Racers Set to Close Road Slate at Evansville - Murray State University Athletics

MURRAY, Ky. - Murray State closes its Missouri Valley road schedule Sunday afternoon at Evansville, where three points would end the Purple Aces' chance of catching the Racers in a conference table that currently sits in fifth place.<o:p></o:p> Murray State is fifth with nine points. Evansville and Valparaiso have seven, Belmont six, and the top six reach the conference tournament. The Racers finish against two of those three chasers, Evansville on Sunday and Belmont on Nov. 5.<o:p></o:p> MSU arrives unbeaten in five consecutive matches, the longest run of their season and a span in which they have conceded just two goals. Murray State beat Valparaiso 3-0 and UIC 1-0 before drawing at Drake, at UNI and with Indiana State, a 1-1 Senior Day result in which the Racers took a season-high 13 corner kicks and committed a season-low two fouls.<o:p></o:p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Junior forward Breece Bass leads Murray State in goals (4), assists (3), points (11), shots (42) and shots on goal (18). Her 42 shots rank fourth in the Missouri Valley and she has a hand in seven of the Racers' 14 goals.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Senior goalkeeper Griselda Revolorio is second in the conference with 66 saves and fourth in save percentage at .795, with five shutouts and a 1.13 goals-against average.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Murray State has four yellow cards and no reds in 16 matches, the fewest in the Missouri Valley by three, and is the only team in the league that has not attempted a penalty kick.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Nine different Racers have scored in 2026. Eleven of Murray State's 14 goals have come in the second half.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Murray State is 0-5-3 on the road and has all three of its road points by draw.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Evansville leads the all-time series 7-4-3, but Murray State has not lost to the Purple Aces since Aug. 26, 2012 and is 3-0-3 in the six meetings since. The last two trips to Evansville both finished 0-0.<o:p></o:p></li> </ul> Scouting the Purple Aces<o:p></o:p> Evansville is 4-6-2 and 2-4-1 in the Missouri Valley, seventh in the league and coming off a 2-2 home draw with Illinois State on Oct. 25. The Purple Aces beat Belmont 2-1 on the road and UNI 1-0 at home earlier in October, then lost 5-1 at Valparaiso. They are 3-3-1 at home.<o:p></o:p> Evansville has played 12 matches, fewest in the conference, and has scored 15 goals while allowing 20. Junior Brielle LaBerge leads the Purple Aces with five goals, three assists and 13 points, ranks seventh in the league in goals and was named Missouri Valley Player of the Week this month. Brooklyn Robinson has four goals. Evansville has converted all three of its penalty kicks.<o:p></o:p> Goalkeeper Brianna Chirpich has faced heavy traffic, making 59 saves in 11 matches. Her 5.36 per match is second in the conference, and she carries a .747 save percentage and a 1.82 goals-against average.<o:p></o:p>

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