CINCINNATI, OHIO - The Butler women's soccer team fell on the road to BIG EAST leader, and 17^th-ranked, Xavier by the final score of 2-1. The Musketeers (15-1-1, 8-1-0 BIG EAST) went up by two goals in the 59^th minute and seemed to have control of the match. The Bulldogs (12-3-1, 5-2-1 BIG EAST) cut the lead in half with less than a minute remaining, but time quickly ran out on the Bulldogs' rally.
 
Key Moments

• 9' | Xavier earns its third corner of the match, and the resulting header is saved by Emma Martin.
• 12' | Xavier's Chloe Netzel takes a pass from within the penalty area. Her shot from the left side goes into the right side of the net, past the outstretched arm of Martin. Xavier takes and early 1-0 lead.
• 24' | Alli Leonard gets a quality chance from 18 yards, but Xavier makes the save.
• 24' | A hard Musketeers' shot is saved by the outstretched arms of Martin.
• 44' | Butler corner earns its first corner of the match, but Xavier' keeper hauls it in.
  HALFTIME
• 55' | A hard Xavier foul leads to a Butler free kick from 25 yards, on the left side. The service produces a header from Claire Farrington which is saved in front of the Xavier goal.
• 59' | Xavier sends a long cross into the box from the right side. Ella Rogers breaks free and is able to head the ball directly into the goal. Xavier now leads, 2-0.
• 61' | Amanda Kowalski gets a good look and takes a long shot, but it sails over the crossbar.
• 77' | Katie Soderstrom feeds Alexei Whittaker and a hard on-target shot is deflected out for a corner kick.
• 78' | Whittaker gets another quality shot that is saved by Xavier.
• 79' | Butler earns a free kick to the left of the penalty area, but the resulting header from Alexandra Pulaski arches over the bar.
• 89' | Butler connects four passes building up an attack that ends when Alli Leonard takes a pass from Anastasia Savich from the right side of the box and, with her left foot, hits it into the right side of the net. The Bulldogs trail, 1-2, with less than a minute to play.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Alli Leonard
ASSISTS: Anastasia Savich

Bulldog Bits

• Alli Leonard's goal was her second of the season and the seventh of her career.
• The assist from Anastasia Savich was her third of the season and the twelfth of her career.
• Freshman Emma Martin (12-2-1) made four saves in the match.
   
• The Musketeers outshot the Bulldogs, 15-13, though each side had six shots on goal.
• Katie Soderstrom and Alexei Whittaker each had three shots to lead Butler's offensive attack. Alli Leonard added a pair.
• Xavier produced 11 corner kicks, to only two for Butler.
   
• Despite the loss, the Bulldogs maintain the third spot in the BIG EAST standings with 16 points. Xavier remains at the top with 24 points, and Georgetown is in second with 20 points. St. Johns and UConn are the nearest to Butler, with 13 points.

Up Next
Butler travels to Villanova for a 1pm kickoff on Sunday, October 24. Then, the Bulldogs play their final regular-season home match on Thursday, October 28, when Creighton comes to Indianapolis.