Bloomington, IN - Wednesday was another typical Hoosier soccer night; cold, windy, and with a tough opponent. No. 8 Butler University came to town tonight with a fast offense that kept the ball away from IU all night. The Hoosiers suffer a devastating loss to Butler 4-1, and drop to 19-3-1 all time against the Bulldogs.
Wednesday night’s loss was hard on player morale, players who need to look forward to the last week and a half of the season. Keeping the faith, as it were, is going to be essential in winning the Big Ten, a sentiment that the player were echoing after the game.
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The Indiana Men’s Soccer team’s 6-1 record against ranked opponents this season was not enough to will them to victory tonight, as the Hoosiers fell to the #8 Butler Bulldogs 4-1. Coming into the game the #25 Hoosiers were 19-2-1 all time against the Bulldogs, splitting their games last season 1-1. Butler bested the Hoosiers in the regular season 2-1 in overtime.
After nearly a month on the road, returning home to Bill Armstrong Stadium could not have been sweeter for the Indiana men’s soccer team. A first half goal by Will Bruin was all the Hoosiers offense needed as they squeaked out a 1-0 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces.
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