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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women's soccer team is hosting the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament beginning on Friday, Nov. 6.
 
Friday, Nov. 6
MVC Semifinals
3:36 p.m. CST: #1 Drake (7-8-2, 4-0-2) vs. #5 Loyola (8-7-4, 2-2-2) at 3:36 p.m.
6:06 p.m. CST: #2 Evansville (5-10-2, 3-2-1) vs. #6 UNI (7-8-5, 1-3-2) at 6:06 p.m.         
 
Sunday, Nov. 8
MVC Championship
1:06 p.m. CST: Winner of #1 Drake/ #5 Loyola vs. winner of #2 Evansville / #6 UNI
 
All matches will be held on campus at Arad McCutchan Stadium
 
TICKET INFORMATION:
Single-session adults: $7
Single-session children/students: $5
All-session tickets – Adults: $10; Children/students: $10
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG:
AUDIO – WUEV 91.5 FM (UE matches only)
https://www.evansville.edu/wuev/downloads/WUEV_HIGH.m3u
 
LIVE STATS – Stat Broadcast
http://www.Evansville.StatBroadcast.com
 
WATCH – The Valley on ESPN 3
http://www.espn3.com
 
WHAT TO KNOW

• Evansville seeks their seventh MVC Tournament Championship and first since 2008.
• UE enters the tournament after three straight victories against conference foes
• With a victory, the Aces will advance to the MVC Championship match
• Evansville is hosting the tournament for the first time since 2013.
• The Aces are 11-3-2 all-time against UNI including an 8-0 home mark. The teams have never met in the MVC Tournament.

THE OPPONENT
UNI finished sixth in the MVC regular season but upset #3 Missouri State 2-1 in the Quarterfinals (Nov. 1). The Panthers enter the tournament with only one loss in their last five matches (2-1-2). Annie Dale leads UNI with five goals and is tied with Katie Witt for a team-best 11 points. Sarah Brandt has the most assists of any Panther with four. Goalkeeper Whitney Blunt holds a 0.88 goals against average, 91 saves and a .843 saves percentage.
 
THE COACHES
Evansville is led by eighth year head coach Krista McKendree, a four year standout with the Purple Aces and the only All-American in UE women's soccer history.
 
UNI is guided by James Price in his seventh season as Panthers head coach.
 
HISTORY
UE is 11-3-2 all-time against UNI including an 8-0 mark at home. The Aces were victorious 3-0 in the last meeting at McCutchan Stadium (Oct. 25, 2014). This is the first MVC Tournament meeting between the two schools.
 
Last 5 meetings:

Date	Location	UE	Opponent	Result
Oct. 3, 2015	Waterloo, Iowa	0	1	L
Oct. 25, 2014	Evansville, Ind.	3	0	W
Oct. 6, 2013	Waterloo, Iowa	2	1	W (OT)
Oct. 13, 2012	Evansville, Ind.	2	0	W
Oct. 15, 2011	Waterloo,Iowa	0	1	L

 
LAST MEETING
Despite outshooting UNI by a 16-5 margin, the University of Evansville women's soccer team was defeated 1-0 on the road (Oct. 3). The lone score was an 82^nd minute goal from the Panthers. Senior forward Kayla Smith led all players with five shots (one on goal).
 
LAST HOME MEETING
UE shutout UNI 3-0 at home on Senior Day (Oct. 25, 2014). The Aces tied a program record with their 12^th shutout of the year, only to be surpassed with their 13^th shutout in a 2-0 win over Drake in the MVC Semifinals (Nov. 7, 2014). Bronwyn Boswell, Montana Portenier and Nicki Baham all scored in the victory over UNI.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Evansville won 1-0 at home against Missouri State (Oct. 29). Senior midfielder Allie Arguello scored the only goal on a converted penalty kick in the 22nd minute. Junior goalkeeper Whitney Biggs made four saves, all in the second half for the victory. The win earned the Aces a bye and the #2 seed in the MVC Tournament.
 
BIG HONOR
Whitney Biggs was named the MVC Goalkeeper of the Week (Nov. 4). Filling in for an injured Simone Busby, Biggs recorded four saves versus Missouri State to earn her first career solo shutout.
 
THREE IN A ROW
After facing the possibility of being the #6 seed in the MVC Tournament, Evansville has won three consecutive conference matches at Indiana State (Oct. 14), at Illinois State (Oct. 25) and Missouri State to springboard into the #2 seed.
 
ON THE STAT SHEET
Junior forward Bronwyn Boswell leads the Purple Aces with three goals, eight points, 44 shots, 17 shots on goal and one game winning goal this season. Allie Arguello has a team-best three assists, while also ranking second in goals (two) and points (seven). Senior goalkeeper Simone Busby has the lowest GAA (1.08), 41 saves and highest saves percentage (.759) on the Aces this season.
 
IN CONFERENCE
During MVC play, Allie Arguello, sophomore forward Nicki Baham, junior midfielder Colleen Dierkes and freshman forward Sara Osinski have one goal each this season. Three different players have posted the three assists for the team. Splitting time in net, Simone Busby has a 0.71 GAA with 10 saves and a .769 saves percentage in MVC action while Whitney Biggs has posted a 0.49 goals against average with seven saves and a .875 saves percentage.
 
SENIOR DAY
Evansville held a Senior Day ceremony on Oct. 10. The Aces honored six student athletes and one athletic training student. The six senior student athletes are midfielder Allie Arguello, goalkeeper Simone Busby, midfielder Caitie Dierkes, forward Holyn Marshall, forward Kayla Smith, and defender Abby Springer.
 
IN THE CLASSROOM
UE women's soccer received an NSCAA College Team Academic Award (Sept. 23) for their 3.47 GPA in the 2014-15 academic year. This is their ninth straight year receiving the honor and 11th overall.
 
WHAT AN HONOR
Bronwyn Boswell was named MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) for her two goal game vs. IUPUI. This is the first Player of the Week honor in her collegiate career.
 
TALE OF TWO HALVES
Evansville has outscored their opponents 9-8 in the opening half this season but the Aces are being outpaced 16-6 after halftime.
 
WE'RE NUMBER ONE
The UE women's soccer team was ranked #1 in the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference preseason coach's poll. Bronwyn Boswell, Simone Busby, and sophomore forward Montana Portenier were named to the preseason All-Conference team. Sophomore midfielder/forward Nicki Baham received honorable mention.
 
NATIONAL HONOR
Busby missed the team's first two games competing for the Guyana National Team in CONCACAF Qualifying. They won 8-0 over St. Kitts and Nevis and then tied Cuba 1-1. Guyana advanced to the next round over Cuba on goal differential. 
 
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
Evansville played three teams this season that completed last year in the RPI Top 100. Those opponents are Illinois State (32), Miami (Ohio) (58), and Vanderbilt (96).