women’s soccer

  • Women’s soccer: Bulldogs shine under Butler Bowl lights

    While Saturday night might be all right for fighting, Saturday night was also all right for winning for the Butler women’s soccer team. The Bulldogs (6-5-0, 1-1-0) took on Wright State in the first night game ever held at the Butler Bowl and walked away with a 1-0 win over the Raiders (5-4-2, 0-1-1). “The…

  • Women’s soccer: More close calls

    The weekend was filled with highs and lows for the Butler women’s soccer team during the squad’s nail-biting double overtime victory against Oakland and close loss at Detroit. The Bulldogs (5-5-0, 0-1 HL) were able to find the net in the second half of the game against the Titans (7-3-1, 1-0 HL), but it was…

  • Women’s soccer: Butler drops two nail-biters

    The Butler women’s soccer team found that the team that controls the game does not always win as they fell short in two games this weekend by the slimmest of margins. The Bulldogs (4-4-0) dropped a 1-0 decision to Southeast Missouri State on Friday and followed that with a tough 1-0 double overtime loss to…

  • Women’s soccer splits pair of games

    The Butler women’s soccer team began its season over the weekend with a loss at Indiana and a victory over Madonna. On Sunday the Bulldogs fell to in-state foe Indiana, 6-1. Junior Katie Griswold scored the team’s only goal with a penalty kick in the first half. Freshman Elise Kotsakis led Butler with three shots,…

  • Butler to host women’s Horizon tourney

    Butler head women’s soccer coach Tari St. John said she and her staff knew all along that there was something special about this year’s squad. The Bulldogs (8-10, 6-2 HL) proved their coaches right when they clinched the Horizon League regular season championship on Sunday. The Butler women’s soccer team will host the Horizon League…

  • Women’s soccer hands Panthers rare home loss

    The Butler women’s soccer team accomplished something on Sunday that no Horizon League team has been able to in nearly 12 years: beat the Milwaukee Panthers on their own turf. The Bulldogs (5-9, 3-1 HL) snapped Milwaukee’s 37-game unbeaten home streak against league opponents and handed the Panthers (8-4-2, 3-1 HL) their first conference loss…

  • First-half penalty kick nets loss for women’s soccer at home

    Women’s soccer will look to bounce back at Green Bay on Friday after enduring a tough loss against Valparaiso at the Butler Bowl last Sunday. Valparaiso senior midfielder Casey Pedersen guided a penalty kick into the back of the net in the 38th minute to provide the Crusaders (5-5-3, 1-2 HL) with the 1-0 advantage…

  • Women’s soccer grabs conference opener

    The Butler women’s soccer team opened its conference season with a win on Sunday. The Bulldogs (3-7) began their Horizon League campaign against Wright State. Friday’s match against Oakland University was the last game before the start of conference play. Coming off two tough losses in Oregon, head coach Tari St. John said she was…

  • Women’s soccer struggles in Oregon, falls to 2-6 overall

    Women’s soccer is set to take on Oakland University Friday after dropping a pair of matches at Oregon State University’s Nike Invitational in Corvallis, Ore. last weekend. Last Friday, the Bulldogs (2-6) ran into trouble with the Oregon State Beavers, resulting in a 3-0 loss. Tough defensive play and a  strong offensive effort didn’t add…