<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rV6k8_0wJmZ9Yb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rV6k8_0wJmZ9Yb00" width="1600" height="1066" >Nolan Brice scored his first career goal on Wednesday night.INDIANAPOLIS - The Xavier men's soccer team fell to Butler, 5-1, on Wednesday night for the team's third loss in BIG EAST play.The Musketeers move to 4-6-5 (1-3-2 BIG EAST) while Butler picks up their first league win to improve to 4-8-3 (1-5 BIG EAST).Xavier returns home for the final game at Corcoran Field this season to face Seton Hall on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The match will serve as the program's Senior Day.scoring recap27' | BU | Vygo Verkooijen (Joost de Schutter)41' | BU | Donovan Boone55' | BU | Josemir Gomez (Joost de Schutter, Palmer Ault)58' | BU | Palmer Ault63' | XU | Nolan Brice (Fabrizio Bernal de la Gaza)85' | BU | Nick Grazianonotables<ul><li>Freshman Nolan Brice scored the first goal of his career in the match with a put back touch after a deflection by the Butler goalkeeper and Fabrizio Bernal de la Gaza's first assist of the season.</li><li>The Musketeers snapped a two-game scoreless streak with Brice's goal in the 63rd minute. Their last goal scored was against Cleveland State on Oct. 8. The Musketeers had not scored a goal against a conference opponent since Sept. 20 against St. John's.</li><li>Xavier took 19 shots, a season-high against conference opponents, while the Bulldogs took 11. Both teams took six shots on goal each.</li><li>Butler committed 24 fouls compared to Xavier's 13.</li><li>The Musketeers took eight corners in contrast to the four from the Bulldogs.</li><li>Jonny Mennell had two saves in the match to record his 100th career save.</li><li>Fabrizio Bernal de la Gaza took a match-high five shots with three of them being on goal.</li><li>Cooper Forcelllini and Paul Bogarin each contributed three shots with one on goal for Bogarin.</li><li>Gabriel Kuffel earned his first appearance as goalkeeper this season in the final four minutes of the match.</li><li>The Bulldogs scored their first two goals of the match through conversions on corner kicks.</li><li>Butler scored their final two goals off of penalty kicks.</li></ul></div></body>

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INDIANAPOLIS - The Xavier men's soccer team fell to Butler, 5-1, on Wednesday night for the team's third loss in BIG EAST play. The Musketeers move to 4-6-5 (1-3-2 BIG EAST) while Butler picks up their first league win to improve to 4-8-3 (1-5 BIG EAST). Xavier returns home for...