EVANSVILLE - University of Evansville head men's soccer coach, Marshall Ray, announced the 2022 spring schedule for the Purple Aces. The season will culminate with the Annual Mayor's Cup against USI, which returns after 2 years off due to the pandemic. The Aces will also play 2 NCAA tournament teams in their respective divisions, University of Indianapolis and Lipscomb University.
The Purple Aces will travel to University of Indianapolis on February 26th to kick off the spring slate. U Indy is coming off back-to-back Final Four DII appearances and two straight GLVC Championships.
On March 19th, Bowling Green FC comes to Evansville. BGFC is the defending Mid-South Conference champs in the UPSL (an amateur division in US Soccer) and is the newest member of NISA Nation, which is the league below the professional NISA league.
Evansville will stay at home for their next match and host Brescia College. Brescia, an NAIA program out of Owensboro, KY, finished 9-7-1 in the River States Conference and is coming off a conference tournament appearance.
On April 9th, UE travels to the Music City to face familiar foe, Lipscomb University. Lipscomb won the ASUN regular season and conference tournament championships. Lipscomb appeared in the NCAA tournament against Hofstra.
The Annual Mayor's Cup versus cross town rival, University of Southern Indiana, will be April 13th at home. This will be the final rendition of the Cup before USI transitions to Division I at the end of the academic year. The match operates as a fundraiser for Evansville's YMCA, donating balls and gear to young soccer players.
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