Butler men's soccer head coach Paul Snape and his staff have put the final pieces in place in assembling their 2025 side and have completed exhibition contests on the road at Michigan State and at home vs. Marian. Snape is beginning his 15th season at the helm of the program that is anticipating a challenging set of fixtures this fall.
The regular-season opens with five consecutive home matches, beginning with Western Illinois on Thursday, August 21, and followed by Bowling Green (Aug. 24), Detroit Mercy (Aug. 28), IU Indy (Sept. 1), and Western Michigan (Sept. 5). Non-conference road matches include Pittsburgh, Evansville and Oakland. The Bulldogs will host one additional home match, outside of BIG EAST play, when the Buckeyes of Ohio State visit Butler on September 13.
The BIG EAST season kicks off September 19 when the Dawgs host the Georgetown Hoyas. The second conference home match will follow Butler's Homecoming football game on September 27. This contest vs. Akron will be one of several Alumni Weekend activities. Additional home contests featuring BIG EAST foes will feature Marquette, on October 11, and Creighton, on October 25. In-conference road matches will see the Bulldogs travel to DePaul, Xavier, UConn, and St. John's.
ForwardsÂ
Veteran attackers for Butler include senior Josemir Gomez, redshirt senior Ernesto Osornio, and junior Ryan Hannosh. Gomez and Hannosh combined for 14 goals last season, leading the Bulldogs. Additional offensive production is expected to come from newcomers that include redshirt freshman Brendan Cunningham and freshmen Aiden Benitez, Edgar Opsahl, and Adam Watson.
MidfieldersÂ
Returning midfielders include senior Sam Pitts-Eckersall, sophomore Kai Pope, and redshirt freshman Luca Raso. Newcomers that also expect to contribute are freshmen Nacho de Miguel, Charlie Hosier, Max Klein, Bernardo Raposo,
DefendersÂ
Veterans returning to the defensive line include seniors Vygo Verkooijen and Lou-Kent Bosc, redshirt junior Peter Tolkin, junior Manolo Ferreres, and redshirt sophomore Nikolas Juarez. The new faces who will also compete are graduate-student transfer Kyle Alb, redshirt freshman Trent Lindsey and freshmen Oscar Dawber, Kiel Higginson, and Evan Muckridge.
GoalkeepersÂ
Butler will be looking for a new netminder this season, as there are no returnees who logged minutes last season. Vying for the starting position will be graduate-student transfer Aurie Briscoe, redshirt sophomores Brooks Boersma and Jameson Metz, and incoming freshman Inigo Esmanech.
