INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Evansville women's soccer team saw its three-match road swing end in heart-breaking fashion on Friday evening as the Purple Aces dropped a double-overtime decision to IUPUI, falling 1-0 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
After coming out on the front foot early, out-shooting the hosts 9-2 in the opening 45 minutes, the roles would swap in the second stanza as the Jaguars (5-3-1) fired off 12 shots, including seven on target. Fortunately for the Aces, Whitney Biggs was up to the task, saving six, with another being cleared off the line to keep things level at the end of regulation.
The two sides would play a relatively uneventful first overtime period, but that would change in the 102
nd minute as a Maryna Clark cross found the foot of Samantha Bathurst in front of the goal to bring the match to an end.
The Aces will return to action on Sunday as the team is slated to make its long-awaited return to Arad McCutchan Stadium. The match, which pits the Aces against Butler, will serve as a celebration of the 2016 senior class, and a special ceremony will take place on the field prior to the start of the match. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
NOTES: UE is 27-27-6 all-time against Indiana schools, including a 4-3-1 mark versus IUPUI and 2-5-1 record against Butler … The Aces and Jaguars had met in each of the past three seasons, with UE going 2-0-1 … In last season's 2-1 win over IUPUI, Bronwyn Boswell netted both goals … This season marks the third consecutive season that UE has taken on Butler … The series between the schools began in 1993, which was the first season that UE sponsored women's soccer, but it would go dormant following the 1998 meeting until a 1-0 Aces win on Sept. 5, 2014 … With 19 career goals, Boswell is one goal away from moving into a tie for eighth all-time in the UE history books.
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