Men’s Soccer adds a pair of goalkeepers for 2020

Jacob Madden and Michael Adams join the Purple Aces

University of Evansville head men’s soccer coach Marshall Ray has announced the addition of goalkeepers Jacob Madden and Michael Adams to his 2020 squad.

“Jacob and Michael will both strengthen our goalkeeping unit.  Michael is the ideal student-athlete for the University of Evansville and was very direct about his desire to be a member of our program and the Evansville campus community,” Ray said.  “Jacob comes to us from Appalachian State and gained valuable experience as a Division I starter last season.  He will come in and compete with our current number one, Matt Bryant.”

“Matt played well for us in the last two games of last season and had a solid performance against the University of Louisville in our only match of the spring,” Ray continued.  “Matt and Jacob will push each other and battle for time, making us much stronger at this position.”

Jacob Madden ·Goalkeeper ·Round Rock, Texas ·Appalachian State University

Madden joins the Purple Aces as a transfer after a two-year stint at Appalachian State (D1 – Sun Belt). After redshirting his freshman season at App State, Madden started in all 19 games for the Mountaineers in 2019, finishing the regular season with an 11-7-1 record and eight shutouts, which ranked him 15th in the nation and tied for first in the conference. His save percentage of .711 ranked him third in the conference, while helping the Mountaineers to a .421 shutout percentage slated him first in the conference and 33rd in the nation at the end of the regular season. He posted 54 saves on the season, placing him third in conference, with a season-high six saves against Elon. Madden was also named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after posting a perfect week with two shutouts against George Mason and American.

Madden is also a strong performer in the classroom, being named to the academic honor roll in both his freshman and sophomore year.  The Business Management major is the son of Stephen and Kathy Madden and has four siblings.

Michael Adams ·Goalkeeper ·Maineville, Ohio ·Ohio Elite ECNL / Kings High School

Adams joins the Purple Aces after a standout career at both Kings High School and the Ohio Elite ECNL. In his senior year of high school, Adams made 111 saves, totaling a 0.79 save percentage, while helping Kings to an 11-4-3 record and being named conference player of the week during playoffs.

He is the son of Jim and Heidi Adams.  His father is a former professional goalkeeper who was named the USL goalkeeper of the year in 1995 and is a Hall of Fame player at Monmouth University. His mother is a former collegiate swimmer at Transylvania University.  The Electrical Engineering major has a sister – Haley.