BY BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR At first glance, Butler men’s soccer coach Paul Snape looks like an ordinary 37-year-old man. His British accent is the only hint that he is a man who regularly went toe-to-toe with the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and some of the other best soccer players England has…
Men’s soccer draws with IUPUI
BY CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team (1-0) took to the road in their first away match of the season against the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars (0-0-1) at Carroll Stadium. The Bulldogs jumped out to a hot start in the match with a goal headed in by senior forward Austin Oldham…
Men’s soccer: Tensions run high as Bulldogs win in season opener
BY CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team opened up their 2013-14 season with a 2-1 win against Western Michigan at the Butler Bowl. After a slow start by the Bulldogs, sophomore forward Jeff Adkins put the first goal in for Butler in the 22nd minute with a 40 yard shot from the…
Coaches prepared for Big East
BY AUSTIN MONTEITH | SPORTS EDITOR Butler coaches are gearing up for their teams’ debuts in the Big East this season. The level of competition will be higher across the board in the Big East compared to Butler’s former conference, the Atlantic 10. “Night in, night out, there’s not a game that you can take off,”…
New faces look to lead men’s soccer
BY CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF SPORTS REPORTER A new conference brings major changes for the Butler men’s soccer team. The Bulldogs, coming off a 5-8-5 season last year, face new talent and teams on their journey to a Big East title. In coach Paul Snape’s third season at Butler, the Bulldogs will return 12 starters of…
Big East: teams prepare for changes
With Butler University’s intention to join the new Big East official, people both inside and outside the Butler community have begun speculating how it will affect the men’s basketball team. Less immediate attention has been placed on how the change could affect Butler’s 17 other athletic teams. Based on recent history, those teams could experience…
Men’s soccer: Bulldogs look forward to Ohio State
The Butler Men’s soccer team will begin a stretch of three consecutive matches in Ohio with a non-conference game at Ohio State tonight. Since 1998, the Bulldogs and Buckeyes have played eight games with the Buckeyes leading the series with six wins and two losses against Butler. The two teams last met at Jesse Owens…
Men’s soccer readies for Ohio State
The Butler Men’s soccer team will begin a stretch of three consecutive matches in Ohio with a non-conference game at Ohio State tonight. Since 1998, the Bulldogs and Buckeyes have played eight games with the Buckeyes leading the series with six wins and two losses against Butler. The two teams last met at Jesse Owens…
Atlantic 10 move received warmly by coaches
Butler University’s move to the Atlantic 10 Conference brought praise from coaches of several different athletic teams on campus. Men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens said the move to the A-10 was no surprise and that the conference is one of the best basketball conferences in the county. “It is one heck of a basketball league,…
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…