Another game-winner from freshman Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., gave the Bulldogs a hard-fought road win Wednesday night at Lipscomb. The golden goal came in the 98^th minute.

The Bulldogs are now 7-4-1 on the season, while Lipscomb, which advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, now stands at 3-7-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Butler used a series of passes to establish possession just outside the Lipscomb box as the first overtime session began to wind down. Cabrera, Jr., played a ball back to senior captain Jared Timmer, who surveyed the field and then flicked the ball over two Lipscomb defenders and onto the foot of Cabrera, Jr. The freshman beat the Lipscomb keeper to the right side of the goal for the golden goal in the 98^th minute.

The teams had played more than 80 consecutive minutes without a goal prior to Cabrera, Jr.'s heroics.

In the 11^th minute, Butler pressure resulted in a corner kick. Joel Harvey stepped up and was able to wrap the corner kick inside the back post utilizing his left foot.

Butler's lead was short-lived as the hosts responded four minutes later, gaining possession after a tackle in the Butler offensive third. The ensuing counter-attack resulted in Ruben Pedersen taking a quick touch off a pass just beyond midfield to get by a Butler defender and sending a blast to the upper left side of the goal from just outside the box.

OF NOTE:
 

• Cabrera, Jr.'s goal was his fourth of the season; all four have been game-winners. The four game-winners are tied for the BIG EAST lead.
• The Bulldogs out-shot Lipscomb, 13-9, in the contest.
• Butler is undefeated in four straight matches, posting a 3-0-1 record so far in October.
• The Bulldogs are 2-1-1 in overtime matches in 2019.
• Butler keeper Gabriel Gjergji made two saves in picking up the win Wednesday night.
• Harvey's goal was the second of his Butler career, with his first coming as a freshman in 2017.
• Wednesday's match was Timmer's second of the season after returning from injury. He scored a goal in Saturday's draw against DePaul and assisted on the game-winner against Lipscomb.
• Butler is now 2-2 on the road in 2019.
• Wednesday's match with Lipscomb served as the final non-conference contest of the season for Butler.
• Butler is now 2-0 in the all-time series with Lipscomb; the Bulldogs also picked up a 2-0 win in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament (a match played in Indianapolis).
• Two of Butler's regular Starting XI missed Wednesday's match. Jack Haywood sat out after accumulating five yellow cards so far this season; Griffin DeBolt did not travel due to injury.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue what will eventually be a three-game road trip, traveling to Seton Hall for a 1 p.m. kick Saturday. The match against the Pirates is the first of five consecutive BIG EAST contests to close the regular season. The BIG EAST Digital Network will stream the action.