EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In a full team effort that saw 23 players in action in the Royal Blue and Black, the Blue Raiders opened the season on a high note as Middle Tennessee (1-0-0) posted a 5-1 victory over Evansville (0-1-0) on Thursday evening at McCutchan Stadium.
Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year Peyton DePriest shined on the offensive end for the Raiders, scoring the first two goals of the match. Juniors Carolin Engelhard and Elizabeth Watts followed up what DePriest was handing out. Lastly, C-USA Freshman of the Year Hannah Tillett joined in on the action to cap off the scoring.