INDIANAPOLIS – In an all-Indy affair, the IUPUI men's soccer team took on Butler University Tuesday night, falling on the road, 3-1. Lukas Hackaa tallied the lone goal for the Jags, scoring a 34th minute penalty kick.

"I think our resilience (is what stood out tonight)," said head coach Sid van Druenen. "They started with a much higher intensity than we did but once we matched that (the match) was a lot more even."

Butler (2-6-1) controlled possession in the opening ten minutes of play at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. The hosts paid off the early possession domination, scoring in the 12th minute of play. The tally came from Palmer Ault, who curled the ball past Bryson Najarian after a through ball from Ryan Hannosh got Ault behind the back line.

Following the goal, the Bulldogs kept their foot on the gas, looking to add to the lead, which they did 15 minutes later. Hannosh again got his name on the score sheet, this time finding the back of the net after a great ball from Jack Streberger.

IUPUI (4-4-3) got on the board with just over ten minutes remaining in the first half. After Hackaa played Logan Finnegan in behind the Butler defense, Finnegan was taken down from behind by Henri Kumwenda inside the 18, forcing the referee to award a penalty. For the third time this season, Hackaa found the back of the net from the spot, sending goalkeeper Caleb Norris the wrong way and calmly hitting the side netting. The tally marks the sixth penalty kick goal for the senior in his career, a new IUPUI record.

The Jaguars came out with much more energy at the start of the second half, pressing high and forcing more giveaways by the Bulldogs. The pressure led to more possession and scoring chances in the opening 15 minutes of play.

"I think the first 15 minutes of the second half were phenomenal," added van Druenen. "We pressed high, our positioning worked and our defensive shape worked."

Butler added a third goal against the run of play in the 57th minute, after a Kumwenda rocket into the top of the net. The assist came from Ryan Hannosh, who garnered his fourth point of the evening.
Despite maintaining more possession and creating scoring opportunities in the final 30 minutes, the Jags were unable to cut into the two-goal deficit before time expired.

IUPUI returns to Carroll Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 7) to take on Cleveland State in an important #HLMSOC match.