Matchday Information – Creighton at Butler
DATE:                         Saturday, October 30 / 7 pm
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE STATS:              butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:             BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Creighton leads, 9-4-1
LAST MEETING:        April 10, 2021 - Indianapolis - Butler 3, Creighton 2

Full Notes
 
The Butler men's soccer team looks to get back into the win column as it hosts Creighton on Saturday, October 30, at 7 pm. The fourth-place Bulldogs are coming off a 2-3 loss to Seton Hall, while the seventh-place Bluejays most recently defeated the same Pirates side, 3-1.
 
BULLDOG BITS

• (through games 10/27/2021)
• Gabreil Gjergji is fifth in the BIG EAST in Goals Against Average (1.027) as well as Save Percentage (.742).
• 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, 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 10/28/21, Butler's strength of schedule is ranked No. 6 by RPI Update.

The Matchup

• Butler and Creighton have met 14 times, with the Bluejays coming out on top in nine of the matches.
• The most recent win (4-2) for Creighton was March 17, 2021
• The teams split two matches in (spring) 2020-21 and also split two matches in 2019.

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

• Creighton defeated #1 Indiana (3-0), lost to #1 Georgetown (1-2), and tied Ohio State (1-1 2OT)
• The Bluejays have scored 23 goals this season and given up 20.
• Ten different players have scored at least one goal, and ten have at least one assist.

Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for Creighton include:

        #11 Diego Gutierrez (4g, 8a)
        #9 Manu Toledano (5g)
        #14 Callum Watson (2g, 2a)
        #17 Alejandro Maillet (2g, 1a)

• Paul Kruse (6-6-2) has started all 14 matches in goal. He has made 61 saves (.753) and has allowed 20 goals (1.42 GAA). He has three solo and 1 shared shutout.