For one of the final times this season, the Bulldogs step away from BIG EAST play, traveling to Evansville Tuesday night for an in-state match-up with the Purple Aces. The 7 p.m. (Eastern, 6 p.m. Evansville) kick will be streamed on ESPN+.

Butler is 2-6-1 on the season, entering the Tuesday contest off a 2-0 loss at St. John's Saturday night. Evansville, members of the Missouri Valley Conference, is 1-4-4 in 2018.  
THE SERIES: The Bulldogs own a 13-12 advantage over the Purple Aces in the all-time series. Butler has won four straight meetings and are 6-1 against Evansville during Paul Snape's tenure as the Bulldogs' head coach. The teams have played every year since 1990 other than the 2001, 2005 and 2009 seasons. The first few years were when both programs were members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

ONE YEAR AGO: The Bulldogs got out to strong start against Evansville Sept. 12, 2017, taking the first seven shots of the match and controlling possession for much of the first half. That included the first goal of Joel Harvey's Butler career. He, Eric Leonard and Brandon Guhl connected on a series of quick passes that ended up with Harvey 1v1 with Evansville keeper Frederik Reimer from eight yards out. Harvey's goal came in the 12^th minute. Keeper Eric Dick made four saves in the shutout win, including a diving stop in the 90^th minute to preserve the clean sheet

LAST TIME OUT: St. John's scored two goals in the first 21 minutes of a Saturday night match with Butler and saw that score hold in a 2-0 victory. The teams met in Queens, N.Y. Brandon Duarte scored in the 13^th minute and then Skage Simonsen headed in his fourth goal of the season eight minutes later for the early 2-0 lead. Each team took 12 shots. Butler freshman keeper Gabriel Gjergji made three saves on the evening.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: The Bulldogs added some theatrics to end Wednesday night on a high note at the Sellick Bowl, coming away with a 4-3 overtime win over Marshall in a non-conference match-up. Junior Brandon Guhl scored the second of his two goals in the 100^th minute, taking a centering pass from Marco Charalambous and depositing it in the net for the game-winner. Butler had a 2-0 lead at halftime and was held a 3-2 lead before Illal Osmanu's goal with five seconds remaining in regulation pushed the contest into overtime.

HELPING FOOT: Marco Charalambous assisted on three of Butler's four goals against Marshall. He becomes the 12^th Bulldog in program history to have three assists in one contest in addition to Matt Morgan, who had four helpers against Valparaiso in a 1991 match.

FOUR SCORE AND…: Butler scored four goals in a match for the first time in more than two years, dating back to a 4-2 win over No. 5 UC-Santa Barbara Sept. 9, 2016.

NEW BLOOD: Freshman Eric Conerty scored the first goal of his Butler career with a tally against Marshall Wednesday night. He joins newcomers Louie Bulger and Eric Hollenkamp in picking up their first Bulldog goals early in their respective careers. Freshman Jack Haywood has two assists on the season, including one in the last outing against Marshall. Six true freshmen have already started matches in 2018. Keeper Gabriel Gjergji, has started all of Butler's matches this season, while Conerty, Haywood, Bulger, Griffin DeBolt, and Logan Lee have also gotten the starting nod in multiple matches.

UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS: Brandon Guhl has five goals on the season, a number that is tied for second in the BIG EAST. His 12 points are tied for third among conference players.
 
DOUBLING UP: Junior Alex Lehtinen scored both goals for the Bulldogs Sept. 22 against Providence, the first multi-goal game of his Butler career. Lehtinen started the scoring with a goal in the 25^th minute; he then followed that by converting a penalty kick in the 88^th minute. For his efforts, Lehtinen earned a spot on the BIG EAST's five-member weekly honor roll.

UP NEXT: Butler returns to BIG EAST play, hosting Georgetown Friday night at the Sellick Bowl. The 7 p.m. kick will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network.