| Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer | |
| University: | University of Evansville |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Conference Short: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| City: | Evansville |
| Stateabb: | IN |
| State: | Indiana |
| Coach: | Marshall Ray |
| Tenure: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | McCutchan Stadium |
| Capacity: | 2,500 |
| Nickname: | Purple Aces |
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| Ncaacollegecup: | 1985, 1990 |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1985, 1990 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | MCC 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Conference Season: | MCC: 1990, 1991 |
The Evansville Purple Aces men's soccer team represents the University of Evansville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) of NCAA Division I soccer. The Purple Aces play their home matches on Black Beauty Field at Arad McCutchan Stadium on the north end of the university's campus in Evansville, Indiana. The team is currently coached by Marshall Ray.[1]
The program began in 1974, under head coach Bill Vieth. Since then, the Purple Aces have made the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 11 times.
Evansville first made the Final Four in 1985, under head coach Fred Schmalz. After going 21–1–2 in the regular season, the Purple Aces qualified for the NCAA tournament, a feat the program has accomplished twice up to this point. During the tournament, Evansville beat the likes of Indiana (3–0), and Penn State (1–0). It was UCLA who bested them in the Final Four, by a score of 3 to 1. The Bruins would eventually beat American to win the tournament.
Still under head coach Schmalz, the program reached the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. Going 24–1–2 in the regular season, the team won the MCC championship and topped the regular season standings. During the NCAA tournament, Evansville bested Boston and Indiana, both by a score of 1–0. Rutgers would go on to beat them in the Final Four, and advance to the championship, where they lost to UCLA.[2]
Through the years, many Purple Aces have gone on to play professionally, and twelve have been named All-Americans for their play at Evansville.
(Years in parentheses denote years playing for the Purple Aces)
† = National Player of the Year
| 0 | Jacob Madden | GK | 6–3 | R-Jr. | Round Rock, Texas / Appalachian State | ||
| 00 | Landon Amick | GK | 5–11 | Fr. | Las Vegas, Nevada / Faith Lutheran HS | ||
| 1 | Matt Bryant | GK | 6–2 | R-Sr. | Indialantic, Fla. / Brevard Soccer Alliance | ||
| 2 | Francesco Brunetti | D | 5–11 | Sr. | Arezzo, Italy / University of the Southwest | ||
| 3 | Ethan Garvey | D | 6–7 | Jr. | New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross HS | ||
| 4 | Evan Dekker | M | 6–5 | Sr. | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Malone | ||
| 5 | Raphaello Perez Colasito | M | 5–8 | R-Sr. | Gilbert, Ariz. / Chandler-Gilbert CC | ||
| 6 | Johan Helander | D | 6–1 | Sr. | Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK | ||
| 7 | Filip Johansson | D | 6–0 | Gr. | Malmö, Sweden / Lunds BK | ||
| 8 | Pablo Guillen | M | 5–9 | So. | La Coruna, Spain / C.D. Lugo | ||
| 9 | Jakub Hall | F | 6–5 | R-Jr. | West Lafayette, Ind. / William Henry Harrison HS | ||
| 10 | Leonardo Barba | F | 5–9 | Gr. | Midland, Texas / Adams State | ||
| 11 | Oliver Hald | D | 6–3 | So. | Copenhagen, Denmark / Muskegon CC | ||
| 12 | Karl Mbouombouo | F | 6–0 | Sr. | Paris, France / Post University | ||
| 13 | Ryan Harris | M | 5–11 | Sr. | Franklin, Tenn. / Centennial HS | ||
| 14 | Nkosi Graham | W | 5–7 | Jr. | Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Ghost Prep | ||
| 15 | Jon Varela | D | 6–0 | Fr. | Vitoria, Spain / Aurerrá Vitoria | ||
| 16 | Jacob Grant | W | 5–7 | So. | Westerville, Ohio / Club Ohio | ||
| 17 | Einar Andresson | D | 6–2 | So. | Keflavik, Iceland / Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja | ||
| 18 | Brian Zambrano | M | 5–10 | Sr. | Wheeling, Ill. / Wheeling HS | ||
| 19 | Jose Vivas | M | 5–6 | Fr. | Teruel, Spain / SD Huesca | ||
| 20 | Davis Peck | W | 5–7 | R-Sr. | Gilbert, Ariz. / Grand Canyon | ||
| 21 | Carlos Barcia | M | 6–1 | Jr. | Gijon, Spain / Ohio Valley University | ||
| 22 | Adam Dahou | D | 5–7 | Jr. | Grenoble, France / Indian Hills CC | ||
| 23 | Edward Mendy | W | 5–9 | Fr. | Overland Park, Kansas / Blue Valley West HS | ||
| 24 | Alec McAlister | M | 5–9 | So. | Lancaster, Ky. / Lexington FC | ||
| 25 | Porter Hedenberg | M | 5–10 | So. | Dayton, Ky. / King's Hammer SC | ||
| 26 | Brock Wandel | D | 6–3 | Jr. | Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS | ||
| 27 | Porter Pomykal | M | 6–0 | Fr. | Corinth, Texas / Marcus HS | ||
| 28 | Eyob McFarland | W | 5–9 | Fr. | Louisville, Ky. / Kentucky Country Day | ||
| 29 | Simon Paez | M | 5–9 | Sr. | Caracas, Venezuela / Castle HS | ||
| 30 | Caleb Knight | D | 6–1 | So. | Carterville, Ill. / St. Louis Scott Gallagher | ||
| 31 | Michael Adams | GK | 5–11 | So. | Maineville, Ohio / | ||
| 32 | Owen Butcher | M | 6–1 | Fr. | Plano, Texas / Liberty HS |