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Five Aces earn All-MVC honors

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PEORIA, Ill. --- Five members of the University of Evansville men's soccer team were honored with all-Missouri Valley Conference honors, it was announced at the conference's tournament banquet on Thursday night in Peoria, Ill.

Senior midfielder Ian McGrath and sophomore defender Simon Waever were named first-team all-MVC, while senior defender Chris Shuck, junior midfielder Zac Blaydes, and sophomore midfielder Jesse Stafford-Lacey all received honorable mention all-MVC honors.

For the fourth-straight season, McGrath earned all-MVC honors, this year receiving his second-straight first-team all-MVC honor. The New Lenox, Illinois native leads the way for the Aces with 12 goals and six assists on the season, recording six game-winning goals, including Wednesday night's game-winner in the 58th minute that advanced the Aces to the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.