Grizzlies Fall at Home to Seward
A third-minute goal was the difference as Butler Soccer fell at home to the Seward County Saints on Saturday, 1-0.
EL DORADO, Kan. – A third-minute goal was the difference as Butler Soccer fell at home to the Seward County Saints on Saturday, 1-0.
The Grizzlies (3-6-3, 2-3-1) outshot Seward (4-3-0, 3-3-0) 14 to 3 and were awarded four more corners, but the Purple and Gold were unable to find the back of the net in the defeat.
The visitors from Liberal, Kan., scored the only goal of the match on a free kick from 35 yards away, as the ball slipped through the hands of Butler keeper Millie Robshaw-Charlesworth and into the back of the net, giving Seward a 1-0 lead in the third minute of the match.
Butler's first good scoring opportunity came in the 29th minute when Darya Karabanko had a chance from just outside the six-yard box, but her attempt sailed over the crossbar, keeping the score 1-0.
Neither side generated a good chance the rest of the half, leaving Seward holding a 1-0 lead.
Just after the break, the Grizzlies had another opportunity to tie the match off a free kick, but Charlotte Long's header sailed high, preserving Seward's lead.
Butler continued to hammer away at the Seward goal throughout the half but was ultimately unable to break through the Saints' backline and keeper, suffering the 1-0 defeat.
Next up, the Grizzlies head to Dodge City, Kan., for a clash with the hometown Dodge City Conquistadors on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 5:00 PM.