EVANSVILLE – Looking to bounce-back after a close loss to Loyola on Wednesday night, the University of Evansville men's soccer team travels to face Valparaiso on the road at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

  

Evansville at Valparaiso | 1 p.m.
Date | Time	Sun. Sept. 22 | 1 p.m.
Location	Valparaiso, Ind.
Site	Brown Stadium
Sun. Sept. 22	Evansville at Valparaiso
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Last Match: Loyola 2, Evansville 1

• Evansville held off the Ramblers in the early going after Loyola recorded two shots inside the first 15 minutes and controlled much of the possession.
• The match evened out midway through the opening 45 minutes before the Ramblers got on the board first in the 36th minute as Liam Moore finished a corner kick off the foot of Marius Kullman for Loyola's first goal.
• As the half waned, Evansville knotted the match at one goal each as sophomore Ryan Harris and freshman Nkosi Graham linked up for an Aces goal in the 40th minute.
• Despite Loyola owning a 6-1 advantage on shots in the first half, Evansville played evenly on the attack with the Ramblers in the second half.
• Graham nearly put the Aces ahead in the 48th minute as he brough down a ball in the box, but had his shot saved by Ramblers' keeper Marcel Kampman.
• Loyola found what would be its game-winning goal in the 56th minute as Justin Sukow ripped a shot from inside the box that put the Ramblers in front.
• Evansville had its opportunities in the final 35 minutes, but the Aces could not find their equalizer as Loyola earned the 2-1 win.

Previewing the Matchup

• Evansville and Valparaiso are meeting for the eighth time with the Aces owning a 3-2-2 advantage in the series.
• The last matchup in the series saw the two sides battle for a double-overtime 1-1 draw at Arad McCutchan Stadium on Oct. 27, 2018.
• The Aces dropped their last trip to the Region when Evansville fell, 2-1, to Valpo on Oct. 7, 2017.
• The last win for Evansville in the series came in 2008 when the Aces captured a 3-1 victory over Valpo on Sept. 14 in the Aces Soccer Classic at McCutchan Stadium.
• Evansville has not had much luck on the road in the series as UE is searching for its first win at Valpo in series history.
• Valparaiso opened MVC play on Wednesday, falling 3-1 on the road at Missouri State.
• Last season, Valpo advanced to the semifinals of the MVC Championship, amassing a 5-8-4 overall record and a 2-1-3 mark in the MVC.
• Valpo's top two goal-scorers from last year are gone as Lucca Lacerda and Rafael Mentzingen scored six combined goals to lead Valpo.
• After his college career ended, Mentzingen was drafted with the 90th overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew.
• Mason Marcey and Cole Rainwater have helped fill the void left by Lacerda and Mentzingen, each scoring three goals to lead Valpo this season.
• Valpo is in the midst of a four-game losing streak by a combined score of 16-3 with all four matches coming on the road.
• Three different goalkeepers have played for Valpo with Edvin Holst seeing the most time in goal, amassing a 2.56 goals-against average.

  

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