THIS WEEK: The Bulldogs will play two BIG EAST matches this week, beginning with a mid-week showdown with No. 8 Marquette at the Butler Bowl on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The match is set to start at 7 p.m. Butler is 0-2 against Marquette since joining the BIG EAST, taking the Golden Eagles to overtime in both matches last season. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Bulldogs will be the road again to face DePaul. The match, which will can be streamed online via the Big East Digital Network, will begin at 1 p.m. ET. Butler last faced DePaul in 2013, grabbing a 2-0 victory on a pair of goals from sophomore forward David Goldsmith.
      
WEEKEND RECAP: Butler played one match last week, falling 2-1 to No. 10 Creighton in their second consecutive BIG EAST road contest. The Bluejays jumped out to an early lead in the first half when forward Timo Pitter found the net in the 12th minute of play, and took a two-goal lead at the 61-minute mark on another strike from Pitter. With less than ten minutes remaining, junior midfielder Caleb Postlewait scored his third goal of the season to start a late Butler rally attempt. David Goldsmith was credited with the assist on the goal, earning his second on the year. Re-energized, the Bulldogs fell just short in the closing minutes as a header attempt from freshman forward Joey Bastian was saved by the Creighton goalkeeper and a free kick from senior midfielder Zach Steinberger sailed over the crossbar.

The Bluejays hung on the clinch the 2-1 victory, thwarting a Butler attack that finished with eight shots on the day, including three on-goal. Goldsmith and Bastian led the team with two shots and one shot-on-goal apiece, and juniors Jeff Adkins and Vincent Mitchell each added a shot of their own to the Butler total. Freshman goalkeeper Eric Dick and senior goalkeeper Andy Holte each gave up a goal for the Bulldogs, and Dick, who earned the starting nod against Creighton after five consecutive starts for Holte, finished the game with one save.

LATE ENERGIZER:  Caleb Postlewait has been a clutch performer for the Bulldogs in the last two weeks, scoring in the final ten minutes of the second half against Creighton and St. John's. His goal against the Red Storm came in dramatic fashion, as Postlewait scored the equalizing header off a free kick from Jeff Adkins with 15 seconds remaining on the clock. Postlewait has scored three goals in just four shot attempts, placing all four on-goal for a perfect 100% shot-on-goal percentage. The junior midfielder has added two assists this season, bringing his total to eight points on the year.

CO-CAPTAIN RETURNS: The game against Creighton marked an exciting return for senior co-captain Zach Steinberger, who re-joined the lineup against the Bluejays after missing four games due to injury. In just eight games played, Steinberger has served as one of the team's key facilitators in the midfield, tacking on two assists for the Bulldogs this year. He has also played a large role in the team's attacking third, ranking fifth on the team in shot attempts with 14 on the season. Steinberger, a four-year starter at Butler, was named No. 74 in TopDrawSoccer's Men's National 100 list before the 2014 season.

BULLDOG BITS:  David Goldsmith, the Bulldogs' leading goal-scorer this year, ranks third in the BIG EAST with five goals on the year. His 12 points, also a team high, sit tied for fourth among all BIG EAST players...As a team, Butler ranks tenth in conference in fouls with just 98 this season. In contrast, Villanova leads the BIG EAST with 171...Two Bulldogs rank in the top ten in the BIG EAST in shot attempts, with Adkins tied for fifth with a team-high 35 shots and Goldsmith sitting tied for tenth 23.

Contact:  Mike Murtaugh (mmurtaug@butler.edu)