INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler men's soccer team (1-1-1) scored one goal in each half and held on for a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee (1-1-0).

Key Moments

·            In the 42^nd minute, Jack Haywood sent a ball into the box from the middle of the field. Jack Streberger immediately sent it across in front of the goal, and Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. placed it directly into the back of the net, putting Butler up, 1-0.

·            Milwaukee answered, leveling the score, at one apiece, in the 49^th minute. Joshua Kidder, from just outside the box, struck a ball into the lower left corner off of a pass from Logan Farrington.

·            In the 67^th minute, Louie Bulger carried the ball to the right corner and hit a long cross to the far post of the Panthers' goal. Tommy Visser came in from the outside the box and sent a leaping header into the upper left corner for what was ultimately the game-winning goal.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., Tommy Visser
ASSISTS: Jack Haywood, Jack Streberger, Louie Bulger 

Bulldog Bits

·            Cabrera, Jr. and Visser each scored their first goals of the season. For Cabrera, Jr., it was the thirteenth of his career, and for Visser, it was his third.

·            Haywood recorded his 17^th career assist. For Streberger, it was his first, and for Bulger, his third.

·            Gabriel Gjergji saved one of the two shots on goal produced by Milwaukee. It was his sixth save of the season.

·            The Bulldogs earned four corner kicks compared to one for the Panthers.

·            Butler created 13 shots on the night, with ten coming in the second period.

Up Next
Butler travels to Kalamazoo, Mich., on Monday, September 6, to face Western Michigan. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 PM. Later in the week, on Friday, September 10, the Bulldogs travel to Madison, Wis., to face Big Ten opponent Wisconsin.