Results
| NCAA | 11/13 19:05 | 1 | Missouri State v Evansville Purple Aces | L | 1-0 | |
| NCAA | 11/10 21:00 | 2 | Evansville Purple Aces v Belmont Bruins | W | 1-0 |
Wikipedia - Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer
The Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer team represents the University of Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) of NCAA Division I soccer. The Purple Aces play their home matches on Black Beauty Field at Arad McCutchan Stadium on the north end of the university's campus in Evansville, Indiana. The team is currently coached by Marshall Ray.
History
The program began in 1974, under head coach Bill Vieth. Since then, the Purple Aces have made the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 11 times.
1985
Evansville first made the Final Four in 1985, under head coach Fred Schmalz. After going 21–1–2 in the regular season, the Purple Aces qualified for the NCAA tournament, a feat the program has accomplished twice up to this point. During the tournament, Evansville beat the likes of Indiana (3–0), and Penn State (1–0). It was UCLA who bested them in the Final Four, by a score of 3 to 1. The Bruins would eventually beat American to win the tournament.
1990
Still under head coach Schmalz, the program reached the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. Going 24–1–2 in the regular season, the team won the MCC championship and topped the regular season standings. During the NCAA tournament, Evansville bested Boston and Indiana, both by a score of 1–0. Rutgers would go on to beat them in the Final Four, and advance to the championship, where they lost to UCLA.
Purple Aces har aldri vunnet et FCS-mesterskap, men de har vunnet tre Ohio Valley Conference-titler (1979, 1986 og 2001). Laget har også deltatt i NCAA Division I Football Championship i 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019 og 2021.
Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for Purple Aces inkluderer:
* Bob Griese (1964-1966)
* Bernie Casey (1959-1961)
* Nathan Unger (2011-2015)
* Jeremy Caldwell (2014-2016)
* Adam Morrison (2017-2019)
Evansville Purple Aces er et talentfullt og ungt lag som har potensial til å bli en suksess i fremtiden. Laget ledes av en erfaren trenerstab og har en rekke talentfulle spillere. De har også en stor og støttende fanskare.