Butler Bulldogs women's soccer

Butler University first fielded a varsity women's soccer team in 1991, when they earned a 10–7–1 record under head coach Bryan Blitz, including a 0–3–0 record in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now called the Horizon League).{{cite web|title=Butler Bulldogs Women's Soccer Records |url=http://www.butlersports.com/sports/w-soccer/2011-12/files/WSOC-Records-2012.pdf |work=Butlersports.com |publisher=Butler University |accessdate=August 27, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Coach Blitz left the program following the 1995 season, the same season as the Bulldogs' first conference championship. The Bulldogs were next coached by George Van Linder, who led the team to its second conference championship and two conference runner-up finishes before departing after the 1998 season. Woody Sherwood served as the Bulldogs' third women's soccer coach and led the team to its third conference championship in 1999; under his leadership the team only once finished lower than third in the Horizon League.

The Bulldogs' current head coach, Tari St. John began serving as head coach in the 2006 season. Aside from the head coach, Butler employs one assistant coach on a part-time basis.{{cite web|title=Butler University Women's Soccer Scholarships|url=http://athleticscholarships.com/womens-soccer-scholarships/butler-university/|work=AthleticScholarship.com|publisher=National Collegiate Scouting Association|accessdate=September 6, 2012}} This position is currently held by Ric Huffman, who has held the position since 2009.{{cite web|title=Huffman Joins Women's Soccer Staff |url=http://www.butlersports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/042409aaa.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118174909/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/042409aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |work=Butlersports.com |publisher=Butler University |accessdate=September 6, 2012 }} Huffman also serves as the head coach of the Dynamo Football Club, also located in Indianapolis, and is a former member of the Indiana University men's soccer team and the Indiana Twisters of the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He also played on the 1998 National Indoor Championship team.{{cite web|title=Dynamo FC Girls Coaching Staff 2012–2013 |url=http://www.dynamofc.org/Portals/923/docs/Wd0000002.pdf|work=Dynamofc.org|publisher=Dynamo Football Club|accessdate=September 6, 2012}} The position was previously held by Greg Miller, who is the current head coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers. All other women's soccer coaches serve on a volunteer basis.

Butler left the Horizon League following the 2011 season when the athletic department moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference. During their time in the Horizon, the Bulldogs earned one conference tournament championship, in 1996, but the team did not qualify for the NCAA tournament because the conference did not have an automatic bid at that time. However, the team was the tournament runner-up six times, in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, and 2010. The team also won four conference season championships, in 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2010.{{cite web|title=Horizon League Women's Soccer Records|url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/recordbooks/11/recordbook.pdf?1317326542|publisher=Horizon League|accessdate=August 26, 2012}}

Joining the Atlantic 10 Conference presented some challenges, including schedule adjustments, because the move came a year ahead of schedule.{{cite news|last=Parker|first=Reed|title=Butler University Making Move a Year Early|url=http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1711772|accessdate=September 6, 2012|newspaper=WIBC|date=May 29, 2012}} For example, the Bulldogs were scheduled to play an exhibition game against the defending Atlantic 10 champions, the Dayton Flyers, but the game had to be rescheduled as a conference game later in the season.{{cite web |title=Butler/VCU Added to Dayton Women's Soccer Schedule |url=http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/?article_id=8913 |work=DaytonFlyers.com |publisher=University of Dayton |accessdate=September 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627133917/http://www.daytonflyers.com/news/?article_id=8913 |archivedate=June 27, 2012 }} Other teams had to redo their schedules in a matter of weeks after their previously finalized schedules were already released.{{cite web|title=Women's Soccer Announces Changes To 2012 A-10 Schedule|url=http://www.owlsports.com/news/2012/5/31/WSOC_0531121520.aspx?path=wsoc|work=Owl Sports|publisher=Temple University|accessdate=September 6, 2012}}

{{updated|December 28, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.butlersports.com/roster.aspx?path=wsoc&|title=Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 Women's Soccer Roster|publisher=Butler Bulldogs|access-date=December 28, 2020}}

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|name=Bryan Blitz

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| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 10–7–1

| conference = 0–3–0

| confstanding = 4th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992

| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 8–9–2

| conference = 2–3–0

| confstanding = 4th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = 1993

| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 6–11–3

| conference = 2–3–1

| confstanding = 4th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = 1994

| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 11–10–0

| conference = 4–2–0

| confstanding = 3rd

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = 1995

| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 10–7–2

| conference = 6–0–0

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Bryan Blitz

| overall = 45–44–8

| confrecord = 14–11–1

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|name=George Van Linder

|startyear=1996

|conference=Horizon League

|endyear=1998

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| name = George Van Linder

| overall = 12–7–1

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| name = George Van Linder

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| name = George Van Linder

| overall = 10–13–0

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| name = George Van Linder

| overall = 34–27–3

| confrecord = 11–4–1

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|startyear=1999

|conference=Horizon League

|endyear=2005

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 5–11–2

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 7–11–2

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| confstanding = T-3rd

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 31–7–0

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 15–6–0

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 8–9–2

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| name = Woody Sherwood

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| name = Woody Sherwood

| overall = 8–10–2

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

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| overall = 63–64–10

| confrecord = 25–16–1

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| name = Tari St. John

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| name = Tari St. John

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| name = Tari St. John

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| name = Tari St. John

| overall = 12–5–4

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| overall = 50–63–8

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| overall =5–1–3

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NSCAA Regional (Mideast) All-Americans

NSCAA Regional (Great Lakes) All-Americans

Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Team

Soccer Buzz All-American Freshman Team

Horizon League Cecil M. Coleman Award

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In response to the growth of interested youths in the Indianapolis area, where the Butler Bulldogs are located, the soccer program offers several soccer camps for various age groups.{{cite web|title=Butler Bulldog Soccer Camp |url=http://www.butlerbulldogsoccer.com/index.html |work=ButlerBulldogSoccer.com |publisher=Butler Soccer Camps |accessdate=September 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822235953/http://butlerbulldogsoccer.com/index.html |archivedate=August 22, 2013 }} The camp is instructed by several members of the women's soccer program, including head coach Tari St. John.{{cite web|title=Staff |url=http://www.butlerbulldogsoccer.com/staff.html |work=ButlerBulldogsSoccer.com |publisher=Butler Bulldogs Soccer |accessdate=September 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823000241/http://butlerbulldogsoccer.com/staff.html |archivedate=August 23, 2013 }}

In addition to the camps, the Butler Bulldogs women's soccer program annually wears pink jerseys in support the "fight against breast cancer." The jerseys are sold to the public following the game to raise proceeds for the cause.{{cite web|title=Pink Soccer Jerseys For Sale |url=http://www.butlersports.com/sports/w-soccer/2011-12/releases/pink-soccer-jerseys |work=Butlersports.com |publisher=Butler University |accessdate=September 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055758/http://www.butlersports.com/sports/w-soccer/2011-12/releases/pink-soccer-jerseys |archivedate=March 5, 2016 }}

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