Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer
| Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer | |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| University | University of Evansville |
| Head coach | Marshall Ray (2nd season) |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Location | Evansville, Indiana |
| Stadium | Black Beauty Field at Arad McCutchan Stadium (Capacity: 2,500) |
| Nickname | Purple Aces |
| Colors | Purple, white, and orange[1] |
| 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 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| MCC: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 MVC: 1996 | |
| 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]
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)
- Marc Burch (2002-2004), currently plays for Memphis 901 FC
- Scott Cannon (1986-1990), last played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001
- Frank D'Amelio (1978-1979), last played for New York United in 1981; assistant coach of UNLV Rebels soccer from 1998 to 2005
- Alec Dufty (2006-2008), last played for Chicago Fire; current goalkeeper coach for Sporting Kansas City
- Cory Elenio (2004-2007), currently plays for the Syracuse Silver Knights
- Mark Anthony Gonzalez (2012-2015), last played for Reno 1868 FC in 2018
- Diego Gutiérrez (1992-1993), last played for Chicago Fire in 2008; United States national
- Michael LaBerge (1994-1996), last played for the Hershey Wildcats in 2000
- Brian Loftin (1993-1994), last played for the Milwaukee Wave in 2003; United States futsal national
- Ian McGrath (2014-2017), currently playing for Scottish Championship side Queen of the South F.C.
- Richard Menjívar (2008-2009), last played for Penn FC in 2018; current El Salvador national
- Mike Mikes (1983-1986), last played for the Colorado Foxes in 2005
- Robert Paterson (1989-1990), last played for Portland Timbers in 1990
- Troy Perkins (2003), last played for Seattle Sounders FC in 2015; 2006 MLS Goal of the Year Award winner; United States national
- David Weir (1988-1992), last played for Scottish Premier League side Rangers F.C. in 2012; Managed Sheffield United F.C. in 2013; Scotland national
All-Americans
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† = National Player of the Year
Record By Year
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
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| Evansville Purple Aces (Division I Independent[4]) (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[5]) (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[6][7]) (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 | ||||||
| MVC: | 187–218–30 | 70–84–10 | ||||||||
| Total: | 438–334–67 | 95–88–14 | ||||||||
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Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Missouri Valley Conference Style Guide (PDF). August 29, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "University of Evansville".
- ^ a b "2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Records - Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "2012 UE Men's Soccer Guide".
- ^ http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/recordbooks/5/recordbook.pdf?1349980422
- ^ http://www.mvc.org/records/msoccer.pdf
- ^ TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Men's Soccer - Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2013-05-25.