EVANSVILLE – After two conference losses last week, the University of Evansville men's soccer team welcomes in Santa Clara for a non-conference matchup at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at Arad McCutchan Stadium.

  

Evansville vs. Santa Clara | 2 p.m.
Date | Time	Sun. Sept. 29 | 2 p.m.
Location	Evansville, Ind.
Site	Arad McCutchan Stadium
Sun. Sept. 29	Evansville vs. Santa Clara
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Last Match: Valparaiso 2, Evansville 1

• Valpo earned an early advantage offensively recording the first five shots of the match with one on-goal as Joe Kouadio had his shot saved by senior Frederik Reimer in the 21st minute.
• The Aces tallied their first shot of the afternoon in the 22nd minutes as sophomore Ryan Harris forced the first save from Valpo goalkeeper Edvin Holst.
• Nearing the end of the first half, Evansville scored first on an odd sequence of events. With the ball in the midfield, a Crusader played the ball back to Holst who approached the ball when it made an awkward hop and bounced over Holst's head and into the net.
• Each side had an opportunity to score before the end of the half, but neither found the back of the net.
• The early moments of the second half resembled the start of the match as Valpo was the aggressor. Evansville had its share of possession and chances to increase its advantage as the Aces recorded four shots in the first 30 minutes of the second half.
• Valpo tied the match in the 77th minute as Dylan Waugaman scored off a corner kick and looked to force overtime.
• Four minutes later, the Crusaders moved in front as Adan Garcia tallied what would be the game-winner for Valpo in the 81st minute.
• Valpo out-shot Evansville, 19-9, but both sides were even in shots on-goal with seven each.

Previewing the Matchup

• Evansville and Santa Clara are meeting for just the second time with the first matchup ending in a draw.
• The first and only previous meeting between the Aces and Broncos came on Oct. 1, 1988 as the two sides battled to a scoreless draw.
• In that first matchup, current Broncos' head coach Cameron Rast and assistant coach Eric Yamamoto each earned all-tournament honors for the Aces Soccer Classic.
• The Aces last match against a team from the state of California came on the road at Cal Poly on Sept. 20, 2008. Its been even longer since Evansville hosted a team from California, dating back to Oct. 5, 1997 as the Aces earned a 1-0 win over San Diego.
• Evansville is looking to preserve a non-conference home unbeaten streak that has lasted for longer than a year with the Aces last non-conference home loss coming on Sept. 21, 2018 to then fifth-ranked Indiana.
• Santa Clara enters Sunday's match wth a 3-3-1 overall record, which includes a 1-0 loss at home to MVC member Missouri State on Sept. 2.
• The Broncos have spread the offense around through seven matches this season with 11 players scoring a goal.
• Sam Agosti leads the way for Santa Clara offensively, scoring twice in seven matches for the Broncos.
• The offense has been strong for Santa Clara so far in 2019 as the Broncos have out-shot their opponents, 92-71, this season, inluding a 38-29 advantage on shots on-goal.
• Two Broncos have spent time between the bosts with Guillem Badenes Mecho spending nearly 500 minutes in goal and allowing just four goals.

  

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