It was a tough start to Missouri Valley Conference play for Evansville with a road loss to Drake. A goal in the final five minutes of the match made the difference, handing UE a 2-1 loss. The Aces lone goal of the weekend came on an unusual play Saturday night. Evansville was awarded a free kick in the penalty area that was taken by midfielder Ola Arntsen. Arntsen’s shot careened off two Drake players making its way into the bottom right corner of the net.
Louisville comes into Tuesday’s game holding a 4-1-1 record on the season. The Cardinals lost their first game of the year on Friday against Virginia Tech on a goal in the final four minutes of the game. The 2-1 loss was only Louisville’s second game of the year with less than two goals and the first since their opening contest against Tulsa. The Cardinals have been the first team to score in all six of their games this season including netting a goal in the first 11 minutes of the match in each of their last four games.
Evansville Interim Head Coach Robbe Tarver will coach his first game against his former program on Tuesday. Tarver was a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Louisville Cardinals from 2017 to 2020 including one year under current Head Coach John Michael Hayden. Tarver was also an assistant along with Hayden from 2017 to 2018 before Hayden was promoted to Head Coach of the program.
