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.…
Men’s soocer: Bulldogs down Ramblers, fall to Jaguars
The Butler men’s soccer team has proven it can fight back with the best of them this season. After falling behind 1-0 on Saturday, the Bulldogs (5-4-1, 1-1-0) roared back in the second half to defeat Loyola 3-1 and gain their first conference victory of the season. From a shooting standpoint, the first half was…
Men’s soccer: Bulldogs drop league opener
A dreary skyline provided a fitting backdrop to what turned out to be a lackluster afternoon for the Butler men’s soccer team on Saturday. The Bulldogs (4-3-1, 0-1-0) fell 3-1 to Horizon League foe Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the conference opener for both teams at the Butler Bowl. The defeat snapped Butler’s 10-match Horizon League regular season…
Men’s soccer: Butler wins tournament crown in Dayton
For the Butler men’s soccer team, it turns out the best thing to do in Dayton is leave—with a tournament win. The Bulldogs (3-1-1) grabbed two wins to capture the Dayton Marriott Classic, their first tournament championship of the season. Butler defeated Western Illinois 3-2 Friday and followed that up with a 2-1 win over…
Soccer falters versus Bradley
The broken scoreboard wasn’t the only thing out of sync at the Butler Bowl Friday afternoon. The Butler University men’s soccer team dug itself a 3-0 hole before falling to Bradley 4-1 in front of a large season-opening crowd. The pre-season No. 21 Bulldogs (0-1) never were able to gain any sizable momentum after the…
Snape enjoying transition
Men’s head soccer coach Paul Snape has adapted to smaller surroundings as he prepares his team for the upcoming season. Snape recently began his first season on Butler’s campus of just over 4,000 students after spending eight seasons on the coaching staff at Michigan, a school of more than 40,000. Snape said his experience has…
Bulldogs top Ramblers, remain unbeaten
The Butler men’s soccer team will look to stay undefeated when it travels to Bloomington, Ind., to face Indiana tonight. Head coach Kelly Findley said he is ready to face the challenge the Hoosiers (8-4-2) pose. “We’re playing very well,” Findley said. “We’re not planning on doing anything different than we’ve already done; just going…
Men’s soccer wins first two conference matches
Butler’s men’s soccer team opened the conference portion of their season with two victories, running their overall record to 7-0.
Soccer continues winning ways out west
The Butler men’s soccer team heads into league play Friday ranked No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. The Bulldogs moved up four spots in the poll after Saturday night, when sophomore forward Julian Cardona broke a 0-0 deadlock between the Grizzles (1-5) and the Bulldogs (5-0) by scoring just 12…
Soccer continues winning ways out west
The Butler men’s soccer team heads into league play Friday ranked No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. The Bulldogs moved up four spots in the poll after Saturday night, when sophomore forward Julian Cardona broke a 0-0 deadlock between the Grizzles (1-5) and the Bulldogs (5-0) by scoring just 12…