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Aces drop road matchup with No. 15 Indiana

10/22/2019 7:04:00 PM

Box Score BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - On the road in non-conference action, the University of Evansville men's soccer team fell to 15th-ranked Indiana, 5-1, on Tuesday evening in Bloomington, Ind.

The scoring for the Hoosiers got started early as the home team found the back of the net in the first minute on a goal by Spencer Glass. In the 10th minute, Indiana added it's second of the night as Victor Bezerra tallied a goal from the edge of the six. The Hoosiers scores their third goal of the evening in the 30th minute as A.J. Palazzolo slipped one into the back of the net off assists by Joshua Penn and Simon Weaver.

Evansville opened the second half with a renewed aggressiveness. The Aces found possession in the attacking third in the 63rd minute as junior Filip Johansson clipped the ball past a defender and beat his man to the end line. Johansson sent the ball across the face of goal where an Ace was brought down, earning Evansville a penalty kick. Senior Jesse Stafford-Lacely stepped to the spot and converted the penalty for his fourth goal of the season. Over the final 25 minutes of the match, Indiana increased its lead with a pair of goals as the Hoosiers secured a 5-1 win.

The Aces return to action on Saturday evening with a trip to Springfield, Mo. to face 10th-ranked and undefeated Missouri State at 5 PM.
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