MVC Championship Release | MVC Championship Bracket

EVANSVILLE - Closing-out the regular season, the University of Evansville men's soccer team earned a scoreless draw with Belmont on Wednesday evening at Arad McCutchan Stadium, securing a top four seed in the 2022 MVC Championship.

On the attack, sophomore Jose Vivas led the way for the Aces, recording three of Evansville's nine shots on the night, while junior Tobias Bak finished with a pair of shots on the evening. In goal, graduate Alex Vidizzoni notched his sixth shutout of the season, the most by an Aces keeper since 2008 and tying Vidizzoni for the 10th-most in a single-season in program history.

Evansville's defense was stifling in the opening half on a night where offense was limited for both sides. The Aces held the Bruins without a shot in the first 45 minutes, while Evansville created a pair of opportunities. The first chance for Evansville came in the 34th minute as Vivas dribbled just inside the 18 and sent a shot towards goal that deflected off the post and out for a goal kick. In the 42nd minute, Evansville again created a chance as a foul was committed just outside the box and set-up for a free kick from 20 yards out and to the right of goal. Evansville took the free kick quickly as Belmont was still getting set and the ball just barely deflected off the Bruins wall and away as the match went to the break with UE owning a 5-0 advantage on shots.

In the second half, Vidizzoni came up clutch with a pair of saves as Belmont's attack got going. The Bruins out-shot the Aces 7-4 in the second half, but most chances resulted in relatively routine saves for Evansville's veteran keeper. Another opportunity off a free kick from just outside the box arose inside the match's final 10 minutes as freshman Nacho Diaz stood over the free kick and sent his dipping shot just over the crossbar as the match ended in a scoreless draw.

Evansville captures the No. 3 seed for the 2022 MVC Championship and will host No. 6 seed SIUE at 2 PM on Sunday at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville.
 

• INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville athletics, log on to the sport page on GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics.

 

• TICKETS: To purchase tickets for University of Evansville athletics events, log on to GoPurpleAces.com and click on the TICKETS tab on top of the page

 

• SUPPORT: For information on giving to UE Athletics or its individual athletics programs, visit the SUPPORT tab on the top of GoPurpleAces.com.