DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER Photos by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s soccer team continued practice throughout last week in hopes of extending the season by qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. Despite high hopes, the Bulldogs were not among the 48-team field released by the NCAA and conclude the 2015 season…
Men’s soccer knocked out of Big East tournament
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER Photo by Jimmy Lafakis After 90 minutes of regulation play, 20 minutes in overtime and finally a shootout, the Butler men’s soccer team was eliminated from the Big East Tournament by Providence on Sunday. The final score was 3-2, with the Friars winning the shootout 4-2 at the Butler Bowl.…
Men’s soccer earns third seed for Big East Tournament
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s soccer team secured the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament on senior night Thursday, defeating No. 25 ranked Xavier 3-0. Consequently, Xavier will be the No. 4 seed. Final from the Butler Butler…Dawgs beats Xavier 3-0 to lock up the 3…
Men’s soccer gets shutout road win over Marquette
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team shut out Marquette 2-0 on the road Saturday night, securing them a top-four finish in the Big East. The Bulldogs are now 5-3 in conference play and 9-4-3 overall. DAWGS.. WINNNNNN!!! Butler shuts-out Marquette on the road! — Butler Men’s Soccer (@ButlerMenSoccer) November 1, 2015…
Men’s Soccer Falls 1-0 to DePaul
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team was unable to overcome an early goal from DePaul on Wednesday night, losing 1-0 at the Butler Bowl. The lone goal came in the eighth minute, when DePaul’s Jake Scheper was able to capitalize on a Butler turnover, shooting the ball from the right side.…
Men’s Soccer shuts out Seton Hall
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER After a strong performance against St. John’s last week, the Butler men’s soccer team carried the momentum to Seton Hall in a 3-0 victory for the Bulldogs. With an overall record of 8-3-3, and 4-2 in conference play, Butler remains in third place in the BIG EAST. After the loss,…
Men’s Soccer: Hard Work Shows In National Rankings
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER delee1@butler.edu The Butler men’s soccer team brought a national spotlight to the school this past week after recently released rankings placed the Bulldogs within the top 25 teams in the nation. College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer each had Butler at 19th in their respective national polls. The National Soccer Coaches…
Butler falls to top-ranked Creighton 1-0
ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s soccer team fell to unbeaten #1 Creighton University on Wednesday night at the Butler Bowl 1-0. The loss gives the Bulldogs a record of 6-3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big East. Creighton stays undefeated with the win at 13-0-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Senior…
Men’s soccer stays perfect in Providence
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team stayed unbeaten Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Providence. The Bulldogs’ record improved to 6-0-3 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. Providence fell to 4-4-1 (0-2). Senior Vincent Mitchell broke the scoreless tie early in the second half with a goal assisted by…
SIUE deals men’s soccer first loss of season
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER The previously undefeated Butler men’s soccer team fell to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Tuesday night in a final score of 2-1. SIUE took an early lead after Devyn Jambga was able to find the back of the Bulldogs’ net in the first three minutes of the game. Butler’s Jeff Adkins…