Marquette men’s soccer defeated the Butler Bulldogs Sunday 2-1, clinching its first appearance in the BIG EAST Championships since 2014.
Senior forward Diego Nunez tallied his first goal of the season in the 30th minute. The goal marked the fifth of his career.
Junior forward Josh Coan added on an insurance marker in the 37th minute which gave Marquette a 2-0 lead going into the second half.
In the opening stages of the second half, senior goalkeeper Luis Barraza picked up a red card. Cedrik Stern replaced him as Marquette played with 10 players for the rest of the match.