Aces Journey to Kentucky for Friday Match

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville males’s soccer workforce travels to Lexington on Friday to tackle the Kentucky Wildcats. Kickoff is ready for six:30 p.m. CT.
 

Last Time Out
Evansville dropped its first dwelling match of the season Friday night time, falling 2-1 to Northwestern at Arad McCutchan Stadium.

Northwestern utilized strain early, recording the primary few photographs on objective of the sport, however Evansville goalkeeper Hugo Amo (Burgos, Spain/Casper CC) stood sturdy to maintain the Wildcats off the board.

The Aces earned their first prime scoring alternative within the twenty third minute after Alex Tura (Barcelona, Spain/UNIR) drew a foul within the high of the field, organising a penalty kick. Pablo Calvete (Ponferrada, Spain/UNIR), transformed from the spot, discovering the correct aspect of the web to offer Evansville a 1-0 benefit.

Both groups continued to create possibilities all through the opening half earlier than Northwestern discovered the equalizer within the forty first minute, sending the match into halftime tied at 1-1.

The back-and-forth battle continued into the second half, with Northwestern outshooting Evansville 5-0 throughout the opening half-hour. Despite the elevated strain from the Wildcats, the Evansville protection held agency and saved the sport tied.

The Aces generated their finest probabilities of the second half within the 78th and 79th minutes, when Patrik Fagan (Austin, Texas/UAB) and Tura every recorded photographs in entrance of the objective. Northwestern responded moments later, discovering the again of the web to take a 2-1 lead.

Evansville continued to push for the equalizer over the ultimate 9 minutes, with Parker Bassuener (Onalaska, Wis./Shattuck Saint Mary’s) and Tura every recording a number of photographs. The Aces had been unable to seek out the tying objective, and Northwestern held on for the 2-1 victory.

Series History 

Friday marks the twelfth all-time assembly between Evansville and Kentucky. The Wildcats lead the all-time collection 7-4-0, and personal a 3-2-0 benefit when taking part in in Lexington. The groups haven’t met since 2018, when Kentucky earned a 4-0 victory in Lexington.

Scouting Kentucky

Kentucky brings a 0-2-1 report into Friday’s match. The Wildcats’ most up-to-date match got here Friday, once they fell 3-0 at Virginia Tech.

Kentucky completed the 2025 season with a 10-4-5 report, advancing to the NCAA Tournament earlier than struggling a heartbreaking 2-1 further time loss to Saint Louis within the opening spherical.

Follow Along

Friday’s match can be streamed dwell on ESPN+. Live stats can be found at GoPurpleAces.com.