Soccer

  • Women’s soccer earns 1-0 overtime win against Creighton

    BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team won its 11th game of the season Saturday, beating the Creighton Bluejays 1-0 in overtime in a Big East Conference match. Senior forward Katie Griswold found the back of the net in the fifth minute of overtime to give the Bulldogs (11-5-2, 4-4 Big East)…

  • Bulldogs sliding in Big East standings

    An early goal by St. John’s (8-6-2, 1-4-2 Big East) proved to be the game winner, as the Butler men’s soccer team (9-6-1, 3-4-0) fell 1-0 Saturday at the Butler Bowl. Within the first minute of the match — 34 seconds in to be exact — St. John’s sophomore forward Sean Sepe intercepted a clearing…

  • Men’s soccer team splits two to open Big East road trip

    The Butler men’s soccer team (9-3-1, 3-1 Big East) came out even on its Big East Conference road trip with a 3-2 overtime loss at Marquette (8-3-1, 4-0) and a 2-0 win at Seton Hall (4-6-2, 1-3). Against Marquette on  Oct. 9, the match was scoreless going into halftime. Coming out of the half, junior…

  • 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…