EVANSVILLE, Ind. - In the midst of a three-match road trip, the University of Evansville women's soccer team heads to Indianapolis for a pair of matches on Thursday and Sunday.

"This weekend's going to be difficult road test for us," said Aces women's soccer head coach Krista McKendree "Butler is going to be the best team on our schedule, so obviously trying to shore up some defensive mentality of how to get numbers behind the ball and how to really take it personally to try and help keep them off the scoreboard."

Evansville opens the weekend on Thursday with a matchup with No. 22 Butler at 6 p.m. (CT) in Indianapolis. On Sunday, the Purple Aces wrap-up their road swing at Noon (CT) against IUPUI.

Last week, UE played a challenging schedule of three matches over a five-day stretch. The Aces fell on the road to UT Martin, 1-0, before returning home to Arad McCutchan Stadium, earning a 3-0 win over Tennessee Tech. Evansville closed the weekend on Sunday on the road at Miami (Ohio) falling to the RedHawks, 2-1.

"I think we played pretty well honestly in all three of those games," said McKendree. "There were periods for sure that we didn't do what we wanted but I think overall we got some confidence in the ability of seeing progress on the attacking side of things." 
 

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UE at Butler (Thursday, 6 p.m. (CT)): Facebook Live | Live Stats | Butler Website
UE at IUPUI (Sunday, Noon (CT)): ESPN+ | Live Stats | IUPUI Website

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Thursday's showdown with Butler marks the 10th meeting between the Aces and Bulldogs who last met on September 18, 2016 when Butler grabbed a 4-0 win at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Evansville's last win on the road over Butler in Indianapolis came in a 2-1 victory for the Aces on Oct. 14, 1994. The Bulldogs head into Thursday's matchup with a 4-1 record, suffering their first loss of the season on Sunday on the road at #19 Kansas, 1-0. Butler has impressed early on in the 2018 campaign, capturing four-straight wins to open the year, including a 4-1 victory over #20 Notre Dame on August 26.

In the Aces' contest against IUPUI on Sunday, Evansville and the Jaguars will meet for the 10th times in series history. The two sides last met on August 25, 2017 when the Jaguars picked up a 1-0 victory in Evansville.  UE is 0-2-1 in its last three meetings with the Jaguars on the road in Indianapolis with UE last picking up a win over IUPUI on the road in a 1-0 win on Sept. 30, 2007.  The Jaguars come into the week with a 1-4-1 record, going 0-1-1 this past weekend with a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Eastern Illinois on Friday before falling to Toledo, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon.
 

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