For the only road game of the Spring season, Saint Louis traveled to Indianapolis to face a tough Butler team.
Due to severe weather, the game was postponed until Sunday, April 15. Thunderstorms knocked out power at Butler’s campus delaying the game until Sunday. The Billikens unfortunately fell 4-2 in a hard fought game. The score did little justice to show the efforts of Saint Louis.
Butler jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against the Billikens. Butler’s Zach Steinberger and Nico Oliverio both scored against the Billikens and held the 2-0 advantage going into halftime.
Steinberger scored early in the second half, but then the Billiken rallied scoring two goals to cut the advantage to one goal. However, Olivero quickly scored another goal which gave the Bulldogs the 4-2 victory.
SLU Men’s soccer has had three games so far this Spring season and the results have not been to their liking (0-2-1). With a team that boasts only 12 players, three of whom are goalkeepers and with injuries to other key players, the Billikens knew this Spring season would be a battle.
The Billikens opened the season with a 3-2 loss to Indiana University at Glenwood High School in Springfield, Ill.
The game was more than just a Spring game, all proceeds went to Kailey’s Krew, a nonprofit organization founded by family and friends in memory of Kailey Wilmarth. Kailey is the sister of former Indiana soccer player Neil Wilmarth.
In September of 2010, Kailey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblasitic leukemia. She lost her battle with the disease in May 2011.
With two more games left at home against, Washington University on Friday, April 20th and Bradley on April 28th, the Billikens are looking for positive performances before heading into the Summer and beginning a very difficult fall season.
