QUEENS, N.Y. – After coming from behind to take a second-half lead over St. John's, the Butler men's soccer team settled for a 2-2 draw as the 2025 regular season came to a close. The Red Storm (8-5-4, 3-3-2 BIG EAST) scored their first goal before the break, but the Bulldogs scored twice in the second half, in a seven-minute span, to take a temporary 2-1 lead. Within just three minutes, a Butler foul led to a converted penalty which equalized the match at two.
Butler finishes the regular season with a 5-10-2 overall record, going 2-4-2 in conference play.
Key Moments
· 25' | St. John's has the ball at the right corner of the 18-yard box and crosses to the far post. Guilherme Gomes is there for the Red Storm and heads in the first goal of the evening. St. John's has a 1-0 lead.
HALFTIME
· 64' | Bernardo Raposo plays forward from near the center circle, and both Ryan Hannosh and the St. John's keeper battle for possession. Hannosh controls it, puts a move on the keeper, then passes to Lou-Kent Bosc who is making an angled run toward the goal. Bosc splits two defenders with a shot that finds the back right corner or the net. The match is level at one.
· 66' | A St. John's defender is issued a red card for unsporting play. The Red Storm will play one man down for the remainder of the match.
· 70' | Bosc carries down the middle of the field and finds Brendan Cunningham in the left side of the box. Cunningham takes a shot, and the ball sails just inside the far post. Butler is now up, 2-1.
· 73' | A defensive foul by the Bulldogs in the penalty area results in a chance from the spot for St. John's. Gomes converts, and the score is level again, at two.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Lou-Kent Bosc, Brendan Cunningham
ASSISTS: Ryan Hannosh, Bosc
Bulldog Bits
· The goal for Bosc was a career first. His assist was his second this season and the third of his career. This was his first multi-point match.
· Cunningham's goal was his second this season.
· The assist for Hannosh was his third this season and the 11th of his career.
