EVANSVILLE - Looking to build off momentum from a great battle at No. 13 Missouri State last weekend, the University of Evansville men's soccer team welcomes in Bradley for an MVC showdown at Arad McCutchan Stadium at 6 PM on Monday in Evansville.
 

Evansville vs. Bradley | 6 PM | March 22
Date | Time	Mon., March 22 | 6 PM
Location	Evansville, Ind.
Site	Arad McCutchan Stadium
Mon., March 22	Evansville vs. Bradley
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Last Time Out: No. 13 Missouri State 2, Evansville 1

• Falling to a late penalty goal, the University of Evansville men's soccer team fell in heartbreaking fashion to 19th-ranked Missouri State on Sunday afternoon at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Mo.
• "It was a battle. Missouri State's a very good team and there's a reason they're ranked 19th in the country," said Aces head men's soccer coach Marshall Ray. "They were the better team, but we were able to fight back in it today and get ourselves to 1-1. The delay was difficult, but both teams had to go through it and we came back on the field and gave ourselves a couple decent chances on the break and on the counter to go up 2-1 and unfortunately gave up the PK late. The effort and the fight is there and now we've got to capitalize on that and come up with a result."
• Evansville was forced to hold up strong against an aggressive offensive effort from the Bears.
• The Aces faced six total shots in the opening half, while recording just one shot of their own.
• In the midst of Evansville's strong defensive showing, the Bears got on the scoreboard first in the 18th minute.
• After a ball was dribbled into the box, the Aces attempted to clear the ball out of the box, but the clearance deflected off an Evansville player and into the back of the net.
• Facing a similar challenge in the second half, Evansville was never daunted.
• Each chance from the Bears was countered with an attack from Evansville, which paid dividends for the Aces in the 64th minute.
• A throw-in from sophomore Ethan Garvey sailed into the top of the box and rattled between players.
• The ball took a bounce and freshman Pablo Guillen attacked, whipping a volley into the far post and tying the match at one.
• With the game tied in the 67th minute, the game was delayed due to a lightning delay that lasted more than an hour.
• When the teams returned to the field, Evansville generated a couple chances to go in front. In the final minutes, Missouri State came dribbling into the box and was awarded a penalty in the 86th minute.
• The Bears Nicolo Mulatero stepped to the spot and finished, putting the Bears in front in a 2-1 win.
• Missouri State out-shot the Aces, 11-2, but redshirt junior Matt Bryant was solid between the posts, making five saves.

Previewing the Matchup: Bradley

• Evansville and Bradley are meeting for the 33rd time in the all-time series with the Braves owning a 19-11-2 advantage in the series.
• The Aces and Braves met just two weeks ago in Eureka, Ill. with Bradley grabbing a narrow 1-0 win after Evansville generated multiple late opportunities to tie or win the match.
• Bradley enters the weekend with a 2-4 record, losing three straight in MVC play by a combined 5-0 score.
• Both Evansville and Bradley are looking to get their offenses jump started this weekend. Each side comes in struggling offensively with the Braves having scored four games this season and the Aces recording two goals. Bradley comes into Monday's game with a 365-minute scoring drought, not scoring in three-straight MVC matches.

Bryant Strong in Goal

• Stepping-up for the Aces against No. 19 Missouri State, redshirt junior goalkeeper Matt Bryant put forth a strong performance to keep the Aces in the game.
• Bryant made five saves for Evansville in the 2-1 loss and helped keep a mostly clean sheet in the first 85 minutes.
• Missouri State got on the board first with an own goal in the 18th minute and Bryant helped keep the Bears off the board long enough for Pablo Guillen to equalize the game before the Bears won it in the 86th minute with a PK.

 

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