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The Butler women's soccer team extended their shutout streak to five after claiming a 3-0 victory over Marquette on Sunday at the Sellick Bowl. Macy Miller, Katie Soderstrom, and Alana Wood all netted goals for the Bulldogs.

Butler improves to 10-4-3 on the season and 5-1-2 in the BIG EAST, while Marquette drops to 6-10-1 and 3-4-1 in conference.

How It Happened
The Bulldogs got off to a hot start, tabbing all three of their scores in the first 45.  Macy Miller drilled the ultimate unassisted game-winner just six minutes in, speeding past several Marquette defenders and into far bottom right corner of the goal.

Well into the second half, Anja Savich gave Katie Soderstrom a great lead pass that she was able to sneak past the Golden Eagle's keeper, Maddy Henry.

Ten minutes later, in the 44^th minute, freshman Alana Wood chipped in her first goal as a Bulldog off a deflection in the goal box, giving Butler the 3-0 edge before halftime.

In the second period, the Bulldogs had a chance to add another layer of insurance on scoreboard with a penalty kick, but Henry denied the shot opportunity from Savich.

The Golden Eagles were able to get two shots on goal in the second period, but Stephanie Rodriguez collected both to earn another clean sheet.

Notable Stats

• BU held a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in strikes on frame.
• Rodriguez tallied her eighth shutout of the season and fifth consecutive in BIG EAST play, maintaining her top rank among conference keepers.
• Miller netted her fifth goal of 2019 and her second game-winner in a row (Miller tabbed the GWG in the 67^th minute against Providence earlier this week).
• Soderstrom scored her eighth goal of the season and pushed her Butler-leading point total to 24.
• Savich earned her fifth helper, moving her to 19 points this season.
• Today's game marks the first score for a Bulldog before the half since Miller's first period goal against DePaul on Oct. 3. All of BU's goals since that game have come in the second half of play.
• As a coaching duo, Tari St. John and Rob Alman now have seven seasons of 10 or more wins.

Tournament Forecast
Butler's 5-1-2 BIG EAST mark gives the Bulldogs 17 points in the conference standings. Today's win clinches Butler not only a BIG EAST Tournament berth (the top six qualify), but also guarantees the Bulldogs can finish no lower than the No. 3 seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament.

Based on Thursday's result with Xavier, Butler will either receive a bye into the semifinals as the No. 1 or No. 2 seed, or would host a quarterfinal match at the Sellick Bowl as the No. 3 seed.

Halloween Showdown
Kick-off against Xavier is set for 7 p.m. at the Sellick Bowl on Thursday, Oct. 31. The match will be Butler's first time hosting a mid-week BIG EAST game this season.