Billikens (7-5-2) on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The match will be held at Arad McCutchan Stadium and begin at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
 
WHAT TO KNOW

• This is the second of back to back home matches for UE
• Evansville is competing in its second match in four days
• The Aces are looking to snap a season-high nine match losing streak
• Senior forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez has 26 career goals, tied for ninth in program history
• UE is 2-6-3 against SLU at home including a 2-1 overtime win in the last meeting at McCutchan Stadium (Sept. 11, 2013).
• The Aces will be at Central Arkansas (Oct. 31) then back home for Senior Night and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 3)

 
THE OPPONENT:
Saint Louis was ranked as high as #14 in the NSCAA poll earlier this season. The Billikens are currently 3-1-2 in the Atlantic-10 Conference and the contest with Evansville is their final non-conference match of the season. SLU has won three consecutive matches and all via shutout (Fordham, Virginia Commonwealth, Davidson). Filip Pavisic leads the Billikens with five goals and 11 total points. Joe Saad has a team-best four assists. Sascha Otte has played every minute in net this season, posting a 1.07 goals against average, 44 saves and a .733 saves percentage.
 
HISTORY
SLU holds the 12-9-4 advantage in the all-time series with Evansville. UE is 2-6-3 against Saint Louis at home including a 2-1 overtime win in the last meeting at McCutchan Stadium (Sept. 11, 2013).
 
Last 5 meetings:

Year	Location	UE	Opponent	Result
2014	St. Louis, Mo.	1	3	L
2013	Evansville, Ind.	2	1	W (OT)
2012	St. Louis, Mo.	1	4	L
1998	St. Louis, Mo.	2	3	L
1997	Evansville, Ind.	0	1	L

       
 
LAST MEETING
UE fell 3-1 last season at Saint Louis (Sept. 13, 2014). Goalkeeper Eric Teppen tied the program saves record (248) with five in the match. Forward Charlie Macias tallied the lone Evansville goal in the 53^rd minute.
 
LAST HOME MEETING
The Purple Aces upset #6 Saint Louis 2-1 (2 OT) on a 110^th minute goal from forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez with just 34 seconds remaining.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Evansville was defeated 4-2 at home by Missouri State (Oct. 24). Senior forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez scored both UE goals, a 47th minute penalty kick conversion and another goal in the 87th minute.
 
MOVING ON UP
With two goals against Missouri State (Oct. 24), Mark Anthony Gonzalez is now tied with Rune Bjoro and Mike Luttrull for ninth most in program history (26). His next goal will tie Rob Schoenstein for eighth place in Purple Aces history.
 
WELL THAT'S A FIRST
Sophomore forward 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 six goals, and 14 points this season. Nine different Aces have combined for the 14 assists this year, including a team-best three from freshman forward Zac Blaydes. Sophomore midfielder/defender Ian McGrath leads UE with 34 shots. Freshman goalkeeper Greg Niven has the most saves on the roster (34) but sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Keller the lowest GAA (2.48).
 
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 three other teams that were featured in the NSCAA Poll at other points this season (#21 Butler, #10 Indiana, #14 Saint Louis).
 
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. The match is 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.