EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team will open their 2025 home schedule in a big way on Thursday, welcoming in-state rival and Big Ten foe Purdue to the River City for the first time in program history. Kick-off is set for 6 PM CT at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
Evansville brings a 1-1-0 record into Thursday night’s match, taking down SEMO 4-1 in the season-opener before dropping a 2-1 decision at Lindenwood last Thursday. UE’s attack has gotten off to a hot start, as their five goals through the season’s first two contests is the Aces’ highest-scoring output through two matches since 2008. Purdue enters Thursday’s match with a 2-1-1 record, defeating Indiana State and Ball State before losing to DePaul and tying with Butler.
After being named MVC Player of the Week following her three-point performance against SEMO in the opener, Taylor Johnson scored her second goal of the season at Lindenwood in the team’s last time out. Johnson’s 2.50 points per game leads The Valley, while her two goals and five points put her one shy of single-season career-highs in both categories. Taylor Wehrer has also put together two strong offensive performances, scoring UE’s first goal of the season against SEMO and assisting on Johnson’s goal at Lindenwood. Wehrer leads the Aces with seven shots, while her four shots on goal are the second-most on the team.
Thursday night marks the fifth meeting all-time between Evansville and Purdue and the first since 2015. Purdue has won each of the previous four matchups, including a 1-0 victory in the last meeting between the two sides.
