The Butler men’s soccer team will continue its three-game homestand when it takes on Northern Kentucky Friday. The Bulldogs (1-0-3) got their first win on Aug. 28, beating cross-town foe Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 2-0. Northern Kentucky is a NCAA Division I team for the first time this season. It is a member of the…
OVERTIME: Crowded schedule could hurt Butler
Published Sept. 5, 2012 This Saturday, Butler’s football team will be taking part in its first game under lights since the early-1940s. This is an important step for Butler from an athletic standpoint. With the university’s jump to the Atlantic 10 Conference last summer, school officials would probably like to prove that they can host…
Men’s soccer gets first win of season
The Butler men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis last night at the Butler Bowl. Scoring for the Bulldogs were sophomore Brandon Fricke and senior Tyler Pollock. Both teams came out strong to start the game and continued to take their chances…
Men’s soccer: Team tops St. Louis
The Butler men’s soccer team hosted St. Louis in an exhibition match Sunday and came away with a 4-2 victory. The Bulldogs took an early lead with first-half goals from freshman Zach Steinberger and sophomore newcomer Nico Oliverio. “We are usually a team that likes coming from behind, so to get that early lead was…
Fall sports staying busy
Spring has arrived on campus, but that does not mean the school’s fall athletic teams are resting easy. The Butler men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball teams are currently participating in spring seasons even though their regular seasons are still months away. The men’s and women’s soccer teams are both in the middle of month-long…
Men’s soccer: Season ends for Butler
The two-part scenario was simple for the Butler men’s soccer team entering last Wednesday: Win or tie the final two matches of the regular season or go home. The second match resulted in a 1-0 loss for the Bulldogs (7-8-3, 2-4-2) to the league’s second place team, Wright State, on Saturday afternoon at the Butler…
Men’s soccer: Butler fights for position
The Butler men’s soccer team remained in control of its Horizon League tournament fate with a 3-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday. Three different players scored for the Bulldogs (7-7-2, 2-3-1), and they kept the Titans (5-10-1, 1-5-1) off the scoreboard until the 86th minute in what proved to be a crucial conference win. With…
Men’s soccer: Oldham lifts Butler to victory
The Butler men’s soccer team broke a four-game losing streak with a non-conference victory over Evansville Saturday at Arad McCutchan Stadium. The 1-0 victory over the Purple Aces (5-7-1) also broke a scoreless streak for the Bulldogs (6-6-2, 1-2-1) that lasted for more than 400 minutes. Sophomore forward Austin Oldham fired the ball past Evansville…
Soccer falls to Indiana amid record crowd
The Butler men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Indiana surrounded by a record-breaking crowd Wednesday at the Butler Bowl. Attendance was announced at 3,343, a Bowl record for soccer. The enthusiastic crowd was a mix of fans displaying both cream and crimson and blue and white. Butler coach Paul Snape said the attendance figure was…
Men’s soccer: Scoreless drought continues
The first night game of the season for the Butler men’s soccer team came with another first for the season: a shutout. There was no winner or loser in this shutout, however, as the Bulldogs (5-4-2, 1-1-1) continued their scoring struggles in a 0-0 double overtime tie against Illinois-Chicago at the Butler Bowl on Saturday.…