2009. LOUIS –After recording his fourth shutout in the last five matches over the weekend, University of Evansville goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill/Elk Grove) has been named MVC Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Mroz posted his second consecutive clean sheet in Evansville’s win over Western Michigan on Saturday, matching a season-high of five saves.

      Mroz has been key in the Purple Aces’ recent success, allowing just one goal over the last five matches to help UE to a three-match winning streak and a six-match unbeaten streak. The unbeaten streak is the program’s first of six matches in a single season since 2009.

      Against the Broncos last weekend, the sophomore made all five of his saves in the final 20 minutes of the match, helping Evansville move to 2-0 in MVC play for the first time since 2016 and sit atop the conference standings as the only team with two wins.

      For the season, Mroz ranks third in the MVC and 49^thnationally with a .909 goals against average, while he is tied for the Valley lead with four shutouts. Mroz is the only MVC keeper to post two shutouts in conference play this season.

      The Defensive Player of the Week nod is the second of his career, having been honored once last season (10/25/24). Mroz is the first Ace to be named Defensive Player of the Week this year and is the second Ace to earn an MVC weekly honor after Andres Escudero was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week last Tuesday.

      Mroz and the Purple Aces are back in action tonight for a non-conference test at Northwestern before traveling to unbeaten Drake for a key MVC clash on Saturday. Kick-off for tonight’s match is set for 6:30 PM will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus.

Opening two rounds complete

 JONESBORO, Ark. – Completing the opening two rounds at 1-over, Jamison Ousley paced the University of Evansville men’s golf team on Monday at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate.

Ousley started the day with a 1-over 73 at RidgePointe Country Club before shooting an even 72 in the second 18 holes. His 145 is tied for 12^th overall. Second on the team and tied for 15^th is Mason Taylor. He opened the tournament with a 77 before carding a 3-under 69 in the second round. Sitting at 2-over, Taylor is tied for 15^th.

Next up was Daniil Romashkin. After posting an 80 in the first round, he tallied a 71 in the second round and ranks in a tie for 41^st with a 151. Two behind him was Luke Price. His rounds finished at 76 and 77 putting him in a tie for 47^th. Omar Khalid is tied for 61^st with a 155.

UE is in 6^th place in the team standings at 15-over. The Purple Aces are two strokes outside the top five and seven outside of the top three. Arkansas State paces the field at 17-under. The Red Wolves are nine in front of UT Martin. Luke Caldwell of UTM leads the individuals at 7-under. He is one in front of Thomas Schmidt from Arkansas State.

The final round is set to begin on Tuesday morning.

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After starting Missouri Valley Conference play atop the conference standings at 2-0, the University of Evansville men’s soccer team travels to Evanston, Ill. on Tuesday for a non-conference test against the Northwestern Wildcats. Evansville enters Saturday’s match riding a six-match unbeaten streak and looks to win their fourth in a row. Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM.

Last Time Out
Evansville moved to 2-0 in MVC play for the first time since 2016 on Saturday night, taking down Western Michigan by a score of 2-0. With the win, the Aces extend their unbeaten streak to six and their winning streak to three. The streak marks Evansville’s first unbeaten streak of six matches in the single season since 2009.

Evansville struck early for the second match in a row, with Tancredi Fadda (Monza, Italy/University of Milan) finding the back of the net with a rocket in the fourth minute for his second goal of the season. The goal came off assists from Nacho Diaz-Caneja (Coruña, Spain/Oregon State) and Andres Escudero (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro).

Fadda was active throughout the remainder of the first half, tallying two more shots, but the score remained 1-0 going into halftime.

The Purple Aces struck again shortly after the halftime intermission, when Nate Roberts (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS) earned a penalty by drawing a foul in the box in the 50^th minute. Martin Wurschmidt (Stavern, Norway/Thor Heyerdahl VGS) stepped to the spot and buried a shot past a diving Broncos keeper to make it 2-0. The penalty goal was Wurschmidt’s second of the season.

From there, the Evansville defense held strong to post their fourth shutout of the season. Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) made five saves in the final 20 minutes of action to tie his season-high and record his second shutout in a row. Over the last five matches, Mroz has allowed just one goal.

Series History 
Saturday marks the third meeting between the Aces and Wildcats and the first since 2004. Evansville leads the series 1-0-1 with a 2-1 win in Evansville. The only prior meeting between the two sides in Evanston came in 2003, resulting in a 2-2 tie.

Scouting Northwestern
Northwestern comes into Tuesday’s match with a 5-4-1 record and a 1-3 mark in Big Ten play. The last time out for the Wildcats came last Monday, a 1-0 loss to Washington. Evansville is the second MVC opponent that the Wildcats will face this season, having dropped a 3-2 decision to UIC on September 1.