EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women's soccer team is set for the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal round at Valparaiso on Sunday at 1 p.m.   
 

Evansville at Valparaiso
Date | Time	Sun., April 11 | 1 p.m.
Location	Valparaiso, Ind.
Site	Brown Stadium
April 11	Evansville at Valparaiso
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Know the Aces

• The sixth-seeded Purple Aces will play Valparaiso in an opening-round match on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.  Evansville (2-3-2) earned the No. 6 seed over Drake (2-4-2) as UE had 1.14 points per MVC match played.
• UE holds a 4-1-3 all-time record in MVC First Round matchups with all three ties resulting with the Aces advancing to the next round in PKs. UE holds a 20-13-6 overall record in MVC post season matches.
• UE dropped the final game of the regular season against Indiana State on April 7 with an early goal by the Sycamores. The Aces outshot ISU 12-9, including 10 shots in the first half.
• Evansville took down the undefeated Loyola Ramblers, 1-0, on April 3. This marked the second win against Loyola in program history, first since 1993 and the first since Loyola joined the Missouri Valley.
• UE saw impressive efforts from the back line and from goal against Loyola. Goalkeeper Michaela Till made 11 saves including a massive stop during a penalty kick attempt late in the first half. Till and the rest of the Aces back line faced 20 shots from Loyola to hold up the shutout match. Till's 11 saves are the most for a MVC goalkeeper this season.
• Michaela Till ranks high nationally in three statistical categories 15th (.905) in save percentage, 23rd (.474) goals-against-average and 75th in saves per game (4.75).
• UE have started three goalies this season with Michaela Till, Lauren Fischer and Georgia Katsonouri all seeing complete game time. Between the three UE has only given up three goals, faced 89 shots and made 37 saves.
• The defense has excelled in keeping the team in each contest it has played while the goalkeepers have averaged 5.29 saves per game.
• UE boast the best defense in the MVC, ranking 8th in the country in save percentage (.925), 18th in goals-against average (.397), 37th in shutout percentage (.571) and 63rd in saves per game (5.29).
• Sophomore goalkeeper Georgia Katsonouri and junior midfielder Reilly Paterson have been called up by their respective national teams. Katsonouri was a part of the Cyprus team back in November of 2020 to play in the UEFA Women's Euro qualifiers. Paterson will join the Jamaican national team camp in April, with games being played in Spain.
• Evansville entered year one under a familiar face in head coach Chris Pfau. Pfau was promoted to head of the Evansville's women's soccer program in December of 2019. Pfau, who returned to the UE sideline as an assistant coach in May of 2019 will begin his second stint as the Aces head coach, serving at the top spot from 2005-07.

Know Valpo  

• No. 3 Valpo earned the chance to host the MVC first round after the 1-0 win against Illinois State.
• Last time out against the Brown and Gold the Aces posted a scoreless draw on March 24th.

 

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