EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Following a 1-0 overtime victory at Arad McCutchan Stadium last Saturday, the University of Evansville women's soccer team looks to continue its strong start to Missouri Valley Conference play when it hosts Valparaiso on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m..

On Saturday, Evansville will honor the 1998 Purple Aces team that were co-MVC regular season champions and MVC Tournament champions and finished with a 14-6-2 record. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of its achievements, the team will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's Evansville - Valparaiso women's soccer match.

Along with recognizing the 1998 Evansville women's soccer team, Saturday's match is also the Aces' Multiple Sclerosis Awareness match. Evansville will be passing out orange "Fight Like a Lyon" t-shirts to support Aces legend and former Evansville women's soccer head coach Mick Lyon in his battle with MS.
 

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UE vs. Valparaiso (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.): The Valley on ESPN (ESPN3) |  Live Stats | Valparaiso Website

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The Aces are coming off a 1-0 overtime victory over Indiana State last Saturday. Junior midfielder Maggie Leazer scored the game-winner for Evansville in the 93rd minute after the two sides played a scoreless 92 minutes leading up to the goal.

Saturday's match is the 14th meeting between Evansville and Valparaiso as the Aces own a 9-2-2 lead in the series. Last season, UE earned a 2-1 win on the road over the Crusaders in the season-finale for Evansville. The two sides first met on October 3, 1993 as the Aces captured a 3-0 win over Valpo. The Crusaders enter the weekend with a 3-5-1 overall record and a 0-1 mark in MVC action after falling to Drake, 1-0, in overtime this past weekend to open up conference play. Leading Valparaiso offensively is senior Cory Griffith who has scored six times this season for the Crusaders. Between the posts, Valpo has utilized a pair of goalkeepers in sophomore Kezia Gesell who has seen action in five matches in 2018 and senior Drew Moulton who has played in four matches this season.

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