UE Women’s Soccer on the Road at UNI on Saturday

The Purple Aces are eyeing their first road win of the season

 

WATERLOO, Iowa - The University of Evansville women’s soccer team (2-7-2, 0-0-1) travels to play the University of Northern Iowa (4-5-3, 0-1-0) on Saturday, Oct. 3. The match will be held at Cedar Valley Soccer Complex and begin at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

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WHAT TO KNOW

• This is UE’s first Missouri Valley Conference road contest this season
• The Purple Aces are eyeing their first road win this year (currently 0-5)
• Evansville is 3-2-2 at UNI but 8-0 at home against the Panthers
• The Aces have not received a yellow or red card this season
• Evansville was projected to finish first in the MVC Preseason Coaches Poll

THE OPPONENT

UNI enters this contest on a three game losing streak including defeats to South Dakota State, South Dakota and Missouri State in their MVC opener. Senior midfielder/forward Annie Dale leads all Panthers with five goals and 11 points this season. Sophomore defender Sarah Brandt and senior defender Katie Witt each have a team-best three assists. Junior goalkeeper Whitney Blunt has 47 saves, four shutouts and a 1.04 goals against average.

LAST TIME OUT

UE played Loyola to a scoreless draw on Sept. 26 at home. Senior goalkeeper Simone Busby made two saves in the match, both in double overtime. Senior forward Kayla Smith led all players with five shots.

 

THE COACHES

Evansville is led by eighth year head coach Krista McKendree, a four year standout with the Purple Aces and the only All-American in UE women’s soccer history.

UNI’s head coach is James Price in his seventh season.

HISTORY

Evansville leads the all-time series with UNI 11-2-2. UE is 3-2-2 all time playing the Panthers in Iowa but an undefeated 8-0 in games played in Evansville. The Purple Aces won the last meeting at UNI, a 2-1 victory.

Last 5 meetings:

 

LEADING OFF

Junior midfielder Bronwyn Boswell leads the Purple Aces with three goals, two assists, eight points, 32 shots, 12 shots on goal and one game winning goal this season. Senior midfielder Allie Arguello, and freshman midfielder Molly Lear also have a team-best two assists each. Senior goalkeeper Simone Busby has the lowest GAA (0.95) and highest saves percentage (.789) on the Aces this season.

FOR THREE!

The UE women’s soccer team has two shutouts this season and is looking for their third shutout of the year when the team play UNI. The Aces have shutout the Panthers in seven of the 15 meetings.

IN THE CLASSROOM

UE women’s soccer received an NSCAA College Team Academic Award (Sept. 23) for their 3.47 GPA in the 2014-15 academic year. This is their ninth straight year receiving the honor and 11th overall.

WHAT AN HONOR

Boswell was named MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) for her two goal game vs. IUPUI. This is the first Player of the Week honor in her collegiate career.

TALE OF TWO HALVES

Evansville is outscoring their opponents 7-6 in the first half but being outpaced 10-3 after halftime.

GOOD BEHAVIOR

The Purple Aces have not received a yellow or red card this season.

 

WE’RE NUMBER ONE

The UE women’s soccer team was ranked #1 in the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference preseason coach’s poll. The Aces will look to unseat back to back champion Illinois State for the title this year. Boswell, Busby, and sophomore forward Montana Portenier were named to the preseason All-Conference team. Sophomore midfielder/forward Nicki Baham received honorable mention.

 

NATIONAL HONOR

Busby missed the team’s first two games competing for the Guyana National Team in CONCACAF Qualifying. They won 8-0 over St. Kitts and Nevis and then tied Cuba 1-1. Guyana advanced to the next round over Cuba on goal differential.

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE

Evansville will play three teams that completed last season in the RPI Top 100. Those opponents are Illinois State (32), Miami (Ohio) (58), and Vanderbilt (96).

 

HOSTING THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Evansville is hosting the 2015 MVC Women’s Soccer Championship this year. The semifinals will take place on Fri., Nov. 6 with the Championship match to take place on Sun., Nov. 8. All matches will be held at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville, Ind.

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