INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday to play the Temple Owls. Temple is currently receiving votes in the national poll with an overall record of 11-2. They are also second in the BIG EAST standings with a 4-1 record against conference foes.
BIG EAST Standings
1) Florida 5-0, 11-2
2) Temple 4-1, 11-2
3) Denver 4-1, 10-2
4) Georgetown 4-1, 6-7
5) Vanderbilt 3-2, 6-5
6) Marquette 2-3, 4-9
7) Cincinnati 1-4, 5-8
8) UConn 1-4, 4-8
9) Villanova 1-4, 3-9
10) Butler 0-5, 1-12
About Butler
The Bulldogs are 1-12 on the year and still in search of their first BIG EAST win.
Haley Hallenbeck leads the team in goals (22) while
Journey Fischbeck takes top honors in points (27) and assists (12). Fischbeck has 15 goals on the year, just one behind
Madison Christian who is second on the team with 16. Hallenbeck is a force on the field with 22 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers. She also leads the team in draw controls with 31.
Butler averages 6.62 goals per game and is shooting 75 percent for the season. 51 of their 86 total goals this year have been unassisted.
Defensively, BU has split goalie responsibilities between
Allie Storke and
Haley Rayburn. Storke has the best goals-against average on the team (15.75), but Rayburn is the team leader in saves (57). The lone win on the year came with Storke in goal (1-5).
Scouting (RV) Temple
The Owls erased a two-goal halftime deficit last weekend against Villanova to come back and pick up their fourth-straight BIG EAST win after posting a 13-11 victory at Howarth Field. The team is now 11-2 overall with one of the two losses coming in conference place. Temple lost at Princeton during the non-conference schedule and dropped their conference opener at Denver 14-6.
They have showed toughness over their previous four games by winning in overtime vs. Marquette (17-16), and posting a pair of 11-9 wins over both Georgetown and Cincinnati.
Butler will need to slow down Brenda McDermott in order to upset the Owls. McDermott has 28 goals and 29 assists in just 13 games to post 57 points. Three other players all have 20 goals or more with two other student-athletes sitting at 19.
Temple averages 12 goals per game and allow just 11. Their top goalie is Maryn Lowell, a freshman that has 81 saves this season. Lowell is 8-1 on the year while backup Kelsea Hershey has been the goalie in three wins.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host #3 Florida this weekend at Varsity Field. The contest will get underway at 12 PM.
