Matchday Information – Seton Hall at Butler
DATE:                         Wednesday, October 27 / 7 pm
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE STATS:              butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:             BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Butler leads, 5-1-1
LAST MEETING:        October 19, 2019 - South Orange, N.J. - Butler 4, Seton Hall 0

Full Notes
 
The Butler men's soccer team is set to host Seton Hall on Wednesday, October 27, at 7 pm. (This match was rescheduled from October 2.) The Bulldogs are coming off a 0-0 double-overtime draw with DePaul, while the Pirates most recently lost to Creighton, 3-1.
 
BULLDOG BITS

• (through games 10/24/2021) 
• Gabreil Gjergji ranks 40th nationally and third in the BIG EAST in Goals Against Average (.892), as well as 41st nationally and third in the conference in Save Percentage (.768).
   
• For his performances last week against Marquette and DePaul, Butler midfielder Quint Breitkreuz has been selected as the BIG EAST Men's Soccer Freshman of the Week. He had a goal and assist in Butler's 2-1 home win over Marquette, assisting on Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s opening goal in the sixth minute before providing the 102nd-minute golden goal to clinch the win. Breitkreuz registered two shots in each contest, including two in a draw at DePaul.
   
• The Bulldogs, now with 13 points, sit in the fourth place in the BIG EAST standings. The third and fourth-place teams will host quarterfinal matches in round one of the BIG EAST Tournament.
   
• Butler's 2021 schedule has included five ranked teams, including three ranked in the top-5 when the contest was played. The Bulldogs faced No. 1 Indiana (L, 0-1), No. 1 Georgetown (L, 0-1), and No. 5 Marshall (L, 0-2). Marshall is the defending College Cup National Champion, having defeated Indiana in the spring.
• The Bulldogs were victorious over No. 18 Lipscomb (3-1) on September 21, as well as No. 20 Providence (2-1) on October 16.
• As of 10/25/21, Butler's strength of schedule is ranked No. 4 by RPI Update.

The Matchup

• Butler and Seton Hall have met seven times, with Butler coming out on top in five of the matches.
• Seton Hall's most recent win (2-1) was October 24, 2018
• Three of the four Bulldogs who scored in the most recent (2019) match remain on the roster: Joel Harvey, Hemi Nasser, Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.

Scouting Seton Hall
Previous match: Creighton L, 3-1

• Seton Hall tied No. 10 Virginia Tech, 3-3 (2OT) and lost to No. 1 Georgetown, 2-4.
• The Pirates have scored 26 goals this season and given up 29.
• Thirteen different players have scored at least one goal, and eleven have at least one assist. Six have three or more assists.

Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for Seton Hall include:

        #2 Johannes Pex (5g, 5a)
        #9 CJ Tibbling (4g, 2a)
        #11 Raz Amir (2g, 4a)
        #10 JP Marin (2g, 4a)
        #6 Jordan Jowers (2g, 3a)

• Andreas Nota (5-6-3) has started 14 of 15 matches in goal. He has made 40 saves (.606) and has allowed 26 goals (1.81 GAA). He has three shutouts.