Creighton University
10-1-1,3-0-0BIGEAST
Butler
4-5-3, 0-3-0BIGEAST
Pitter Scores Twice in No. 9 Men's Soccer 2-1 Win Over Butler
10/11/2014 8:56:00 PM | Men's Soccer
OMAHA, Neb. - Junior Timo Pitter scored twice for the No. 9 Creighton men's soccer team in a 2-1 win over Butler at Morrison Stadium Saturday night.
Pitter registered two goals in a match for the first time this season and for the third occasion in his CU career. The junior's scores gave Creighton a two-goal cushion before Butler closed within one, but the Bluejays held on for the one-goal victory.
Creighton improves to 10-1-1 on the year with the win and remains the only undefeated and untied team in the BIG EAST at 3-0-0. Butler falls to 4-5-3 overall and 0-3-0 in the conference standings.
HEAD COACH ELMAR BOLOWICH:
Pitter was opportunistic on a deflection off of a BU defender early in the first half. The ball bounced to Pitter on the top left of the box and he drilled one past the Butler goalkeeper to put the Bluejays up 1-0 in the 13th minute.
That lead would hold into halftime. CU kicked five corners in the first stanza while holding the Bulldogs to zero. The Jays shut out the Bulldogs in the first half to extend their opponents' scoreless streak before the break to all 12 matches this season.
In the 62nd minute Pitter's second goal of the match gave the Bluejays a 2-0 advantage. Sophomore Fabian Herbers passed the ball from the center of the box and Pitter drove towards the goal from the right side, putting it past the BU goalkeeper from a few yards out.
TIMO PITTER:
Butler's Caleb Postlewait cut the CU lead to 2-1 in the 82nd minute. An assist from David Goldsmith fed Postlewait on the left side who angled a shot past CU keeper Connor Sparrow.
The Jays held on for their third straight and sixth overall one-goal victory of the season. Sparrow played all 90 minutes in net for Creighton and improved to 10-1-1 on the year.
The Bluejays hit the road next week for a match at St. John's on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN3.
Team Stats
PITTER, Timo (4)
off deflection from top of box
12:58
PITTER, Timo (5)
Assisted By: HERBERS, Fabian
run in from right side,from few yards ou
61:42
POSTLEWAIT, Caleb
Assisted By: GOLDSMITH, David
GOAL by BU POSTLEWAIT, Caleb, Assist by GOLDSMITH, David.
81:49
