INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler women's soccer team ended its regular season schedule with a 3-1 win over visiting Creighton. The Bulldogs (14-3-1, 7-2-1 BIG EAST) scored in the 16^th minute and held the lead at halftime, but the Bluejays (7-10-2, 1-8-1 BIG EAST) responded after the break with a PK, leveling the score at one. Butler then regained control, countering with two additional goals to win its seventh conference match.
 
The Bulldogs now set their sights on the postseason, beginning with a BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal match this Sunday at the Sellick Bowl. The No. 3-seed Bulldogs will host No. 6-seed UConn for a 1 pm kickoff, with the winner moving on to a semifinal match with No. 2-seed Georgetown in Cincinnati on Thursday, November 4.
 
Key Moments

• 16' | Katie Soderstrom streaks down the left side and sends a low ball to the center. Anastasia Savich gets just a tap on the ball to nudge it past the Creighton keeper, and Alli Leonard who is wide open on the right side, easily knocks it into the goal. Bulldogs take the early, 1-0, lead.
• 58' | Emma Martin comes off her line and out to the right side of the penalty area to collect a Creighton pass. She and a Bluejays player make contact, just inside the box. Martin is assessed a yellow card, and Creighton converts on the penalty kick, leveling the score, 1-1.
• 62' | Amanda Kowalski takes a pass on the left side from Alexei Whittaker in the center. She drills a shot from the left side of the box over the Creighton keeper's hands, giving Butler a 2-1 lead.
• 87' | After a Bluejays foul, Amanda Kowalski takes a free kick from the left goal line and finds the head of Katie Soderstom. Her re-direction finds the upper right corner of the goal, and Butler takes a 3-1 lead. 

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Alli Leonard, Amanda Kowalski, Katie Soderstrom
ASSISTS: Katie Soderstrom, Anastasia Savich, Alexie Whittaker, Amanda Kowalski

Bulldog Bits

• Alli Leonard's goal, her third in as many matches, was her fourth of the season and the ninth of her career.
• Amanda Kowalski has now scored two goals this season, both game-winning goals. She has six in her career. Her assist was her fifth of the season and the sixteenth of her career.
• Katie Soderstrom's goal was her 11^th of the season and the 27^th of her career. She is now tied with Anastasia Savich at 6^th on Butler's all-time list for goals. Her assist was her seventh of the season and 23^rd of her career, moving her into a tie for fourth on Butler's all-time career list for assists.
• The assist from Anastasia Savich was her fourth of the season and the 13^th of her career.
• Alexie Whittaker recorded her first career assist and point.
• Emma Martin improved to 14-2-1, making seven saves in the match.
   
• Butler outshot Creighton 16-11. The Bulldogs put nine shots on frame while the Bluejays had eight.

Up Next
No. 3-seed Butler hosts No. 6-seed UConn a quarterfinal match in the BIG EAST Tournament on Sunday, October 31, at 1 pm.