CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER A rainy Saturday night at the Butler Bowl proved to be no problem for the No. 16 Butler men’s soccer team as the Bulldogs improved their record to 8-2-1 in a match against DePaul. The Bulldogs struck first with a goal in the 12th minute by freshman forward David Goldsmith…
Women’s soccer snaps three-match losing streak
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team snapped a three-match losing streak Sunday, with a 2-1 overtime victory over St. John’s. It was Butler’s first victory in the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs improved their record to 8-4-2 with the win, and 1-3-0 in the Big East. The game started with a…
OVERTIME: Men’s soccer needs lasting support
The atmosphere at the Butler Bowl during last Wednesday’s men’s soccer match between then No. 23 Butler and defending national champion Indiana was almost unlike anything I’ve experienced at Butler. For the first time since I have been a Butler student, the Butler Bowl actually had an audible student section. The game was truly a…
Men’s soccer: No. 16 Bulldogs fall at Evansville
CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER Coming off a big win at home against Villanova, the Butler men’s soccer team (7-2-1) looked to continue its winning ways with a road match at Evansville (6-2-1). The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead with a header goal by junior defenseman Jesse Miser in the 28th minute of…
Women’s soccer suffers consecutive losses
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team suffered its second and third losses of the season after visiting Villanova and Seton Hall last week. Villanova picked up the win by a score of 2-0. The Villanova game was the first conference matchup for the Bulldogs in the Big East Conference. Butler’s next…
Women’s soccer victorious at IUPUI
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team improved to 7-1-2 on the season with a road win over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Sunday. Butler picked up the win by a score of 1-0. With the victory, the Bulldogs are in the midst of their second multi-game winning streak this season. Butler played…
Freshmen in the fold
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER When you think of team leaders of a Division I men’s soccer team, usually, you would think of an upperclassman being the star player. For Butler’s squad, two freshmen have taken the spotlight . David Goldsmith and Anthony Smith, Jr. — two newcomers who grew up more than 4,000 miles…
Mahoney makes most of opportunity
Butler junior defender Kelly Mahoney received an offer from only one school to play Division I soccer. Other schools might regret letting Mahoney slip through the cracks. Mahoney was named second-team All-Atlantic 10 in 2012. She started the majority of the squad’s matches in both her freshman and sophomore seasons and has started seven of…
Women’s soccer team ties twice, gears up for No. 11 Michigan
The transition from summer to fall is not often known for blossoming and growth. For the Butler women’s soccer team, however, that is exactly what is happening. The Bulldogs have compiled a 4-1-2 record thus far. One of their most prominent opponents, Michigan, will come to the Butler Bowl Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. The…
Goldsmith scores hat trick in 4-1 Butler win
BY CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER A hat trick from freshman forward David Goldsmith paced the Butler men’s soccer team (3-0-1) to a 4-1 win against Houston Baptist (1-2-0) at the Butler Bowl on Monday night. The Bulldogs jumped out to a hot start in the match when freshman forward David Goldsmith found the back of…