Bowling Green comes to Evansville for its first visit to Arad McCutchan Stadium since 2015. The Falcons are near the top of the MVC standings in third with a 3-2-1 record for 10 points with wins over Belmont, Bradley, and Northern Illinois. On the season Bowling Green is 9-3-2 with their only losses coming against Michigan, UIC, and no. 15 Missouri State. The Falcons have been a goal scoring powerhouse this season as the only team in the country with two players scoring 10 goals on the season from sophomore forward Bennett Painter and junior forward Trace Terry.
Sophomore winger Auden Engen Vik (Trondheim, Norway) scored his first goal of the season to beat the Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday night. He became the 10th Ace to score at least one goal in the 2024 season. Senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) currently leads UE with three goals while five other Evansville players have multiple goals.
Redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Giulia, Italy) had his second goal in as many matches on Saturday night with the opening goal in DeKalb. In the 23rd minute on a free kick just beyond the boundary of the 18-yard box. Fedrizzi also added an assist on the Aces second goal for five points in two matches.
On Monday afternoon freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) was named one of the Top 100 Freshman in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. Mroz came in at 90th as he has started every match in goal for UE while becoming 18th in Division I in total saves on the season with 55. Mroz also picked up his seventh victory between the posts on Saturday, giving him the most wins by a rookie keeper at Evansville since 2016.
