EVANSVILLE — Things couldn't have gone much more to script for head coach Marshall Ray and his University of Evansville men's soccer team in 2016 as the Purple Aces experienced the second-largest single-season turnaround in school history.
The Aces, who ended the year with a 10-8-3 overall record, improved by seven wins from Ray's first year at the helm of the program in 2015. Buoyed by an experienced group of veterans and an even larger newcomer contingent, UE proved a difficult task for every opponent the team faced over the course of the season.
Led by midfield dynamo Ian McGrath, the Aces were the second-highest scoring team in the Missouri Valley Conference this season.