EVANSVILLE – A late goal doomed the perfect start to conference play for the University of Evansville men's soccer team on Saturday evening as visiting Missouri State broke a deadlock with an 83rd-minute header to pick up a 1-0 victory over the Purple Aces at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
The Aces (6-4-1, 2-1-0 MVC) enjoyed their best spell of play in the opening half, attacking the visitors regularly in the opening 20 minutes. A Zac Blaydes corner in the ninth-minute supplied the most dangerous attempt of the game for the Aces as Ben Weber's goal-bound header was cleared off the line to keep things level.