Matchday Information – Butler at Western Michigan                     Â
DATE: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monday, September 6 / 3:00 PM
LOCATION: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kalamazoo, Michigan / WMU Soccer Complex
LIVE STATS: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
wmubroncos.com
LIVE VIDEO: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
ESPN3/ESPN+
SERIES RECORD: Â Â Â Tied, 3-3-0
LAST MEETING: Â Â Â Â Â Â February 17, 2021 - Westfield, Ind. (Grand Park) - Western Michigan 2, Butler 0
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The Butler men's soccer team will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich., on Monday to play the Broncos of Western Michigan.
The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 victory over Milwaukee. In that match,
Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. and
Tommy 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. In addition,
Jack Haywood recorded his 17th career assist,
Jack Streberger saw his first, and
Louie Bulger produced his third. The Bulldogs, behind defensive anchors
Rhys Myers and
Perrin Barnes, along with the goalkeeping of
Gabriel Gjergji, have allowed just two goals through the first three matches of the season. Gjergji made one save vs. Milwaukee and has six this season.
The Matchup
- Each team has 3 wins and 3 losses in the all-time matchup.
- Butler has won two of the last three, but Western Michigan won the most recent.
- Neither side has more than two goals in any match, except when Western Michigan won 3-2, in 2017.
- Each team has one shutout in the series (Butler-2018, WM-2020-21).
- The teams played in 2013 and 2014, then laid off for two years, and have now played each year since 2017.
Scouting the Broncos
- 2021 point-scorers for the Broncos are: Charlie Sharp (1g, 1a), Max Keenan (1g), Aidan O'Conner (1g), Mike Malearagni (1a), Roni Sylejmani (1a).
Prior to this season/returnees:
- Western Michigan went 7-3-1 (5-3-1 MAC) in spring 2020-21, just missing out on winning the MAC regular season championship (Bowling Green).
- Current senior Mike Melaragni led the team in 2020-21 with six goals and four assists. The First Team All-MAC forward landed 17 of his 18 shots on target.
- Forward Charlie Sharp was First Team All-MAC in 2019.
- Additional key returnees with 2020-21 stats: Daniel Nimick (3g, 3a), Dylan Sing (5g, 1a), Brennan Creek, Jaylen Shannon, and Aidan O'Connor.
