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The #2 seed Bulldogs are set to take on the #1 seed Georgetown Hoyas in the BIG EAST Championship match on Sunday, Nov. 4. This is the second straight season the Bulldogs and Hoyas have met in the final, with Georgetown taking the 2017 Championship match 3-0. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the match will air live on FS1.

Bulldog Bits

- Butler's 3-0 start in BIG EAST play is its best since joining the conference in 2013
- The Bulldogs finished the regular season a perfect 9-0 at home
- Only two teams in BU women's soccer history have recorded more than 13 wins
- Second place is Butler's highest finish in BIG EAST regular season standings
- This is the Bulldogs' fifth appearance in the BIG EAST Championship field
- BU has reached the Championship match in 2 of the last 3 seasons (2015, 2017) 
- Butler won its first BIG EAST title in 2015, defeating Providence 1-0
- Georgetown defeated Butler 3-0 in 2017 BIG EAST Championship match
- Hannah Luedtke's .53 goals against average is second in the conference
- Anja Savich has notched three game-winning goals so far in her rookie season
 
Four Bulldogs Earn All-BIG EAST Honors

Four Bulldogs earned postseason honors after an announcement from the BIG EAST Conference office. Anja Savich was tabbed Freshman of the Year while three other Bulldogs earned All-BIG EAST Honors.  Senior midfielder Paige Monaghan and redshirt junior defender Annika Schmidt earned spots on the All-BIG EAST First Team. Savich was also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Joining Savich on the All-Freshman team is teammate Morgan Kloosterman.

Series History

Butler and Georgetown will meet in the BIG EAST Championship for the second straight season. The Hoyas advance to their third consecutive BIG EAST final and look to become the first team since 2002 to three-peat. Georgetown took a 3-0 decision over Butler in the 2017 final and a 2-0 decision in the 2018 regular season.

Last Time Around

The #2 seed Bulldogs posted a 3-2 victory over the Providence Friars in the semifinals Thursday night. Butler held off a second half comeback from the Friars and used two goals from Halle Stelbasky, and one from Annika Schmidt, to push past Providence. All three goals scored for Butler were in the air as Stelbasky and Schmidt used their heads to get the job done. Paige Monaghan, Amanda Kowalski, and Katie Soderstrom each had an assist on the night.

Home Field Advantage
The Bulldogs are a perfect 9-0 at home this season and have only trailed one time at the Sellick Bowl. Butler has outscored opponents 22-4 at home this season, with 10 of those goals coming against BIG EAST opponents. In order to win their second BIG EAST title, Butler will have to defeat Georgetown at home where the Hoyas are 7-0-1. The Bulldogs are 4-5-1 on the road.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Stelbasky earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after netting her 6th goal of the season last Thursday night, which proved to be the game winner in the Bulldogs' 2-1 win over Villanova. With the win over Nova, the Bulldogs helped to secure the #2 seed, and the bye, in the tournament field.

Up Next

With a win over Georgetown, the Bulldogs clinch their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. With a loss, the Bulldogs will look to the NCAA Tournament selection show on Monday, Nov. 5. The championship provides for a field of 64 teams. Thirty-one conference champions qualify automatically; the balance of the field is selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee.