The Bulldogs return from a brief reprieve from Big East play, hosting DePaul Saturday night in a conference showdown at the Sellick Bowl. For those unable to make it to Indianapolis, the match will be streamed on the Butler Athletics YouTube channel.

Butler enters the contest at 6-4; DePaul is 4-5-2. The Bulldogs are 1-2 in conference play, while the Blue Demons post an 0-1-2 mark.

THE SERIES: Butler owns a 6-2-2 lead in the all-time series between the two programs, one that dates back to the 1989 season. That includes a 2-0 win in Indianapolis in 2017 in addition to the 3-1 Bulldogs victory last season. The teams have played every season since the Bulldogs joined the BIG EAST Conference prior to the 2013 season. During that time, Butler owns a 3-2-1.
   
ONE YEAR AGO: Butler defeated DePaul by a score of 3-1 in Illinois Oct. 13, 2018.
 
DePaul found the net first with a goal in the 60^th minute. However, the lead was short-lived as the Bulldogs responded eight minutes later, after a handball in the DePaul penalty box resulted in a penalty kick for Butler.

Alex Lehtinen stepped up to the spot and deposited the penalty kick to tie the match.

Logan Lee scored the game-winner as Jack Haywood played a ball to him at the top of the key. As DePaul goalkeeper Drew Nuelle came charging off his line, Lee was able to get the shot over his head for the 2-1 lead.

Shortly after that, 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.

LAST TIME OUT:  The Bulldogs pulled out a thrilling 1-0 win against Akron on Tuesday night. The win came after an exhausting 120 minutes of play with the deadlock ending in the 110^th minute after a Jack Haywood corner kick resulted in a goal by senior Alex Lehtinen.

OF NOTE:

• Butler is 5-2 at the Sellick Bowl this season.
• Butler held a 17-10 advantage in shots against Akron; the teams combined for 16 corner kicks.
• Gjergji made six saves against the Zips in picking up his third shutout of 2019 and the fourth clean sheet of his Butler career.
• Ten different Bulldogs had shots in Tuesday night's contest.
• After scoring the first two goals of his career in the Oct. 4 win over Providence and picking up BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors, Brendan Hicks earned his first start as a Bulldog against Akron.
• Injuries continue to impact the Bulldogs as Rhys Myers missed his first game this season. He was joined on the sidelines Tuesday night by Brandon Guhl, Joel Harvey, and Jared Timmer. All four are rehabbing their injuries in hopes of returning to the line-up soon.
• Haywood now has a team-best six assists, which currently has him tied for the BIG EAST lead.
• The goal against Akron was Lehtinen's second of the season and the eighth of his Butler career.
• All three of freshman Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s goals have been game-winners, placing him second in the BIG EAST.
• Gjergji had eight saves Oct. 4 at Providence, which is one shy of his career-high set earlier this season at SIUE. His 4.80 saves per game lead the BIG EAST.
• Butler is 1-2 in BIG EAST play, but those losses have come to nationally-ranked teams St. John's and Georgetown, and those two teams are a combined 5-0-1 in conference play so far this season.
• The Bulldogs played three consecutive Top 10 opponents earlier this season. That included BIG EAST losses to Georgetown and St. John's, sandwiched around a 2-1 win over (then) No. 5 Indiana.
• The Sept. 17 tally against SIUE marked sophomore Griffin DeBolt's first collegiate goal; it was also the first points of DeBolt's Butler career.
• Butler limited Wisconsin to only four shots in the win Sept. 12; it marked the fewest shots allowed by Butler since an Oct. 12, 2012 match against Richmond when the Spiders were also held to just four shots.