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American college soccer team
Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
UniversityUniversity of Evansville
Head coachMarshall Ray (3rd season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
LocationEvansville, Indiana
StadiumMcCutchan Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknamePurple Aces
ColorsPurple, white, and orange
     
Home Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1985, 1990
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1985, 1990
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
MCC: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
MVC: 1996, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
MCC: 1990, 1991

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.

Notable players

Through the years, many Purple Aces have gone on to play professionally, and twelve have been named All-Americans for their play at Evansville.

Professional players

(Years in parentheses denote years playing for the Purple Aces)

All-Americans

  • Shawn Beyer 1996
  • Scott Cannon 1990
  • Trey Harrington 1990 & 1992
  • Just Jensen 1982
  • Mick Lyon 1987
  • Dan McHugh 1985
  • Graham Merryweather 1991
  • Mike Mikes 1985 & 1986
  • John Nunes 1982
  • Andrew Norton 1985
  • Robert Paterson 1989†
  • David Weir 1990

† = National Player of the Year

Record by year

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Evansville Purple Aces (Division I Independent) (1974–1986)
1974 Bill Vieth 3–8–0
1975 Bill Vieth 6–6–0
1976 Bill Vieth 3–8–0
1977 Bob Gaudin 8–7–1
1978 Bob Gaudin 13–6–0
1979 Fred Schmalz 9–5–6
1980 Fred Schmalz 12–6–3
1981 Fred Schmalz 11–8–3
1982 Fred Schmalz 15–3–4 NCAA 2nd round
1983 Fred Schmalz 13–5–4
1984 Fred Schmalz 17–5–0 NCAA 2nd round
1985 Fred Schmalz 21–1–2 NCAA College Cup 3rd
1986 Fred Schmalz 17–3–2 NCAA 2nd round
Independent: 148–71–25
Evansville Purple Aces (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1987–1993)
1987 Fred Schmalz 16–8–0 1st seed NCAA 1st round
1988 Fred Schmalz 15–5–2 3rd seed NCAA 2nd round
1989 Fred Schmalz 19–4–0 5–1–0 t-1st South NCAA 1st round
1990 Fred Schmalz 24–1–2 8–0–0 1st NCAA College Cup 3rd
1991 Fred Schmalz 15–5–3 5–0–1 1st NCAA 1st round
1992 Fred Schmalz 11–9–3 4–1–2 2nd NCAA 1st round
1993 Fred Schmalz 6–13–2 3–2–1 3rd
MCC (Horizon League now): 103–45–12 25–4–4
Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (1994–Present)
1994 Fred Schmalz 10–8–2 3–2–1 4th
1995 Fred Schmalz 10–7–3 4–1–0 2nd
1996 Fred Schmalz 18–5–0 4–1–0 2nd NCAA 1st round
1997 Fred Schmalz 9–10–1 4–3–0 3rd
1998 Fred Schmalz 6–14–0 2–5–0 7th
1999 Fred Schmalz 10–9–1 3–3–1 5th
2000 Fred Schmalz 4–10–3 3–7–1 10th
2001 Fred Schmalz 7–10–1 4–5–0 t-5th
2002 Fred Schmalz 7–11–2 2–7–0 t-8th
2003 Dave Golan 9–7–3 4–4–1 6th
2004 Dave Golan 6–13–1 4–5–1 7th
2005 Dave Golan 2–14–1 0–7–0 8th
2006 Mike Jacobs 9–8–0 2–4–0 5th
2007 Mike Jacobs 10–9–1 3–3–0 3rd
2008 Mike Jacobs 9–7–2 2–3–0 4th
2009 Mike Jacobs 12–7–1 5–4–1 4th
2010 Mike Jacobs 7–10–1 3–4–0 6th
2011 Mike Jacobs 5–11–1 5–0–1 7th
2012 Mike Jacobs 9–8–1 3–2–1 t-3rd
2013 Mike Jacobs 10–8–1 2–4–0 6th
2014 Mike Jacobs 6–11–1 4–2–0 3rd
2015 Marshall Ray 3–13–0 0–6–0 7th
2016 Marshall Ray 9–8–3 4–2–2 3rd of 7
2017 Marshall Ray 11–8–2 3–4–1 4th of 7
2018 Marshall Ray 4–8–7 2–2–2 5th of 7
2019 Marshall Ray 2–15–1 0–10 6th of 6
2020 (played in Spring of 2021) Marshall Ray 0–9–1 0–7–1
2021 Marshall Ray 4–14–2 3–6–1 4th of 6
MVC: 208–272–43 86–113–15
Total: 459–388–80

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Current Team

0 Jacob Madden GK 6–3 R-Jr. Round Rock, Texas / Appalachian State
00 Landon Amick GK 5–11 Fr. Las Vegas, Nevada / Faith Lutheran HS
1 Matt Bryant GK 6–2 R-Sr. Indialantic, Fla. / Brevard Soccer Alliance
2 Francesco Brunetti D 5–11 Sr. Arezzo, Italy / University of the Southwest
3 Ethan Garvey D 6–7 Jr. New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross HS
4 Evan Dekker M 6–5 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Malone
5 Raphaello Perez Colasito M 5–8 R-Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Chandler-Gilbert CC
6 Johan Helander D 6–1 Sr. Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK
7 Filip Johansson D 6–0 Gr. Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK
8 Pablo Guillen M 5–9 So. La Coruna, Spain / C.D. Lugo
9 Jakub Hall F 6–5 R-Jr. West Lafayette, Ind. / William Henry Harrison HS
10 Leonardo Barba F 5–9 Gr. Midland, Texas / Adams State
11 Oliver Hald D 6–3 So. Copenhagen, Denmark / Muskegon CC
12 Karl Mbouombouo F 6–0 Sr. Paris, France / Post University
13 Ryan Harris M 5–11 Sr. Franklin, Tenn. / Centennial HS
14 Nkosi Graham W 5–7 Jr. Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Ghost Prep
15 Jon Varela D 6–0 Fr. Vitoria, Spain / Aurerrá Vitoria
16 Jacob Grant W 5–7 So. Westerville, Ohio / Club Ohio
17 Einar Andresson D 6–2 So. Keflavik, Iceland / Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja
18 Brian Zambrano M 5–10 Sr. Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling HS
19 Jose Vivas M 5–6 Fr. Teruel, Spain / SD Huesca
20 Davis Peck W 5–7 R-Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. / Grand Canyon
21 Carlos Barcia M 6–1 Jr. Gijon, Spain / Ohio Valley University
22 Adam Dahou D 5–7 Jr. Grenoble, France / Indian Hills CC
23 Edward Mendy W 5–9 Fr. Overland Park, Kansas / Blue Valley West HS
24 Alec McAlister M 5–9 So. Lancaster, Ky. / Lexington FC
25 Porter Hedenberg M 5–10 So. Dayton, Ky. / King's Hammer SC
26 Brock Wandel D 6–3 Jr. Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS
27 Porter Pomykal M 6–0 Fr. Corinth, Texas / Marcus HS
28 Eyob McFarland W 5–9 Fr. Louisville, Ky. / Kentucky Country Day
29 Simon Paez M 5–9 Sr. Caracas, Venezuela / Castle HS
30 Caleb Knight D 6–1 So. Carterville, Ill. / St. Louis Scott Gallagher
31 Michael Adams GK 5–11 So. Maineville, Ohio /
32 Owen Butcher M 6–1 Fr. Plano, Texas / Liberty HS

References

  1. Missouri Valley Conference Style Guide (PDF). August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. "University of Evansville".
  3. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Records – Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. "2012 UE Men's Soccer Guide".
  5. http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/recordbooks/5/recordbook.pdf?1349980422
  6. http://www.mvc.org/records/msoccer.pdf
  7. TN, Streamline Technologies – Nashville. "Men's Soccer – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

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