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…
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: field for conference tournament set
The Butler women’s soccer team is scheduled to play in its first Atlantic 10 Conference tournament tomorrow. The Bulldogs ended the regular season with an overall record of 11-4-4 and went 5-1-3 in conference play to finish in fourth place. Butler will be entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed, having won three of…
Women’s soccer begins final stretch
The Butler women’s soccer team will travel to George Washington on Friday to begin its final Atlantic 10 Conference road trip of the season. The Bulldogs (9-4-4) have yet to win an A-10 road match this year, losing once and tying in another match. Butler is aiming to remain in the top five of the…
Maccagnone leads team to pair of victories
The Butler women’s soccer team defeated the Ball State Cardinals (3-3-2) 2-1 on the road after rallying from an early deficit. The Bulldogs are now 2-2 when playing on the road. The Bulldogs (6-3-1) were down the majority of the first half after an early goal by Ball State. In the 44th minute freshman Sophia…
Women’s Soccer: Butler falls at Michigan
The Butler women’s soccer team failed to knock off its second Big Ten opponent this season when it faced the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Friday. The Wolverines (6-2-0) got an early jump on the Bulldogs (3-3-1) and rode the momentum to a 3-0 victory. It took just 10 minutes for Michigan junior midfielder…
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…
Women’s soccer: Maccagnone leads in first-ever win over Purdue
With rain coming down in sheets at the Butler Bowl, the Butler women’s soccer team battled Tennessee-Martin to a scoreless draw on Sunday. The Bulldogs (3-2-1) and Skyhawks (1-3-1) had to gear up not only for a battle against each other, but also against the remnants of Hurricane Isaac. The back-and-forth affair had its fair…
Women’s soccer splits weekend matches
The Butler women’s soccer team looked to continue its winning streak with two non-conference games last weekend. The Bulldogs (2-2) had their first away match against Eastern Michigan (1-1-1) that ended in a 1-0 loss. “Our first away game was especially difficult because EMU has a grass field. It definitely threw off the pace of…
Women’s soccer gets first win of season
After dropping its season opener to Louisville, the Butler women’s soccer team was ready to put the first loss in the past and move on to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The Bulldogs (1-1) came out firing on all cylinders to get their first win of the season. The Bulldogs finished the Mastodons (0-1) off…