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Aces advance to MVC Semifinals with 1-0 win over SIUE

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EVANSVILLE - Sophomore forward Jose Vivas scored a 75th minute winner to lead the University of Evansville men's soccer team to a 1-0 win over SIUE in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Arad McCutchan Stadium in Evansville.

Vivas got on the board for the fourth time this season with his late second half goal, giving the Spaniard his second game-winning goal of the season. For the seventh time this year, graduate goalkeeper Alex Vidizzoni shutout his opponent, moving him into a tie for seventh in single-season shutouts.

The opening half featured an eager Evansville side taking control possession as the Aces out-shot the Cougars, 9-4, in the first 45 minutes.