2019 Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2019 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (3-10-1, 2-5-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Wednesday, Oct. 30, Noon CT – vs. #9 Missouri State (13-0-0, 7-0-0 MVC) Aug. 30 at Green Bay T 1-1 Sunday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m. CT – at Evansville (2-11-1, 2-5-0 MVC) Sept. 2 IU Northwest W 8-2 Sept. 6 at UIC L 5-1 This Week in Valpo Soccer: The Valparaiso University men’s soccer team will refa- Sept. 13 at SMU L 6-0 miliarize itself with the concept of playing at home this week as the side finally hosts a Sept. 15 at Oral Roberts L 2-1 (2ot) match at Brown Field for the first time since Oct. 1. After a challenging stretch of five Sept. 18 at Missouri State* L 3-1 straight on the road, the Brown & Gold will face a whole new challenge on Wednesday, Sept. 22 Evansville* W 2-1 welcoming No. 9 Missouri State to Northwest Indiana. The week continues on Sunday Sept. 25 Drake* L 2-0 as Valpo visits instate foe Evansville in the regular season’s penultimate match. Oct. 1 Bradley* L 2-1 (2ot) Oct. 5 at SIU Edwardsville L 3-0 Previously: Valpo split a pair of MVC matches this past week, earning a 3-1 road win Oct. 12 at Loyola* L 2-0 at Drake on Wednesday before falling 1-0 at Bradley on Sunday. Andy Lomeli, Mason Oct. 19 at Milwaukee L 2-0 Marcey and Demar Rose all found the back of the net, while Adan Garcia racked up three Oct. 23 at Drake * W 3-1 assists in the comeback victory over the Bulldogs. After falling behind 1-0 in the 22nd Sept. 27 at Bradley* L 1-0 minute, Valpo got goals in minutes 37, 45 and 62 en route to the triumph. The visitors Oct. 30 #9 Missouri State* Noon had only four shots in the game, but three of them found the back of the net. A Walid Nov. 3 at Evansville* 2 p.m. Kherat goal in the 67th minute accounted for the only scoring of the road loss in Peoria. Nov. 9 Loyola* 7 p.m. Nov. 13, 15, 17 MVC Tournament# Three-Assist Showing: Senior midfielder Adan Garcia made Valpo history this past week by contributing to all three goals in a 3-1 road victory over Drake on Wednesday. All times Central. He was credited with an assist on all three, becoming just the second player in program Home matches in bold and played at Brown Field. history and first since 1985 (Thomas Froats) to notch three assists in one game. He * - indicates Missouri Valley Conference match became the 20th player in the nation and first in the Missouri Valley Conference with # - indicates in Chicago at Loyola Soccer Complex a three-assist showing in 2019. In addition, Garcia cracked the program record book in career assists by upping his total to 11. He now owns sole possession of 10th in program history and is the first Valpo player with a double-figure assist total since Adrian Ortiz finished his collegiate tenure with 13 in 2010. Missouri Valley Conference Ranked Opponents: For the second time this season, Valpo will battle a national- ly-ranked team on Wednesday as Missouri State makes its way to Brown Field. After Standings visiting No. 16 SMU on Sept. 13, the Brown & Gold will face an even tougher test Team MVC Overall with the Bears ranked in the Top 10 nationally entering the match. Since the start of the Missouri State 7-0-0 (21) 13-0-0 2013 season, Valpo has five wins and one draw against nationally-ranked sides. Valpo Bradley 4-3-2 (14) 5-5-4 last hosted a ranked team on Sept. 28, 2015, a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 23 Omaha. Drake 4-4-1 (13) 7-7-1 Loyola 3-1-3 (12) 8-3-3 Success vs. Top 10: Missouri State was ranked ninth nationally in the Oct. 22 United Valparaiso 2-5-0 (6) 3-10-1 Soccer Coaches poll and figures to hold its Top 10 status in the poll that will be released Evansville 0-7-0 (0) 2-11-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 29 after another perfect week. Should the Bears remain in the Top 10, this will mark the highest ranked team Valpo has played since Sept. 11, 2014, when the squad made its way to East Lansing and knocked off No. 7 Michigan State 1-0. Omar Lawrence scored the goal in the 58th minute with Stian Sandbekkhaug providing the assist. That was the first win against a Top 10 opponent in program history. Although Valpo has visited Top 10 teams on a number of occasions, this will be the first time the Brown & Gold have hosted a Top 10 side. Four-Goal Club: Mason Marcey posted his fourth goal of the season and the fifth of his @VUMSO career on Wednesday, becoming just the 10th player in the Missouri Valley Conference with four or more goals. He was the first Valpo player to hit that mark. Marcey had a #oneVALPO three-point night in a 3-1 win over Drake, also notching his second assist of the year. Traveling Troop: Valpo has finished out a stretch of five straight matches away from Brown Field. The team hasn’t played on its home pitch since Oct. 1 against Bradley, a stretch that will finally come to an end on Wednesday. None of Valpo’s first nine away 2019 Men’s Soccer Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.771.7504 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 matches this season came against a team with a losing record. Valpo When... At home 2-2-0 Following Valpo: Wednesday’s match will be available on ESPN3 and Sunday’s on ESPN+. On the road 1-8-1 Aaron Leavitt (play-by-play) and Jake Wulbert (color commentary) will have the call on Neutral site 0-0-0 Wednesday. Links to live video and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com. During the day 1-4-0 Head Coach Mike Avery: In his 13th season at the helm of the Valpo men’s soccer program, At night (5 p.m. or later local) 2-6-1 Mike Avery owns a program-record 90 career victories. Under Avery’s guidance, the team has been a stellar defensive side, as nine of the top 10 defensive seasons in program history Scoring first 1-1-1 have come during his tenure. Avery has led the program to a new standard in his time as Opponent scores first 2-9-0 head coach, as a team that had enjoyed just one winning season in the 24 years prior to his arrival has finished above the .500 mark six times in the last decade. He has also seen Playing overtime 0-2-1 numerous players go on to play professional soccer, including active pros Zev Taublieb, Kyle Zobeck, Stefan Antonijevic, Jordan Aidoud, Rafael Mentzingen, Nacho Miras, Ramone Leading at halftime 2-1-1 Howell, Matthew King, Jordan Simon, Hamid Babaali and Lucca Lacerda. Avery shattered Trailing at halftime 1-7-0 the program record with his 77th career victory on Sept. 16, 2017 at Drake. He reached 77 Tied at halftime 0-2-0 victories in his 195th career match, while previous recordholder Mis’ Mrak needed 288 matches to accumulate 76 wins. Outshooting opponents 2-1-0 Outshot by opponents 1-9-1 Series Notes – Missouri State: Valpo heads into Wednesday hoping to secure its first ever Tied in Shots 0-0-0 victory over Missouri State as the team stands at 0-9-1 in a head-to-head series that started in 1989. The lone draw came 1-1 on Sept. 19, 2008 in Springfield. Valpo is 0-4 against the Scoring fewer than two goals 0-10-1 Bears since joining the Missouri Valley Conference prior to the 2017 campaign. This marks Scoring two or more goals 3-0-0 the second meeting of the year between the two teams after the Bears prevailed 3-1 in the conference opener in Springfield back on Sept. 18. Michael Cushing scored for Valpo, while Missouri State got goals from Stuart Wilkin, Ian Jones and Matthew Bentley. Scouting the Opposition – Missouri State: The Bears are ranked ninth nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll and own a No. 13 national ranking from College Soccer Among MVC Leaders News and No. 14 from Top Drawer Soccer. Missouri State is the only unbeaten and untied Individual Players (within Top 5) team in all of Division-I men’s soccer. The team’s 13-game winning streak is the longest Player Category Value Rank in program history. The team is off to a 7-0-0 start to conference play for the first time Mason Marcey Shots 28 5th ever and has already tied the 2001 and 2009 Missouri State sides for the most conference Mason Marcey Shots/G 2.33 5th wins in a season. The Bears can clinch the regular season conference title with a win or Adan Garcia Assists 3 T-3rd a draw on Wednesday afternoon at Brown Field.