Cooper Stadium to host championship this week
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Cooper Stadium will be the host of the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Championship and the University of Evansville softball team will enter as the #8 seed following the completion of the regular season on Sunday.
The Purple Aces will face #9 seed Loyola on Wednesday, May 12 at 11 a.m. CT at Cooper Stadium. With a win, UE would advance to face the No. 5 seed Drake on Thursday at 10 a.m. Wednesday’s other game features #7 Indiana State and #10 Valparaiso squaring off at 2 p.m.
Evansville’s side of the bracket includes fourth seeded Southern Illinois and the No. 1 seed Illinois State. The championship runs from Wednesday through Saturday.
