Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer

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Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer
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Founded1974;50 years ago (1974)
University University of Evansville
Head coachMarshall Ray (3rd season)
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Location Evansville, Indiana
Stadium McCutchan Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Purple Aces
ColorsPurple, white, and orange [1]
     
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Home
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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. [2]

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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. [3]

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. [3]

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

† = National Player of the Year

Record by year

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Evansville Purple Aces (Division I Independent [4] )(1974–1986)
1974Bill Vieth 3–8–0
1975Bill Vieth 6–6–0
1976Bill Vieth 3–8–0
1977Bob Gaudin 8–7–1
1978Bob Gaudin 13–6–0
1979 Fred Schmalz 9–5–6
1980Fred Schmalz 12–6–3
1981Fred Schmalz 11–8–3
1982Fred Schmalz 15–3–4NCAA 2nd round
1983Fred Schmalz 13–5–4
1984Fred Schmalz 17–5–0NCAA 2nd round
1985Fred Schmalz 21–1–2NCAA College Cup 3rd
1986Fred Schmalz 17–3–2NCAA 2nd round
Independent:148–71–25
Evansville Purple Aces (Midwestern Collegiate Conference [5] )(1987–1993)
1987Fred Schmalz 16–8–01st seedNCAA 1st round
1988Fred Schmalz 15–5–23rd seedNCAA 2nd round
1989Fred Schmalz 19–4–05–1–0t-1st SouthNCAA 1st round
1990Fred Schmalz 24–1–28–0–01stNCAA College Cup 3rd
1991Fred Schmalz 15–5–35–0–11stNCAA 1st round
1992Fred Schmalz 11–9–34–1–22ndNCAA 1st round
1993Fred Schmalz 6–13–23–2–13rd
MCC (Horizon League now):103–45–1225–4–4
Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference [6] [7] )(1994–Present)
1994Fred Schmalz 10–8–23–2–14th
1995Fred Schmalz 10–7–34–1–02nd
1996Fred Schmalz 18–5–04–1–02ndNCAA 1st round
1997Fred Schmalz 9–10–14–3–03rd
1998Fred Schmalz 6–14–02–5–07th
1999Fred Schmalz 10–9–13–3–15th
2000Fred Schmalz 4–10–33–7–110th
2001Fred Schmalz 7–10–14–5–0t-5th
2002Fred Schmalz 7–11–22–7–0t-8th
2003Dave Golan 9–7–34–4–16th
2004Dave Golan 6–13–14–5–17th
2005Dave Golan 2–14–10–7–08th
2006Mike Jacobs 9–8–02–4–05th
2007Mike Jacobs 10–9–13–3–03rd
2008Mike Jacobs 9–7–22–3–04th
2009Mike Jacobs 12–7–15–4–14th
2010Mike Jacobs 7–10–13–4–06th
2011Mike Jacobs 5–11–15–0–17th
2012Mike Jacobs 9–8–13–2–1t-3rd
2013Mike Jacobs 10–8–12–4–06th
2014Mike Jacobs 6–11–14–2–03rd
2015Marshall Ray 3–13–00–6–07th
2016Marshall Ray 9–8–34–2–23rd of 7
2017Marshall Ray 11–8–23–4–14th of 7
2018Marshall Ray 4–8–72–2–25th of 7
2019Marshall Ray 2–15–10–106th of 6
2020 (played in Spring of 2021)Marshall Ray 0–9–10–7–1
2021Marshall Ray 4–14–23–6–14th of 6
MVC:208–272–4386–113–15
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

0Jacob MaddenGK6–3R-Jr.Round Rock, Texas / Appalachian State
00Landon AmickGK5–11Fr.Las Vegas, Nevada / Faith Lutheran HS
1Matt BryantGK6–2R-Sr.Indialantic, Fla. / Brevard Soccer Alliance
2Francesco BrunettiD5–11Sr.Arezzo, Italy / University of the Southwest
3Ethan GarveyD6–7Jr.New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross HS
4Evan DekkerM6–5Sr.Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Malone
5Raphaello Perez ColasitoM5–8R-Sr.Gilbert, Ariz. / Chandler-Gilbert CC
6Johan HelanderD6–1Sr.Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK
7Filip JohanssonD6–0Gr.Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK
8Pablo GuillenM5–9So.La Coruna, Spain / C.D. Lugo
9Jakub HallF6–5R-Jr.West Lafayette, Ind. / William Henry Harrison HS
10Leonardo BarbaF5–9Gr.Midland, Texas / Adams State
11Oliver HaldD6–3So.Copenhagen, Denmark / Muskegon CC
12Karl MbouombouoF6–0Sr.Paris, France / Post University
13Ryan HarrisM5–11Sr.Franklin, Tenn. / Centennial HS
14Nkosi GrahamW5–7Jr.Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Ghost Prep
15Jon VarelaD6–0Fr.Vitoria, Spain / Aurerrá Vitoria
16Jacob GrantW5–7So.Westerville, Ohio / Club Ohio
17Einar AndressonD6–2So.Keflavik, Iceland / Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja
18Brian ZambranoM5–10Sr.Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling HS
19Jose VivasM5–6Fr.Teruel, Spain / SD Huesca
20Davis PeckW5–7R-Sr.Gilbert, Ariz. / Grand Canyon
21Carlos BarciaM6–1Jr.Gijon, Spain / Ohio Valley University
22Adam DahouD5–7Jr.Grenoble, France / Indian Hills CC
23Edward MendyW5–9Fr.Overland Park, Kansas / Blue Valley West HS
24Alec McAlisterM5–9So.Lancaster, Ky. / Lexington FC
25Porter HedenbergM5–10So.Dayton, Ky. / King's Hammer SC
26Brock WandelD6–3Jr.Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS
27Porter PomykalM6–0Fr.Corinth, Texas / Marcus HS
28Eyob McFarlandW5–9Fr.Louisville, Ky. / Kentucky Country Day
29Simon PaezM5–9Sr.Caracas, Venezuela / Castle HS
30Caleb KnightD6–1So.Carterville, Ill. / St. Louis Scott Gallagher
31Michael AdamsGK5–11So.Maineville, Ohio /
32Owen ButcherM6–1Fr.Plano, Texas / Liberty HS

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References

  1. ↑ Missouri Valley Conference Style Guide (PDF). August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "University of Evansville".
  3. 1 2 "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 [ bare URL PDF ]
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