INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler men's soccer team defeated cross-town foe IUPUI on Thursday evening by the final score of 3-1. The match, at the Sellick Bowl on Butler's campus, featured two first-half goals by the Bulldogs (2-6-1, 1-2-0 BIG EAST) along with a penalty conversion from the Jaguars (4-4-3, 3-0-1 Horizon League). Butler added one additional goal after the break.
Key Moments
- 12' | Palmer Ault sends the ball on the ground from the left side to the center. Ryan Hannosh one-times it back to Ault, between two defenders, and Ault slides it under the keeper and into the right side of the net. Dawgs lead, 1-0.
- 28' | Donovan Boone plays a ball forward on the right side to Jack Streberger. Streberger carries forward and is stopped at the endline. He plays back to the middle and Hannosh, who cashes in at the far post. Butler is up, two goals.
- 34' | IUPUI draws a foul in the penalty area and converts, cutting Butler's lead to one goal, 2-1.
**Halftime**
- 57' | Alejandro Moroso-Maza takes the ball from an IUPUI midfielder and sends a diagonal ball into the right corner. Hannosh collects the ball and sends it back to the middle, finding a charging Henri Kumwenda. Kumwenda strikes the ball hard, just under the crossbar. The Bulldogs are once again up two, 3-1.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS:
Palmer Ault,
Ryan Hannosh,
Henri Kumwenda
ASSISTS:
Ryan Hannosh (2),
Jack Streberger
Bulldog Bits
- Palmer Ault's goal was his fifth of the season and the fifteenth of his career.
- Ryan Hannosh's goal was the first of his collegiate career, as were his two assists.
- Henri Kumwenda's goal was his first of the season and the second of his career.
- Jack Streberger's assist was his second of the season and the 11th of his career.
- Caleb Norris made three saves in goal and now has 50 for the season.
Up Next
Butler continues with its three-match home stand, hosting Creighton on Saturday, Oct. 7, and then Milwaukee on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
