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The Bulldogs take their final break from BIG EAST play, making the short drive to Bloomington, Ind., for a Tuesday kick with No. 4 Indiana. The 8 p.m. start will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network.

Butler enters the match at 3-8-2 overall. Indiana is 11-2.

THE SERIES: Indiana holds a 22-4-4 record in the all-time series between the two programs, but the teams have been much closer over the past 10 meetings. In that span that dates back to the 2009 season, IU has a slim 4-3-3 advantage. The teams played to a draw in 2017 (0-0 in Indianapolis), 2015 (2-2 in Indianapolis) and 2014 (0-0 in Bloomington). Indiana won, 3-2, in overtime in Bloomington in 2016. Butler won the 2013 match-up, 3-2 in double-overtime, in Indianapolis. Two of the last three meetings have seen teams overcome 2-0 deficits as Butler did in 2015 to earn a 2-2 draw and as Indiana did in 2016 in taking a 3-2 overtime victory.

ONE YEAR AGO: In front of more than 6,000 fans, Butler and No. 1 Indiana played to a 0-0 tie Oct. 18, 2017 at the Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis. Butler keeper Eric Dick posted the shutout. Each team took eight shots. The Bulldogs played without center back Joe Moulden, who sat out the match due to accumulated yellow cards. Coach Paul Snape only played 12 players, 10 of which went the 110-minute distance.

EXTRA, EXTRA…: The 2017 match-up was the fifth straight match-up between the in-state rivals to go to overtime.

LAST TIME OUT: Consistent attacking in the second half resulted in the Bulldogs' first BIG EAST win of the 2018 season as Butler went up to DePaul and earned a 3-1 win Saturday afternoon. DePaul found the net first with a score in the 60^thminute. Alex Lehtinen deposited a penalty kick to tie the match at 1-1 in the 68^th minute. Logan Lee scored the game-winner in the 82^nd minute as Jack Haywood played a ball to him at the top of the key. As Nuelle came charging off his line, Lee was able to get the shot over his head for the 2-1 lead. Brandon Guhl added an insurance goal in the 85^th minute as Marco Charalambous utilized some fancy footwork to keep possession of the ball up the left side. Guhl finished his cross for his sixth goal of the season.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Junior Brandon Guhl is tied for second in the BIG EAST in both goals (six) and points (14). Senior Marco Charalambous's four assists are tied for fifth in the conference.

SPREAD IT AROUND: The score at DePaul Saturday was the first goal of Logan Lee's Butler career. He becomes the 11^th Bulldog to register a goal this season, including five freshmen. Lee joins classmates Jack Haywood, Louie Bulger, Eric Conerty, and Eric Hollenkamp in finding the net in their first year.

GOING THE DISTANCE: Senior captain Joe Moulden is the only Bulldog to play all 1,236 minutes so far this season. His classmate and fellow center back Kieran Geldenhuys has played all but 12 minutes in the team's 13 matches. Moulden picked up his first goal of the season with a second-half header off a Jared Timmer cross against SIUE Tuesday night. It marked the third goal of Moulden's career.

FOUR SCORE AND…: Butler scored four goals in a match (vs. Marshall, Sept. 26) 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. Butler has scored two or more goals in seven of the team's first 13 matches this season. The Bulldogs scored two or more goals in five of the team's first 13 matches in 2017.

NEW TO THE LINE-UP: Seven true freshmen have registered a start for the Bulldogs this season: Gabriel Gjergji, Louie Bulger, Jack Haywood, Eric Conerty, Griffin DeBolt, Logan Lee, and Eric Hollenkamp.

HELPING FOOT: Marco Charalambous assisted on three of Butler's four goals against Marshall Sept. 26. 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.

HONOR ROLL: Captain Jared Timmer earned a spot on the BIG EAST's five-member weekly honor roll after scoring both goals in a 2-2 tie last week at Evansville. Both of Timmer's goals came as the Bulldogs were playing a man down. Timmer also led the Bulldogs with four shots against Georgetown. The two goals at Evansville were his first scores of 2018.

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 for the beginning of the 2018 slate, beginning with a Saturday match at Villanova. The 1 p.m. kick will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network.