# Butler Bulldogs men's soccer

The Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Butler University, an NCAA Division I member school located in Indianapolis, IN. The team played its final season in the Horizon League in 2011; on July 1, 2012, the Bulldogs joined the Atlantic 10 Conference for one season. The team currently plays in the Big East Conference.

## History

Butler University first fielded a varsity men's soccer team in 1989, when they earned a 12–7 record under head coach Langdon Kumler, including a 7–0 record against teams from the state of Indiana. The Bulldogs began conference play the following season when their record improved to 14–6 with a 5–3 mark in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now called the Horizon League). Coach Kumler left the program following the 1992 season and the Bulldogs were next coached by Ian Martin, who led the team to its first NCAA tournament in 1995, when the Bulldogs made it to the round of 16 after beating in-state rival and perennial national finalist, the Indiana Hoosiers.
Martin also coached the team to its second appearance in the round of 16 in 1998 before leaving the program following the 1999 season. Todd Bramble served as the head coach for one season and is now the head coach for the women's soccer team at the University of Alabama. The Bulldogs next appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2001 under head coach Joe Sochacki, who left after the 2005 season.
Kelly Findley served as the Bulldogs' head coach from 2006 until 2010 and was arguably the team's best coach, leading them to consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2009 and 2010, including an unbeaten regular season record. Findley left following the 2010 season to take the helm at North Carolina State.
Butler left the Horizon League following the 2011 season when the athletic department moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference. During their time in the Horizon, the Bulldogs earned five conference tournament championships, in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2010; and five conference season championships, in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2009, and 2010.
Butler wins the 2016 BIG EAST Championship!

## Players
### Awards and recognition

| Year | Player | Squad |
| 1990 | Scott Lawler | (1st team) |
| 1992 | Scott Lawler | (1st team) |
| 1993 | Steve Weigner | (3rd team) |
| 1994 | Steve Weigner | (2nd team) |
| | Casey Sweeney | (3rd team) |
| 1995 | Steve Weigner | (1st team) |
| 1996 | Stephen Armstrong | (1st team) |
| | Craig Donaldson | (3rd team) |
| 1997 | Jeremy Aldrich | (1st team) |
| | Stephen Armstrong | (1st team) |
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich | (1st team) |
| | Stephen Armstrong | (1st team) |
| | Giancarlo Barraza | (3rd team) |
| | Craig Donaldson | (2nd team) |
| 2001 | Nick Pantazi | (2nd team) |
| 2002 | Nick Pantazi | (2nd team) |
| | Michael Mariscalco | (2nd team) |
| | Grant Barrie | (3rd team) |
| 2004 | John Mariscalco | (2nd team) |
| | Scott Olsen | (2nd team) |
| 2006 | John DeVae | (3rd team) |
| 2007 | Frank Patano | (3rd team) |
| 2008 | Eduardo Garcia | (2nd team) |
| | Frank Patano | (3rd team) |
| 2009 | Matt Hedges | (2nd team) |
| | Kyle VondenBenken | (2nd team) |
| | Boris Gatzkey | (3rd team) |
| 2010 | Ben Sippola | (1st team) |
| | Matt Hedges | (1st team) |
| | Conner Burt | (2nd team) |
| 2016 | David Goldsmith | (2nd team) |
| 2017 | Eric Dick | (1st team) |
| Year | Player | Squad |
| 1995 | Steve Weiger | (2nd team) |
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich | (2nd team) |
| 2002 | Michael Mariscalco | (Academic 1st team) |
| 2005 | Patrick Reilly | (Academic 2nd team) |
| 2006 | Paul Mongillo | (Academic 2nd team) |
| 2009 | Conner Burt | (Academic 1st team) |
| 2010 | Ben Sippola | (1st team) |
| | Conner Burt | (Academic 1st team) |
| 2013 | Brandon Fricke | (Academic 1st team) |
| Player | Achievement |
| Steve Weiger | Horizon League Player of the Year: 1995 |
| Jeremy Aldrich | Horizon League Player of the Year: 1998 |
| Julian Cardona | Horizon League Newcomer of the Year: 2009 |
| Ben Sippola | Horizon League Player of the Year: 2010 |
| | Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year: 2010 |
| Matt Hedges | Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year: 2009, 2010 |
| David Goldsmith | Big East Rookie of the Year: 2013 |
| Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | Big East Freshman of the Year: 2019 |

#### First Team All-Conference

| Year | Player |
| 1990 | Scott Lawler |
| 1991 | Scott Lawler |
| 1991 | Jeff Moehlenkamp |
| 1992 | Scott Lawler |
| 1993 | Scott Weiger |
| 1994 | Steve Weiger |
| 1995 | Casey Sweeney |
| 1995 | Steve Weiger |
| 1996 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1997 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1997 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1997 | Craig Donaldson |
| 1997 | Alan Placek |
| Year | Player |
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1998 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1998 | Giancarlo Barraza |
| 1998 | Craig Donaldson |
| 1999 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1999 | David Beck |
| 1999 | Bryan Foxworthy |
| 2001 | Michael Mariscalco |
| 2001 | Nick Pantazi |
| 2002 | Michael Mariscalco |
| 2002 | Nick Pantazi |
| 2003 | Scott Olsen |
| Year | Player |
| 2004 | Scott Olsen |
| 2004 | Cory Edginton |
| 2004 | John Mariscalco |
| 2006 | John DeVae |
| 2008 | Eduardo Garcia |
| 2008 | Frank Patano |
| 2009 | Boris Gatzky |
| 2009 | Matt Hedges |
| 2009 | Kyle VondenBenken |
| 2010 | Ben Sippola |
| 2010 | Matt Hedges |
| Year | Player |
| 2011 | Austin Oldham |
| 2013 | Zach Steinberger |
| 2015 | Vincent Mitchell |
| 2016 | David Goldsmith |
| 2016 | Jared Timmer |
| 2017 | Brandon Guhl |
| 2017 | Lewis Suddick |
| 2017 | Eric Dick |

## Coaches
### Awards
#### Conference Coach of the Year

| Year | Coach | Conference |
| 1998 | Ian Martin | MCC |
| 2009 | Kelly Findley | Horizon |
| 2010 | Kelly Findley | Horizon |
| 2017 | Paul Snape | Big East |

## Honours
### Conference titles

* Horizon League
** Regular season (7): 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
** Tournament (5): 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010
* Big East Conference
** Regular season (2): 2016, 2017
* Big East Conference
** Tournament (1): 2016

### NCAA appearances

* NCAA Tournament (9): 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019
* NCAA Tournament round of 16 (3): 1995, 1998, 2017

## Records

| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Langdon Kumler (Independent) (1989–1989) ||||||
| 1989 | Langdon Kumler | 12–7–0 | | | |
| Langdon Kumler (Horizon League) (1990–1992) ||||||
| 1990 | Langdon Kumler | 14–6–0 | 5–3–0 | 4th | |
| 1991 | Langdon Kumler | 8–9–1 | 2–4–0 | T-4th | |
| 1992 | Langdon Kumler | 10–6–3 | 2–4–1 | T-5th | |
| Langdon Kumler: | Langdon Kumler: | 44–28–4 | 9–11–1 | | |
| Ian Martin (Horizon League) (1993–1999) ||||||
| 1993 | Ian Martin | 9–9–2 | 3–3–0 | 4th | |
| 1994 | Ian Martin | 8–12–1 | 5–3–0 | T-1st | |
| 1995 | Ian Martin | 18–5–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semi-final |
| 1996 | Ian Martin | 11–7–2 | 7–1–0 | 1st | |
| 1997 | Ian Martin | 12–10–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1998 | Ian Martin | 19–5–1 | 7–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semi-final |
| 1999 | Ian Martin | 7–12–0 | 5–2–0 | 3rd | |
| Ian Martin: | Ian Martin: | 84–60–8 | 37–12–2 | | |
| Todd Bramble (Horizon League) (2000–2000) ||||||
| 2000 | Todd Bramble | 6–13–0 | 3–4–0 | 5th | |
| Todd Bramble: | Todd Bramble: | 6–13–0 | 3–4–0 | | |
| Joe Sochacki (Horizon League) (2001–2005) ||||||
| 2001 | Joe Sochacki | 11–9–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2002 | Joe Sochacki | 9–10–3 | 4–3–0 | T-4th | |
| 2003 | Joe Sochacki | 12–7–3 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |
| 2004 | Joe Sochacki | 13–6–1 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | |
| 2005 | Joe Sochacki | 9–10–0 | 2–5–0 | 7th | |
| Joe Sochacki: | Joe Sochacki: | 54–42–7 | 21–12–2 | | |
| Kelly Findley (Horizon League) (2006–2010) ||||||
| 2006 | Kelly Findley | 7–11–2 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |
| 2007 | Kelly Findley | 9–7–4 | 4–2–2 | T-4th | |
| 2008 | Kelly Findley | 13–3–4 | 5–0–3 | T-1st | |
| 2009 | Kelly Findley | 14–3–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2010 | Kelly Findley | 16–1–3 | 7–0–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round |
| Kelly Findley: | Kelly Findley: | 59–25–15 | 24–7–8 | | |
| Paul Snape (Horizon League) (2011) ||||||
| 2011 | Paul Snape | 7–8–3 | 2–4–2 | T-7th | |
| Paul Snape (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012) ||||||
| 2012 | Paul Snape | 5–8–5 | 3–5–1 | T-9th | |
| Paul Snape (Big East Conference) (2013–present) ||||||
| 2013 | Paul Snape | 11–8–1 | 4–5–0 | 6th | |
| 2014 | Paul Snape | 6–7–5 | 2–5–2 | 8th | |
| 2015 | Paul Snape | 10–4–4 | 6–3–0 | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Paul Snape | 13–5–2 | 6–3–0 | 2nd | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2017 | Paul Snape | 14–5–2 | 8–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semi-Final |
| 2018 | Paul Snape | 4–12–2 | 2–7–0 | 10th | |
| 2019 | Paul Snape | 11–7–2 | 4–4–1 | T-4th | NCAA 1st Round |
| Paul Snape: | Paul Snape: | 81–64–26 | 2–4–2 (Horizon) 3–5–1 (Atlantic 10) 32–25–3 (Big East) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 328–232–61 | | | |
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