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at Marquette
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women's soccer team will host the Creighton Bluejays in their regular season home finale on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs then travel to Milwaukee to face the Marquette Golden Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.  Both matches are set to stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
 
Bulldog Bits                                                                                     
- Since joining the BIG EAST (2013) BU has won all three of their home finales
- Paige Monaghan leads the BIG EAST Conference in shots per game (4.00)
- Shannon McDevitt was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17)
- Creighton's Lauren Sullivan leads the BIG EAST in goals (11) and points (27)
- Butler defeated Marquette 1-0 in last year's BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals
- Hannah Luedtke is second in BIG EAST play with 29 saves (4.83 average)
- Serina Kashimoto has started in 78 straight games for Butler
- BU currently sits in seventh place in the BIG EAST standings
 
McDevitt Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week    
McDevitt helped anchor a Butler defense which limited Seton Hall to just two shots on goal and just one corner kick in the Bulldogs' 2-1 victory on Sunday.  The junior also provided the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute, taking a header from Serina Kashimoto as Butler scored its second BIG EAST win of the season.
 
Outside Looking In                                                                        
In the latest BIG EAST standings, Butler sits in seventh place with seven points, just one point behind St. Johns for a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament. With three games to go, both Creighton and Marquette are ahead of the Bulldogs, with nine and 12 points, respectively. The 'Dawgs earn three points for each conference win and one point for a tie.
 
Up to the Task                                                                                 
Thursday night's matchup will feature a game within a game with Shannon McDevitt and the Bulldog defense attempting to slow down Lauren Sullivan and the high-powered Creighton offense. Sullivan leads the BIG EAST and ranks in the top-20 nationally in multiple offensive categories. In addition to being the conference leader in goals and points, she is averaging 1.93 points per game and 0.79 goals per game, ranking her 11th and 12th in the nation. Reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Shannon McDevitt will look to anchor a Butler defense that has posted eight shutouts this season.
 
Butler Bowl                                                                                     
The Bulldogs are 5-4 at home this year. Three of the four setbacks featured a 1-0 final score in favor of the visitors.
 
Score First                                                                                        
The Bulldogs are undefeated this season when they score the first goal of the contest.
 
Ready... Aim... Fire!                                                                        
Paige Monaghan and Serina Kashimoto are responsible for half of Butler's shots on the year. Monaghan has taken 56 shots, seven more than Kashimoto. Only five other players on the roster have hit double digits, giving BU a grand total of 204.
 
Back On Track                                                                                
Butler's 2-1 win against Seton Hall Sunday snapped the Bulldogs three-game losing streak and featured the team's first goal since Sept. 24. BU amassed 18 shots in the match, four more than they had taken in their last three matches combined.
 
Kashimoto Approaching History                                    
Serina Kashimoto leads the team in points (21) goals (8) and assists (5). To reach the single-season top ten list in the BU record book, Kashimoto will need three more goals, three more assists or seven more points. The 2015 Second Team All-American currently ranks ninth all-time with 16 career assists, she is just six points shy of 10th place in points.

On The Line
While countless examples exist of teams qualifying for or being eliminated from BIG EAST Championship contention based on a domino effect of other outcomes, DePaul and Georgetown have it the most simple: win one more. The Blue Demons and Hoyas will punch their postseason tickets with a win on Thursday or in any of their final three games. The bottom four teams in the standings can earn no more than 16 points by season's end, while a win would bump DePaul's minimum points to 18 and Georgetown's to 17, out of reach of the bottom four. Neither the Blue Demons nor Hoyas have an easy road the rest of the way which includes a showdown between one another on Oct. 23, while DePaul also has matches against the current Nos. 3 and 4 teams in the league in Providence and Marquette. The top six teams at season's end qualify for the BIG EAST Championship, while the top two earn byes directly into the semifinals.

Tune In
BEDN is your home for the remainder of the BIG EAST women's soccer slate as all 15 regular-season games left will stream on the FOX Sports GO app. Coverage kicks off Thursday with a pair of 4 p.m. (ET) matches when Providence visits DePaul and Villanova hosts Marquette. St. John's-Xavier follows at 6:30 p.m., before No. 7/2 Georgetown-Seton Hall and Creighton-Butler wrap up the night at 7 p.m. BEDN will also stream the BIG EAST Championship First Round and Semifinals before FS1 takes over for the title match.

Up Next                                                                                             
BU wraps up conference play and the regular season with a trip to Xavier on Friday, Oct. 28. The match with the Musketeers will begin at 6:30 p.m. and can be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network. Butler has won its last four contests against Xavier dating back to the 2012 season.