Butler (2-8-3, 2-2-2 BIG EAST) at Providence (5-6-3, 0-4-2 BIG EAST)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 3
Time: 7PM
Location: Providence, R.I. | Anderson Stadium
Live Stats: friars.com (Sidearm)
Live Stream: friars.com (Friars Live)

Butler vs. No. 17 Xavier (9-2-4, 2-2-3 BIG EAST)
Date: Friday, Nov. 6
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: butlersports.com (statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
Tickets: butlersports.com

The Butler men's soccer team travels to Providence on Tuesday before hosting No. 17 Xavier on Friday for its final two matches on the regular-season schedule. The contest at Providence was originally scheduled for Sept. 26 but was postponed due to the weather.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-1 win over DePaul and have won two of their past three contests. With two matches remaining, Butler is just four points behind Midwest Division co-leaders Akron and Creighton in the league standings. Other than Butler and Providence, all other teams in the conference have only one remaining match.

The Friars have three losses and two draws in their most recent five BIG EAST matches and have been eliminated from the postseason. The Musketeers are 1-2-2 in their five most recent conference matches and are currently one point ahead of Butler in the Midwest Division.

Bulldog Bits

·      Finn Moran was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after his four-point performance in Butler's 3-1 win over DePaul. This is the second time this season the forward has been recognized with this award.

         (as of Sunday, 11/1/26)

·      Brooks Boersma ranks fifth in the BIG EAST (76th nationally) with 3.62 saves per match. His 47 saves rank sixth (91st).

·      Brendan Cunningham is sixth in the conference with 2.36 shots per match.

       Saturday (10/31) vs. DePaul

·      The 3-1 win was the Bulldogs' second in the past three matches.

·      Moran played a role in all three of Butler's goals, notching a pair of assists and scoring the game winner in the 46th minute. His goal was his third this season and his second game winner, and his two assists give him three for the season.

·      Cunningham's goal was his second this season and the fourth of his career.

·      Max Klein's goal was his second this season and of his career.

·      The assist from Lou-Kent Bosc was his third this season and the sixth of his career.
 

·      Boersma and Keil Higginson have each started all 13 matches this season.
 

Butler This Season
Goals: 9 (0.69 per match)
Assists: 11
Shots on Goal: 47-112 (.420)
Points Leader: Finn Moran 9 (3g, 3a)
GK Saves: 47 (.653 SV%)

Looking at Providence
Head Coach: Craig Stewart (14th Season)
Goals: 25 (1.79 per match)
Assists: 21
Shots on Goal: 85-182 (.467)
Points Leader: Brian Garrepy 14 (7g, 0a)
GK Saves: 66 (.702 SV%)

Series: Butler leads, 7-5-1                  
Streak: Providence, W1
Most Recent: Oct. 21, 2023 (Indianapolis) Providence 3, Butler 0

·      Butler's most recent win (3-0) was in 2022 in a BIG EAST Tournament match in Indianapolis.

·      The Bulldogs last win at Providence was in 2019.

·      Providence has won three of the last four contests.

·      The two programs did not meet prior to 2013 when Butler joined the BIG EAST.

Looking at No. 17 Xavier
Head Coach: John Higgins (Fourth Season)
Goals: 30 (2.00 per match)
Assists: 30
Shots On Goal: 99-226 (.438)
Points Leader: Gerard Lorente 12 (3g, 6a)
GK Saves: 55 (.846)

Series: Butler leads, 17-6-5 
Streak: T1
Most Recent: Oct. 17, 2025 (Cincinnati, Ohio) BU 1, XU 1

·      Butler won the 2024 contest 5-1 in Indianapolis.

·      Butler leads 4-0-4 in the most recent eight meetings.

·      Butler leads 9-2-5 since 2013 when the Bulldogs joined the BIG EAST.

·      Xavier's most recent win (5-3) came in 2018 in Cincinnati.

·      The first meeting was in 1990 (Butler W, 5-1)