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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The IUPUI men's soccer team will head south to take part in the 22nd ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic at Black Beauty Field this weekend. Head Coach
Steve Franklin's Jaguars will take on host Evansville on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. before playing Eastern Illinois on Sunday at noon.
IUPUI (1-3-1) has gone to overtime in three of its five matches to start the year, including a recent 2-2 tie with Cleveland State and 2-1 defeat at Valparaiso on Sunday. The Jaguars' six goals have come from six different scorers this season as defenders
Emile Garcia and
Yogi Snider lead the squad in scoring with three points each. Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper
Tyler Keever has a 1.69 goals against average and is grabbing nearly four saves per game.
Evansville comes into Friday's match with a 3-2 record after claiming the title at last weekend's Bradley Soccer Classic. The Purple Aces are led by Tom Irvin (2 goals, 3 assists) and goalkeeper Phil Boerger has two shutouts on the year.
EIU (1-2-1) comes into the weekend having scored just one goal on the young season. Defensively, the Panthers have been stout, allowing just four scores in four games with Sean Molony in goal. The Panthers will open play against Stony Brook on Friday.
IUPUI is 0-1 against Evansville since moving to Division I in 1998 and 3-2-1 against EIU during that span.