The No. 13 Butler Bulldogs made the 60 minute journey down highway 37 to Bloomington, for a soccer match with in-state rival No. 25 Indiana Hoosiers. The unusual seenario lableled the once legendary Indiana soccer team as underdogs at their home stadium.
In front of a large crowd, divided at the 50 yard line by an imaginary line of blue and red, the Bulldogs were the first to get on the scoreboard. Indiana goalkeeper Luis Soffner made a great save and was ready to clear the ball with a big throw to his right, he saw something that changed his mind and decided to pull back. The ball slipped out of his hands with Butler player Austin Oldham standing right in front of him. Oldham took advantage of the mistake and scored the goal for the Bulldogs.
Indiana held on until two minutes left in the half with some good defense, it looked as if The Hoosiers would be down 1-0 with time to regroup in the locker room. The Bulldogs had other plans. The clock was down to 2:15 left to the half when Jacob Capito fired a shot from 30 yards that soard just above Luis Soffner's outstretched hands. Indiana didn't have time to recover and 41 seconds later, Butler's Tyler Pollock hammered home another goal to go ahead 3-0.
The Hoosiers got on the scoreboard with a goal from Will Bruin in the 53rd minute of the match, the goal is Bruin's 13th of the season. Despite Indiana's defense in the second half, Butler added another goal to go up 4-1 and win the match.
Indiana will regroup and face Northwestern at 5 p.m. EST in a Big Ten matchup that has Big Ten title implications.
Game Quotes: Indiana Head Coach Todd Yeagley
"I think we somewhat spiraled after that first goal, tonight we made some decisions that were not the best. But this group is still learning. Our guys are ready to move on."
"They made plays and capitalized on the chances they were given, they are a nice team and a very confident group. They were well organized tonight."
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