EVANSVILLE – After earning a draw on the road at Lipscomb on Tuesday, the University of Evansville men's soccer team returs to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Saturday evening to host UNC Asheville.
| Evansville vs. UNC Asheville | 5 p.m. |
| Date | Time |
Sat., Sept. 14 | 5 p.m. |
| Location |
Evansville, Ind. |
| Site |
Arad McCutchan Stadium |
| Sat. Sept. 14 |
Evansville vs. UNC Asheville |
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Last Match: Evansville 1, Lipscomb 1 (2OT)
- The opening 30 minutes featured chances by both sides, but the majority of opportunities missed wide of goal in the early going. Lipscomb found its go-ahead goal in the 36th minute as Hayes Wood found the end of passes from Alejandro Lopez and Noah Gulden and pushed the Bisons in front in the final 10 minutes of the first half. Evansville tallied just five shots in the opening stanza, while Lipscomb recorded nine.
- Coming out of the break, Evansville slowly gained control of scoring opportunities, but put just one shot on frame in the first 80 minutes of the match.
- The Aces created a favorable position for themselves in the 83rd minute as freshman Lucas Weir eyed a free kick from the top of the box. Weir struck the ball over the wall and dipped it down, ricocheting the ball off the crossbar. The ball deflected out and bounced off multiple players before senior Jesse Stafford-Lacey opportunistically pounced on the ball and soared the ball past the keeper from 35 yards out to tie the match at one.
- Evansville had opportunities in the final five minutes to take the match in regulation, but were unable to find the back of the net.
- The first overtime featured few shots for either side with both teams combining for _ shots in the first 10 minute overtime.
- A complete shift occurred in the second overtime as Evansville created great opportunities out of the gate. The Aces recorded 10 shots in the second overtime alone with five coming on-goal, but the Bisons kept the Aces out of goal as Lipscomb and Evansville battled to a 1-1 tie.
- Despite the shot deficit in the first half, Evansville out-shot the Bisons, 25-17, in the match, led by four shots from Weir.
Previewing the Matchup
- Evansville and UNC Asheville are meeting for just the fourth time.
- The last time the two sides met, the Aces earned a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs in Evansville during head coach Fred Schmalz's final season as Aces' head coach.
- The two teams met for the first time in 1999, with UE earning a win, 3-0.
- Prior to the Aces' victory last season, Lipscomb had won four-straight matchups in the series.
- Saturday's match will mark the first contest for the Bulldogs against an opponent from the state of Indiana since a 3-1 neutral loss to IUPUI on Sept. 3, 2010.
- Saturday's match will be the third match in 8 days for UNC Asheville after most recently falling to Furman, 2-1, on Wednesday night in Greenville, S.C.
- A young group of Bulldogs looks to provide the first winning season for UNC Asheville since 2008 when the Bulldogs amassed a 9-8-4 record.
- The Aces are one of two current members of the Missouri Valley Conference that the Bulldogs have ever faced. Besides the three matchups with Evansville, UNC Asheville also faced Bradley at a neutral site in a contest in 1997 that the Braves won 3-2 in overtime.
- Tyson Hichman leads the Bulldogs with three of UNC Asheville's six goals on the season. The junior is in his first season with the Bulldogs after a pair of seasons at UNC Greensboro.
- In goal for UNC Asheville has been freshman Jarrett Payne who has recorded a 1.89 goals-against average, while making 41 saves in four matches, placing Payne in a tie for fifth in the nation with 10.5 saves per match.
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