Butler (0-6-2, 0-0-1 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall (3-2-3, 1-0-0 BIG EAST)
Date: Friday, Oct. 2
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+

The Butler men's soccer team will play its first match in 14 days and its first home match in 28 days when Seton Hall visits the Butler campus on Friday night. The match will also be the first BIG EAST contest the Bulldogs play on their home turf.

Butler opened conference competition on the road at No. 6 Akron, earning a draw, and last weekend's match at Providence was postponed due to storms on the East Coast. Seton Hall opened BIG EAST play with a 2-1 win at UConn and, a few days later, tied No. 18 Princeton, 0-0.

Bulldog Bits
         (as of Monday, 9/28/26)

·      Brooks Boersma is fourth in the BIG EAST and 64th nationally with 30 saves. He also ranks fourth (65th) with 3.75 saves per game.

·      Brendan Cunningham is fifth in the BIG EAST and 86th nationally with 2.50 shots per game.

Saturday (9/26) at Providence

·      The match at Providence was postponed due to inclement weather in the Northeast. It has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Friday, Sept. 18 at No. 6 Akron

·      Boersma's shutout was his second of the season.

·      Butler's most recent draw against a team ranked as high as Akron was in 2019 when the Bulldogs tied No. 3 Georgetown in double overtime.

·      Butler also produced a draw with Akron in 2018 when the Zips were ranked No. 4. The 2-2 result came in double overtime.
 

·      Boersma, Cunningham, and Kiel Higginson have each started all eight matches this season.
 

Looking at Seton Hall
Head Coach: Andreas Lindberg (11th Season)
Goals: 8 (1.00 per match)
Assists: 6
Shots on Goal: 46-84 (.548)
Points Leader: Nico Rubio 5 (1g, 3a)
GK Saves: 39 (.848 SV%)

Series: Butler leads, 5-3-2    
Streak: SHU, W1
Most Recent: Oct. 12, 2024 (South Orange, N.J.) SHU 2, BU 1

·      The teams tied, 0-0, in 2022 and did not meet in 2023 or 2025.

·      Butler's most recent win (4-0) was in South Orange in 2019.

·      Butler was 4-0-1 in the series from 2013-2017, while Seton Hall went 3-1-1 from 2018-2024.