Butler (0-6-3, 0-0-2 BIG EAST) at Marquette (7-4-1, 0-3-0 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 10
Time: 7PM ET | 6PM CT
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. | Valley Fields
Live Stats: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+

The Butler men's soccer team travels to Marquette this weekend for a BIG EAST contest on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs have opened conference competition earning two points with a pair of draws versus No. 6 Akron and Seton Hall. Marquette has three BIG EAST losses that include No. 9 Georgetown, Creighton, and, most recently, No. 25 Xavier.
 

Bulldog Bits
         (as of Monday, 10/5/26)

·      Brooks Boersma is fourth in the BIG EAST and 41st nationally with three shutouts. He is fifth (86th) with 31 total saves.

·      Brendan Cunningham is fifth in the BIG EAST and 81st nationally with 2.50 shots per game.

       Friday (10/2) vs. Seton Hall

·      The Bulldogs had a slight 2-1 edge on shots at halftime, but the Pirates stepped it up and outshot Butler 9-2 after the break.

·      The Bulldogs finished the night with three shots on frame, while Seton Hall managed only one.

·      Seton Hall was averaging 4.6 shots-on-goal per match prior to tonight.

·      The shutout credited to Boersma in goal was his third this season.
 

·      Butler currently occupies the fourth spot in the BIG EAST West Division.

·      Boersma and Kiel Higginson have each started all nine matches this season.
 

Looking at Marquette
Head Coach: David Korn (Third Season)
Goals: 27 (2.25 per match)
Assists: 24
Shots on Goal: 69-131 (.527)
Points Leader: Tomiwa Adewumi 19 (8g, 3a)
GK Saves: 33 (.611 SV%)

Series: Marquette leads, 9-8-1           
Streak: Butler, W1
Most Recent: Oct. 11, 2025 (Indianapolis) Butler 2, Marquette 1

·      Marquette won consecutive matches in 2023 and 2024.

·      The series is tied, 7-7-1, since Butler joined the BIG EAST in 2013.

·      Butler won four straight matches from 2014 to 2017 and two in a row in 2021 and 2022.