Seton Hall’s men’s soccer fell 1-0 to the nationally-ranked Butler Bulldogs on Saturday night. In the loss, Seton Hall was outshot 14 to eight.
The Bulldogs scored their only goal of the game 21 minutes into the first half. The lone goal was scored by Eric Leonard, and Butler took this lead into halftime.
In the second half, Seton Hall had multiple chances at scoring an equalizer, but Butler continued to fight the Pirates off.
Freshman Jonathan Jimenez had a great chance on goal in the 53rd minute, but it was saved by Butler’s goal-keeper. Three minutes later, at the 56-minute mark, Pirate’s goal keeper Julian Spindler made a phenomenal save following a Bulldog corner kick to keep the game within one.