INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men's soccer team held a lead for nearly 30 minutes but conceded a pair of goals to St. John's, falling by a final of 2-1. The Bulldogs (3-6-2, 0-3-0 BIG EAST) scored in the 21^st minute and held the 1-0 lead at the half. The Red Storm (4-4-3, 2-1-0 BIG EAST) leveled the match five minutes after the break and then scored the go-ahead goal with 14 minutes to play. 
 
Key Moments

• 21' | Josemir Gomez sends a ball from the left side to Ryan Hannosh at the arc. Hannosh keeps the ball moving to the right and finds an open Henri Kumwenda, 18 yards out. Kumwenda strikes a ball that hits the upper-right 90, putting the Bulldogs up, 1-0. 

      HALFTIME

• 50' | St. John's serves a ball forward from its own end, and a surging attacker touches it first –past Caleb Norris, who has charged out of the goal to the right corner of the area. The ball carries in front of the open goal, and a sprinting Augustine Boadi is able to tap it in to level the score.
• 76' | The Red Storm's Nigel Griffith carries the ball nearly 50 yards up the middle of the field. He is able to evade several defenders and send a shot past Norris, scoring what would prove to be the game-winning goal. 

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Henri Kumwenda
ASSISTS: Josemir Gomez, Ryan Hannosh

Bulldog Bits

• Henri Kumwenda's goal was his third of the season and the sixth of his career.
• The assist from Josemir Gomez was his second of the season and the seventh of his collegiate career.
• The assist from Ryan Hannosh was his fourth of the season and seventh of his career.

Up Next
Butler stays in Indianapolis but travels to Michael A. Carroll Stadium for a non-conference match with IU Indy on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The Bulldogs then travel to Seton Hall for a BIG EAST contest on Saturday, Oct. 12.