MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s soccer team captured a 3-2 road victory over the Evansville Purple Aces Tuesday night after a tiebreaking goal in the 90th minute. Vincent Mitchell broke the 2-2 tie game in the last seconds which pushed Butler over the edge for the win.…
Revisiting a classic: Butler-IU Men’s Soccer 2013
BY KYLE BEERY | CONTRIBUTING SPORTSWRITER Video by Kyle Beery, footage courtesy of Butler student Matt Michel Revisiting a classic The Butler men’s soccer team had gotten out to a 5-1-1 start to the 2013 season, the program’s first as a member of the Big East Conference. Indiana University was 3-4-2, with three of its…
Men’s Soccer Downs IUPUI in Overtime
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Junior David Goldsmith netted a pair of goals, including the overtime game-winner, and the Butler men’s soccer team defeated Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 3-2 on the road Tuesday night. These were the first two goals of the year for Goldsmith, and the Bulldogs are now on a two-game winning streak…
High Expectations: Men’s Soccer expects to compete for conference title
GRAYSON PRATHER | SPORTS REPORTER There are two things the Butler University men’s soccer team aims to do this season: score goals and win the Big East championship. “My expectation always is to win the Big East,” junior David Goldsmith, 2014 Second-Team All-Big East member, said. “That’s one of our team expectations and we’ve got…
Butler alums drafted to MLS
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Excitement, anxiety, intuitiveness – these are the emotions that Butler alumnus Zach Steinberger was feeling last Thursday during the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Steinberger, who graduated from Butler in December, was looking to realize his lifelong dream of playing professional soccer. Steinberger waited in the Butler locker room when…
Men’s soccer stopped short
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER In times of struggle, in times of celebration, and in times of disappointment, the Butler’s men’s soccer team has stuck together through the challenges in the 2014 season. They ended their season with a record of 6-7-5 and finished eighth in the Big East. Butler head coach Paul Snape said…
Men’s soccer faces biggest test yet
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team will compete against Xavier University on Friday in what could potentially be the most crucial game of the season. Butler currently sits sixth in the Big East standings, one point ahead of Marquette University. The Bulldogs got three points over the weekend with a win…
Bulldogs finish week without loss
GRAYSON PRATHER/STAFF REPORTER Butler men’s soccer team had a successful week in conference play, coming away with a win, a tie, and a chance to play in the conference tournament. The Bulldogs faced off against Providence Sunday afternoon at the Butler Bowl. They were able to pull off their sixth win of the season against…
Men’s Soccer enters key stretch
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team will face Seton Hall University tonight and will look to return to the .500 mark. Last year, the Bulldogs (5-6-4) defeated Seton Hall 2-0. Despite Seton Hall’s last-place spot in the standings, Butler head coach Paul Snape said he does not want to underestimate them.…
Butler aims for break-even mark
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team faces Marquette University tonight at the Butler Bowl at 7 p.m. Butler (4-5-3) is trying to end a three-game conference losing streak caused by conference teams Georgetown University, St. John’s University and Creighton University. The Bulldogs may have an edge in hosting the Marquette Golden…