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The Bulldogs (3-13) will wrap up their season Saturday, facing BIG EAST opponent Old Dominion (3-13) in the first-ever match-up between the two teams. First draw is set for 11 a.m. in Norfolk, Va. Both teams are looking for their first BIG EAST win this season.
Butler is coming off a 17-5 setback to Villanova last Saturday. The Wildcats took a 12-3 advantage into the half and did not look back as they held the Bulldogs to only two goals in the second half.
Ashley Guerra,
Holly Hall,
Ashley Steffes, and
Sydney Pattison (2) had Butler's goals against the Wildcats.
The Bulldogs will need to Guerra going offensively, as she leads Butler with 43 points off 26 goals and 17 assists this year, notching two game-winning goals as well. Senior midfielder
Haley Hallenbeck adds 13 goals while Hall and Pattison each have 11.
Defender
Carly Hewitt's 1.79 caused turnovers per game currently sits at third in the BIG EAST. She has tallied 25 turnovers in 14 games, including a season-high four caused turnovers in the Bulldogs' 17-10 win over Wofford. In the cage,
Amanda Rumsey has made 111 saves with a .380 save percentage.
About Old Dominion
The Monarch's three wins in 2019 come against Winthrop (11-10), Eastern Carolina (15-8), and Longwood (11-9). This is Old Dominion's first season in the BIG EAST.
Old Dominion features one of the most potent scorers in the league in Glory Johnson. Over 16 games this season, Johnson ranks second in the conference with 3.06 goals per game, bumping that stat to 3.25 in BIG EAST play. The attacker has 49 goals so far this season.
The Monarch's most recent outing was an 18-4 loss to Georgetown in which Johnson led the Monarch's with a hat trick. Defensively, Haleigh Wurzel made nine saves in goal. Katie Miller picked up three draw controls, three groundballs and one caused turnover. Anna Davis also caused a turnover against the Hoyas and picked up two groundballs.Â
In goal, Wurzel has made 140 saves on the season with a .397 save percentage. Miller leads the defense with 26 caused turnovers and 29 ground balls. She also leads the team in draw controls with 36.
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