Box Score EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Oct. 12, 2024) – The UIC men's soccer program (6-5, 2-2 MVC) dropped its first Missouri Valley Conference road match of the season Saturday night as the Flames fell 3-1 to Evansville (6-5-1, 2-2 MVC) at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
After the two teams traded own goals in the first half, the Purple Aces took the lead following a goal in the 48
th minute and added a third in the 61
st minute. The Flames outshot the Purple Aces 14 to 9 in Saturday's contest with eight shots on goal, while junior goalkeeper
Kevin Dabrowski (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West) had two saves in net for UIC.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UIC's scored in the first half in ten of its 11 matches in 2024 and in every match since Sept. 6 (at Oakland).
- The own goal UIC scored in the first half was UIC's first goal off an own goal this season.
- The Flames move to 2-1 all-time against the Purple Aces. Saturday's match was UIC's first match at Evansville in the series' history.
- Saturday's loss is UIC's first road loss since Aug. 22 (at No. 22 Wisconsin).
- Redshirt senior Jesus De Vicente (Casas Bajas, Spain/Iowa Western CC) and junior Paul Brauckmann (Welver, Germany/Boerde-Berufskolleg Soest) continue their streaks of playing in every minute of action for the Flames so far this season. The pair have played 990 minutes in 2024.
UP NEXT
- UIC is back in Chicago for a conference clash against Belmont on Oct. 18.
- Belmont is 3-7-3 on the season and 0-4-1 in MVC play. The Bruins lost to No. 17 Missouri State 2-1 Saturday evening.
- The Flames are 7-1-1 all time against the Bruins and won both contests against Belmont in 2023.
- Friday's match will start at 7 p.m. at Flames Field. The match can be seen live on ESPN+, and live stats will also be made available.
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