Soccer

  • Women’s soccer team wins second straight, prepares for DePaul

    The Butler women’s soccer team (9-4-2 overall, 2-3-0 Big East) picked up its ninth win of the season by defeating Providence (8-2-2, 2-1-1) 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. It was Butler’s second victory in Big East Conference play. The Bulldogs will travel to DePaul Thursday for another Big East match. The Blue Demons are coming…

  • Men’s soccer: No. 21 Butler wins rainy match against DePaul

    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…