EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team begins a three-match road swing on Sunday when they travel to Murray, Ky. to take on Murray State. Evansville enters the match in fifth place in the MVC standings with four regular season matches remaining while Murray State sits in sixth place, as both teams jockey for position in the MVC Tournament.
Last Time Out
In what was a crucial match for MVC Tournament positioning, Evansville secured a dramatic win, using a go-ahead goal from Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont) in the 82nd minute to secure a 2-1 over Belmont on Saturday night at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
Evansville controlled play throughout the first period, beginning with shots on goal by Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas. Nev./Desert Oasis) and Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind./Memorial).
The Purple Aces grabbed the lead in the 24th minute, as Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) sent a cross into the box where it was collected by Kathryn Tyler (Dallas, Texas/Liberty Christian) on the right side of the six. From there, Tyler put up a shot that deflected off a Belmont defender and found the back of the net for the first goal of the evening.
The lead remained heading into the halftime break, but the Bruins answered in the 57th minute to level the score at one.
From there, the Aces and Bruins battled to find the winner. Finally, Evansville was able to break through in the 82nd minute, when Isa Valdez (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista) put a ball into the six for Robinson, who put a shot past a diving Belmont keeper for the go-ahead goal.
From there, the Evansville defense held strong to secure the win.
Series History
Saturday marks the 14h all-time meeting between Evansville and Murray State. The Purple Aces lead the all-time series 7-3-3, including a 4-1-1 record in Murray. Since the Racers joined the MVC in 2022, three of four meetings have ended in ties.
