INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men's soccer team picked up a 5-1 BIG EAST victory over Xavier on Wednesday evening at the Sellick Bowl. The Bulldogs (4-8-3, 1-5-0 BIG EAST) scored a pair of goals in the first half and added three more in the second, exceeding four goals in a single match for only the second time since 2010. The Musketeers (4-6-5, 1-3-2 BIG EAST) avoided a shutout with a goal in the 64^th minute.
 
Key Moments

• 28' | Butler earns a corner kick. The service from Joost de Schutter is headed directly in the net by Vygo Verkooijen. The Dawgs take a 1-0 lead.
• 42' | A corner kick from de Schutter is knocked into the goal by a Xavier defender. It's 2-0, Butler, at the break.
  HALFTIME
• 56' | Palmer Ault carries down the right side and sends a long cross through the box to the far post. De Schutter settles it and touches it back to Josemir Gomez who strikes from ten yards out. Bulldogs are up, 3-0.
• 59' | De Schutter draws a foul in the penalty area, and Ault converts from the spot. It's now 4-0.
• 64' | A shot from point-blank range by Xavier's Fabrizio Bernal de la Garza is saved by Caleb Norris but deflected down. Nolan Brice is there and able to punch it in for the Musketeers. The lead is cut to 4-1.
• 86' | De Schutter is once again fouled in the area. This time, Nick Graziano converts. The Dawgs extend the lead to 5-1.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Vygo Verkooijen, Josemir Gomez, Palmer Ault, Nick Graziano
ASSISTS: Joost de Schutter (2), Palmer Ault
 
Bulldog Bits

• Vygo Verkooijen's goal was a career first.
• The goal by Josemir Gomez was his eighth this season and the 24^th of his collegiate career.
• Palmer Ault's goal was his third of the season and the 19^th of his career. His assist was his fifth this season and the 11^th of his career.
• Nick Graziano's goal was his first this season and the second in his career.
• With a pair of assists, Joost de Schutter has five this season and six in his career. De Scutter had a significant contribution in all five of Butler's goals in the match.

Up Next
Butler travels to Creighton on Saturday, Oct. 26, for its final road contest of the regular-season. The Dawgs then host DePaul for their final regular season home match on Saturday, Nov. 2.