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The Bulldogs host Georgetown Friday night in a BIG EAST contest in Indianapolis. The 7 p.m. kick at the Sellick Bowl will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network, part of the FOX Sports Go app.

Butler enters the match at 2-6-2 overall and 0-3 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown is 5-3-2 (1-1-1 in conference action).

LAST TIME OUT: Playing a man down for nearly 48 minutes, Butler battled back from a 1-0 deficit to earn a 2-2 tie Tuesday night at Evansville. Captain Jared Timmer had both second-half goals for the visiting Bulldogs. Already down 1-0, Butler was dealt a blow in the 63^rd minute as Alex Lehtinen was sent off with a red card after a controversial call on a collision with a Purple Ace defender. Butler would play a man down for the remainder of the contest. Evansville tied the match in the 80^th minute. Each team had multiple scoring opportunities in the second overtime, but the tie held.

Georgetown has not played since a 0-0 (2OT) result at Marquette on Saturday night. The Bulldogs and Georgetown have not played a common opponent at this point in the season.

THE SERIES: Butler is 1-4 in the all-time series against Georgetown, with all of the match-ups coming since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013 season. The Bulldogs' win came in 2016, the last time the two teams met in Indianapolis. Butler won 4-2 in that contest.  

ONE YEAR AGO: In a match-up of Top 15 programs, Georgetown jumped out with three goals in the first half en route to a 3-0 win over Butler Oct. 6, 2017, at Shaw Field in the nation's capital. Georgetown's first-half goals came in the second, tenth, and 35^th minutes and were awarded to Declan McCabe, Achara, and Derek Dodson, respectively. The Hoyas had a 12-3 advantage in shots over the first 45 minutes.

CALL OF DUTY: Keeper Ryan Clark, making his first start of the season and the second of his Butler career, was strong in goal all night at Evansville Tuesday night. He made nine saves, including several diving stops to keep the Bulldogs in the match.

NEW TO THE LINE-UP: Butler's starting XI at Evansville featured Eric Hollenkamp, Joel Harvey, Ethan King and Justin Savona for the first time in 2018. The starts for Hollenkamp, King and Savona were the first of their respective Butler careers. Hollenkamp became the seventh true freshman to register a start for the Bulldogs this season.

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.

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.

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.

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 takes one of its last breaks from BIG EAST play, hosting SIUE on Tuesday night. SIUE is receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches national poll. The 7 p.m. kick will be streamed live on the Butler Bulldogs Facebook page.