Full Schedule
 
Men's soccer head coach Paul Snape and his staff have released a challenging slate of fixtures for the fall 2024 season. The 20-game schedule begins with three exhibition matches and includes eleven home contests at the Sellick Bowl.
 
The Bulldogs will travel to Northern Kentucky (Aug. 9) for their season opener and the first of three pre-season matches. Also prior to the regular season, Michigan State (Aug. 12) and Indiana Wesleyan (Aug. 17) will visit the Butler campus.
 
The nine-game non-conference portion of the regular-season schedule is highlighted by a match with 2023 NCAA Tournament qualifier Indiana on Wednesday, September 4. Additional home dates are Southern Indiana (Aug. 22), Western Illinois (Aug. 25), Oakland (Aug. 30), Evansville (Sep. 10) and Wright State (Sep. 24). The Dawgs will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio State, and IUPUI.
 
The 2024 season will be the second in which the BIG EAST is divided into two six-team divisions. The East Division consists of Connecticut, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova, while the Midwest Division includes Akron, Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Xavier. Each team plays all five divisional members once, in addition to three cross-over matches with the other division in each season.
 
The eight-match BIG EAST schedule for Butler begins on Friday, Sept. 20, when the Bulldogs travel to Akron. The first home conference foe will be St. John's on Friday, October 4. This weekend will be Alumni Reunion Weekend for the Bulldogs and aligns with campus homecoming activities. Additional home opponents are UConn (Oct. 19), Xavier (Oct. 23), and DePaul (Nov. 2). With the additional road opponents consisting of Marquette, Seton Hall, and Creighton, Butler will not face Providence, Georgetown, or Villanova during the 2024 regular season.
 
A few days after the conclusion of the regular season schedule, the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament will begin. The top eight teams in the league standings will battle in search of the conference's automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament.
 
Entering his 14^th season, Coach Snape and his program are looking to build on the success of previous teams. The Bulldogs have qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament six times since 2016 and competed in the NCAA Tournament in three of those seasons. The 2017 side finished atop the BIG EAST standings and won two matches in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Coach Snape has named three captains for the 2024 side, including junior, Palmer Ault, who is returning after being selected last December in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. The forward, from Noblesville, Ind., was selected as the fifth pick (36^th overall) in the second round but has chosen to delay his signing with the club until a future date. Ault led the Bulldogs in goals last fall and was rewarded with All-East Region honors. Additional captains for the Bulldogs are senior-midfielder, Joost De Schutter, who missed much of the 2023 season with an injury, and graduate-goalkeeper, Caleb Norris. Other notables for the upcoming season are sophomore-forward Ryan Hannosh, who was second on the team in 2023 in offensive points, and newcomers Josemir Gomez, a Horizon League first teamer last season, and Sam Pitts-Eckersall, a transfer from UNC Asheville.
 
The coaching staff has been putting the finishing touches on the full 2024 roster. Additional student-athletes who are joining the program will be announced in the coming weeks.