2023 Butler Soccer News
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Butler Soccer Releases 2024 Spring Schedule
February 07, 2024EL DORADO, KAN. – Butler soccer head coach Adam Hunter announced the Grizzlies 2024 spring slate of scrimmages on Wednesday. -
Manabe Nets United Soccer Coaches NJCAA All-American Honors
December 11, 2023KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Butler soccer freshman midfielder Sakiko Manabe was named an NJCAA All-American by the United Soccer Coaches the organization announced on Wednesday.
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Grizzly Soccer Has 5 Named All-KJCCC
November 22, 2023COLBY, Kan. – The 2023 KJCCC All-Conference awards were announced by league officials on Monday and Butler soccer saw five of its own earn recognition.
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Butler Soccer Bows Out of Region VI Playoffs With Loss at Top Seed Barton
November 03, 2023GREAT BEND, Kan. – Fifth seed Butler soccer traveled to the Cougar Soccer and Track Complex to take on top seed Barton in a Region VI semifinal match and could not overcome an early deficit, losing 4-1.
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Grizzlies Move on to Region VI Semifinals, Defeat Hutchinson on the Road in Quarterfinals
October 30, 2023HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Fifth seed Butler soccer traveled to the Salthawk Sports Complex Friday in chilly conditions as they defeated fourth seed Hutchinson, 2-0, in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Region VI playoffs.
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Butler Soccer’s Region VI Playoff Game at Hutchinson Moved to Friday
October 25, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – There has been a time and date change for Butler soccer’s first postseason game this season.
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Kolbe Named NJCAA D1 Women’s Soccer Player of the Week
October 25, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – For the second time this season, a Butler soccer player has been named the NJCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week.
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Grizzly Soccer Opens Region VI Playoffs at Hutchinson Sunday
October 24, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – With the KJCCC soccer regular season coming to a close on Monday, the Region VI playoff seeds and bracket was announced on Tuesday morning by league officials.
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Kolbe lands KJCCC Soccer Player of the Week Honors
October 24, 2023COLBY, Kan. – Emma Kolbe, a sophomore midfielder for the 18th-ranked Butler soccer team, was named the KJCCC Player of the Week on Tuesday for the final week of regular season action.
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Grizzly Soccer Wraps up Regular Season With Sophomore Day Beatdown of Dodge City
October 22, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – Butler soccer hosted Dodge City on Saturday for the Grizzlies final regular season game as well as sophomore day, and they took down the Conquistadors 6-1 at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
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Manabe Adds Another Weekly Award, NJCAA D1 Women’s Soccer National Player of the Week
October 20, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – After winning KJCCC player of the week earlier this week, Butler soccer freshman midfielder Sakiko Manabe was named the NJCAA D1 Women’s Soccer National Player of the Week.
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Butler Soccer Drills Seward at Home for 2nd Straight Win
October 19, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – The Grizzly soccer team came out firing at home on Wednesday afternoon, taking down the Seward County Saints, 5-1, at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
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Manabe Earns KJCCC Soccer Player of the Week Award
October 18, 2023COLBY, Kan. – Following a week where she scored four goals across two games, No. 18-ranked Butler soccer midfielder Sakiko Manabe has been named the KJCCC Player of the Week.
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Football re-enters top 10, Soccer ranked in latest NJCAA polls
October 16, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – Following big weeks for both programs, Butler football and soccer are both ranked in their respective NJCAA polls this week.
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Grizzlies nab 1st home win this season with offensive onslaught vs. Garden City
October 16, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – There was no doubt left at the end of 90 minutes on Saturday evening as the Butler Grizzly soccer team pummeled Garden City 5-1 for the Grizzlies first home win of the season at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
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Soccer picks up tough win on the road at No. 16 Cowley
October 12, 2023ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. – Butler soccer needed a win as they had dropped three straight conference matches coming into Wednesday, and they got just that as they went on the road and picked up a 3-2 KJCCC win over 16th ranked Cowley at the Cowley Soccer Facilities on Wednesday night.
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Grizzlies outlasted by Hutchinson at home
October 07, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – The 18th-ranked Butler Grizzlies dropped a 1-0 home decision to the 10th-ranked Hutchinson Blue Dragons at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex on Saturday evening.
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Soccer falls on the road in Kansas City
October 05, 2023KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Butler soccer traveled to Kansas City for a KJCCC game at Kansas City Kansas Community College and came away falling to the Blue Devils 3-1.
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Grizzlies outlasted by Barton at home
September 30, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – 17th-ranked Butler soccer tied the game at two in the second half but the seventh-ranked Barton Cougars scored twice more down the stretch to pull ahead and down the Grizzlies, 4-2, on Saturday morning at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
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Soccer picks up 4th straight KJCCC win, takes down Coffeyville
September 29, 2023COFFEYVILLE, Kan. – Butler soccer won its fourth straight KJCCC game on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Stadium, defeating Coffeyville 3-0.
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Butler Football in top 10, soccer moves up, men’s and cross country both in top 15 in latest round of rankings
September 26, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – The NJCAA and USTFCCCA weekly rankings have been released and Butler football and volleyball moved up while men’s and women’s cross country remained in the top 15 in the country.
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Top 25 matchup in El Dorado sees Butler Soccer come away with draw
September 25, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – The 18th ranked Butler soccer team hosted 13th ranked Hill College on Saturday evening at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex and came away with a 2-2 draw in the non-conference tilt.
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Riley’s goal, Grizzlies stout defense leads Butler to win over Dodge City
September 20, 2023DODGE CITY, Kan. – The 18th ranked Butler Soccer picked team up its third straight win on Wednesday night, this one coming at Memorial Stadium as they took down Dodge City 1-0.
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Grizzlies win 2nd straight conference game on the road as they take down Seward in Liberal
September 18, 2023LIBERAL, Kan. – The 16th ranked Butler Grizzly soccer team took down Seward 4-0 at Redskin Field on Friday afternoon behind two goals from freshman Ruby Kilden.
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Matsumoto scores twice, Grizzly Soccer grabs first KJCCC win at Garden City
September 14, 2023GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Freshman defender Saki Matsumoto scored twice to help the 16th ranked Butler Grizzly soccer team to a 3-0 win over Garden City at Broncbuster Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Weekly NJCAA rankings round-up
September 11, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – The new NJCAA polls have been released and Butler football and soccer found themselves nationally ranked while Butler cross country’s men’s and women’s teams were ranked in the USTFCCCA Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
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Cowley stuns Butler Soccer in final minutes
September 10, 2023EL DORADO, Kan. – A high scoring affair ended in heartbreak for the ninth-ranked Butler Grizzlies on Saturday evening at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex as 18th-ranked Cowley College scored twice in the final five minutes to steal the game, 4-3.
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Grizzlies come away with draw at Hutchinson
September 06, 2023HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The ninth ranked Butler Grizzly soccer team led 1-0 late against the 16th ranked Hutchinson Blue Dragons at the Salthawk Sports Complex on Wednesday evening, but a late goal from Hutchinson evened things up forcing a 1-1 draw.
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Grizzly Soccer notches top 5 victory, takes down Monroe for first win this season
September 05, 2023OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Butler soccer has played well this season but did not have much to show for it, until Sunday that is. The No. 11 ranked Grizzlies (1-1-3, 0-1-2 KJCCC) picked up their first victory of the season, a 4-0 shutout win over a top five nationally ranked team in No. 5 ranked Monroe CC (1-2) on Sunday afternoon at JCCC Soccer Field.
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Apodaca named KJCCC Keeper of the Week
September 05, 2023COLBY, Kan. – Butler soccer goalkeeper Carla Apodaca was named the KJCCC goalkeeper of the week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
