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2014 Men's Soccer Roster

14 Will Butler

  • Position Defender/Midfielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • Highschool Neuqua Valley

Biography

Awards & Recognition
2012, 2013, 2014 Summit League All-Academic Team
2011 Summit League All-Newcomer Team

SENIOR (2014): Played and started in all 17 matches... registered two goals and three assists, scored the game winning goal against Saint Francis on Aug. 30... added a goal at Bowling Green... took 29 shots (12 on goal)... logged 1,355 minutes, 110 of them against Denver on Oct. 4... named to Summit League All-Academic Team for third straight season... moved from midfield to defender at mid-point of season...

JUNIOR (2013): Played and started in 17 matches… scored one goal and recorded a team-high six assists, tied for the second most in the Summit League… scored his lone goal against Lipscomb on Sept. 6… had two assists against Green Bay on Sept. 20… took 15 shots (three on goal)… logged 1,500 minutes, the third most on the team… named to the All-Summit League Academic Team for the second consecutive year.

SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in 17 matches, making 16 starts… logged 1,304 minutes… had one goal and two assists… took 30 shots (eight on goal)… named to the All-Summit League Academic Team… also named to the Summit League’s Fall Academic Honor Roll… had an assist at IUPUI (Sept. 22) and against Western Illinois (Oct. 12)… scored his lone goal at Omaha (Oct. 12)… played in a season-high 104 minutes at Oakland on Nov. 3.

FRESHMAN (2011): Was one of four players to start and play all 17 matches… named to the Summit League Newcomer Team… led the team in points with 11, scoring three goals while adding five assists… took 24 shots (11 on goal)… logged 1,183 minutes on the year… scored his first career goal in the team’s season-opening victory over Big Ten member Northwestern… had a goal and an assist in EIU’s 2-1 win over Lipscomb on Sept. 22.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named to the all-conference, all-sectional and all-area teams in 2011 by the Chicago Tribune… selected to the all-area and all-conference teams during his junior season by the Daily Herald… helped his team to three Illinois State Cup Titles from 2007-09, including a third-place finish in 2007 at the national championships… was a member of four regional and sectional championship teams from 2008-11… played for the Chicago Fire Juniors.

PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2011Freshman

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2012Sophomore

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2013Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2014Senior

    Defender/Midfielder
    5'7" 165 lbs
    14
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