- LOUIS –Following a three-goal week that helped Evansville to a perfect 2-0 record and a win in their first MVC match of the season, freshman Andres Escudero (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro) has been named MVC Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The award is Evansville’s first MVC weekly award of the season and the first career nod for Escudero.With his team facing a 1-0 deficit in the 76th minute of Tuesday’s match against Butler, Escudero scored the equalizer in the 80th minute and the game-winner in the 86th minute, helping the Aces pull of a stunning, come from behind win. The brace was Escudero’s second in three matches, making him the only freshman in the country with multiple braces this season.
On Friday, Escudero put the finishing touches on a dominant road over Bowling Green win to open MVC play, scoring in the 80th minute to complete a 3-0 win in a rematch of last season’s MVC final. The goal was his sixth in the last five matches, tying him with Grand Canyon’s Junior Diouf and Bryant’s Jamie Amaro for the most goals by a freshman in the country this season. Escudero’s total of six goals is the most by an Evansville freshman since 2022, when MVC Freshman of the Year Nacho Diaz Barragan scored nine.
Escudero and the Purple Aces are back in action on Saturday, hosting Western Michigan in a key conference match-up at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Kick-off is set for 6 PM.
