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University of Evansville<\/p>\n
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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The Lindenwood Men’s Soccer team (3-1-1) defeated Butler (0-4-1)\u00a0on the road Friday night by a score of 2-0. Philip Viberg Rasmussen<\/a> and Luca Bartoni<\/a> each scored a goal in the second half to lead the Lions to their third win of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n In the first half, Butler had possession for most of the first 45 minutes of play, taking four corner kicks compared to Lindenwood’s zero, while outshooting\u00a0the Lions 4-3. Quinn Closson<\/a> was tested early on, but made two saves in the first 40 minutes of the game\u00a0to keep the score\u00a0knotted at zero at the break. Thato Lekgetho<\/a> had the only shot on goal in the first half for the Lions, while Eddy Mwanje<\/a> and Javaun Mills<\/a> recorded the other two shots of the half for LU.<\/p>\n Early on in the second half, Philip Viberg Rasmussen<\/a> broke the scoreless tie with his second goal of the season in the 55th minute off an assist from Ethan Walls<\/a>. Viberg Rasmussen was able to gather a pass from Luca Bartoni<\/a> in the midfield after Butler had a turnover in the midfield, and Viberg Rasmussen sent a back heel pass to Walls up the right sideline with a lot of grass in front of him. Walls was able to take a few dribbles and get\u00a0inside of the Bulldog defender, sending a pass back to Viberg Rasmussen, who buried a shot from just inside the box to put the Lions up 1-0 with just over 35 minutes to play. The Lions were not done yet however, thanks to Luca Bartoni’s<\/a> fifth goal of the season.<\/p>\n In the 76th minute, Butler committed a foul from just beyond the box that gave Lindenwood a free kick opportunity. Bartoni took the free kick and buried his shot into the top right corner of the net\u00a0to extend the Lion’s lead to two with just over 14 minutes to play in the second half. Lindenwood hung on for the final 14 minutes and didn’t\u00a0allow a shot over the final 11 minutes of the game\u00a0to improve to 3-1-1 on the 2026 season.<\/p>\n