EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After opening the regular season with a 1-1 draw against Bellarmine on Thursday, the UE men’s soccer team hits the road for the first time this season for a road contest at Mercer on Sunday. Kick-off is set for 2 PM CT from Betts Stadium in Macon.
Last Time Out
Evansville opened the 2025 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Bellarmine on Thursday. The Aces fell behind early, as the Knights scored in the 5th minute of play to take the lead. The Aces created chances throughout the first half, with Tancredi Fadda (Monza, Italy/University of Milan), Martin Wurschmidt (Stavern, Norway/Thor Heyerdahl VGS) and Andres Escudero (San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro) putting shots on goal, but Bellarmine remained in the lead heading into the break.
Evansville continued to push on the attack in the opening minutes of the second half and was able to break through in the 54th minute when freshman Ben Zec (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) drew a foul in the box to earn his team a penalty kick. Fadda stepped up to the spot to take the penalty and calmy buried a shot into the upper left corner of the goal to even the score at one apiece.
Momentum continued in the Aces’ favor for the next 15 minutes, but the tide turned when Evansville had a player sent off for picking up his second yellow card, forcing them to play a man down for the final 20 minutes. However, the Aces were able weather the storm, keeping the Knights off the board as the night ended in a 1-1 draw.
Series History
Sunday’s contest will be the fourth-ever meeting between Evansville and Mercer. The only other trip to Macon for UE came in 2018, when the two sides played to a 1-1 draw. Evansville holds a 2-0-1 lead in the series, defeating the Bears in Evansville in 2014 and 2007, both by a score of 3-1.
