The Butler men's soccer team will host Western Michigan on Friday before traveling to Pittsburgh for its first road match of the regular season.

Western Michigan (1-3-0), out of the Missouri Valley Conference, defeated New Hampshire this season but has losses to No. 12 Dayton, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. The all-time series is tied, 4-4-1, with the draw coming in 2023. Butler's most recent win (2-0) was in 2022 in Indianapolis, while Western Michigan won the 2021 contest in Kalamazoo, 2-0. The teams met for the first time in 2013 in Indianapolis, when Butler won, 2-1.

No. 10 Pitt (2-1-0), which plays in the ACC, has wins over Michigan State and Quinnipiac but lost to Georgetown. The Panthers face No. 3 Clemson on Friday. Monday's match will be the first meeting between Butler and Pitt.

Butler vs. Western Michigan
DATE/TIME:    Friday, September 5 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:     ESPN+
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
TICKETS:           butlersports.com
 
Butler at No. 10 Pitt
DATE/TIME:    Monday, September 8 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ambrose Urbanic Field
LIVE VIDEO:     ACCNX
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
 
Bulldog Bits

• Butler last faced a top-10 opponent in 2021 when it lost, 1-0, to No. 1 Indiana.
• Butler's most recent win over a top-10 opponent was in 2019 when it defeated No. 5 Indiana, 2-1, in Indianapolis.
• In 2016, the Bulldogs defeated No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, 4-2, at a neutral site, but the most recent victory over a top-10 opponent on the road was in 2013 when Butler won, 1-0, at No. 7 Louisville.
• Butler's most recent win over any ranked opponent was in 2022 when it defeated No. 14 Marshall, 1-0.