Butler makes statement with win at Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA  - It was wrong to drop Butler from 5 all the way to 17 in our Tournament 48 National Ranking after their draw with IUPUI last week

Butler made this quite clear with an emphatic 4-1 win Wednesday night at Indiana.

Disaster struck the Hoosiers in the 15th minute when a throw from goalkeeper Luis Soffner went astray and Butler freshman Austin Oldham pounced on the error and drove a shot into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

Indiana had a couple of great chances to equalize later in the half, with Caleb Konstanski’s open header in the 6-yard box the best, but Butler remained on top despite the IU pressure.

Then a shocking 41 second sequence basically ended the contest just before halftime. The Bulldogs extended their lead with 2:15 remaining on a long distance shot by Jacob Capito that found the back of the net. Less than a minute later Tyler Pollock finished a knockdown from Ade Oluyedun into the back of the net and Butler was suddenly up 3-0 at halftime.

IU coach Todd Yeagley inserted Nate Mitchell in at goalkeeper for the start of the 2nd half. The Hoosiers pulled a goal back in the 54th minute with Will Bruin finishing a serve by Joe Tolen to make it 3-1. IU nearly made it 3-2 midway through the half on a long free kick from Tommy Meyer, but Jacob Bushue’s volley was stopped by Butler goalkeeper Fabian Knopfler.

{mosvideo:350}Butler’s Ben Sippola had a near-miss effort with 14 minutes remaining in the match, but Nate Mitchell made an excellent save. No such respite was coming for IU just seconds later as Tyler Pollock hit a rocket from distance that went inside the far post for a 4-1 Butler lead.

 

 

Butler’s Kelly Findley was understandably upbeat about the result, as seen in this video.

Butler’s Ben Sippola also admitted to being enthusiastic about his team’s performance and prospects.

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Lineups
Butler
GK: Fabian Knopfler
D: Brett Heinz, Jared Isenthal, Matt Hedges, Conner Burt, Jordan Burt
M: Kyle Pateros, Ben Sippola
F: Adekunl Oluyedun, Julian Cardona, Austin Oldham
Subs: Jacob Capito, Jamie Vollmer, Tyler Pollock

Indiana
GK: Luis Soffner
D:Rich Balchan, Tommy Meyer, Caleb Konstanski, Daniel Kelly
M: Chris Estridge, Jacob Bushue, Harrison Petts, Andy Adlard, Nikita Kotlov
F: Will Bruin
Subs:  Alec Purdie, Joe Tolen, Nate Mitchell