The Butler men's soccer team hits the road for a BIG EAST contest at Xavier on Friday evening. The Bulldogs (5-8-0, 2-2-0 BIG EAST) are coming off three-consecutive wins, having most recently defeated Marquette. The Musketeers (5-4-2, 1-2-1 BIG EAST) lost at Creighton in their previous contest.

Conference/National Stat Rankings
         through games 10/13/25

• Aiden Benitez leads the BIG EAST and is 12th nationally with 3 game-winning goals. He is seventh in the conference with 11 total points.
• Aurie Briscoe ranks second in the BIG EAST (35th nationally) with 46 saves.

Weekly Honors
Aiden Benitez and Aurie Briscoe were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct.13 after their performances in the wins at Oakland and vs. Marquette. Benitez totaled four points on a pair of assists at Oakland and then added the game-winning goal vs. Marquette. Briscoe had a career-high 9 saves in the win over Marquette.
 
 
Butler at Xavier
DATE/TIME:    Friday, October 17 / 6:30PM
LOCATION:     Cincinnati, Ohio / Corcoran Field
LIVE VIDEO:     ESPN+
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
 
Xavier has wins this season that include Marquette, Wright State, and Northern Kentucky, and the Musketeers tied St. John's and Evansville. Losses include Creighton, Providence, and Northwestern.

The Series: Butler leads the overall series, 17-6-4, and won last season's matchup in Indianapolis, 5-1.
• The teams tied in 2022 and 2023.
• Butler is unbeaten (4-0-3) in the most recent seven matches.
• Xavier's most recent win in the series was in 2018.