Matchday Information – UConn at Butler
DATE:                         Sunday, October 31 / 1 PM
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE STATS:              butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:               BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Butler leads, 2-0-0
LAST MEETING:        October 3, 2021 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Butler 3, UConn 0
 
Full Notes

The Butler women's soccer team is preparing to host UConn for a quarterfinal match in the BIG EAST Tournament on Sunday, October 31, at 1 pm. The Bulldogs are the No. 3-seed while the Huskies come in as the No. 6-seed.

Bulldog Bits

• Abigail Isger is 22nd nationally with four game-winning goals and is tied for the BIG EAST lead.
• Katie Soderstrom is second in the BIG EAST and 26th nationally with 11 goals. Soderstrom is second in the BIG EAST and 18th nationally with 29 points.
• Alli Leonard and Soderstrom, each with seven assists, are fourth in the BIG EAST and 57th nationally. Isger, with six, is eighth in the BIG EAST.
• Emma Martin's eight shutouts are third in the BIG EAST and 16th nationally, while her .629 GAA is third in the conference and 20th nationally.
   
• 2021 is the seventh consecutive season that Butler women's soccer has qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bulldogs made the championship match in four of the previous six seasons and won the tournament in 2015.
• 2021 is the ninth season of the past ten in which Butler has produced double-digit wins. Excluding 2014, the Bulldogs have had at least 10 wins every season since 2012.
   
• The Bulldogs have scored 38 goals in 18 matches this season (2.11 goals/match) while giving up 15 goals
• (0.833 goals allowed/match).
• Twelve different players have scored at least one goal in 18 matches this season, and twelve have also produced an assist.

The Matchup

• In Butler's 3-0 win over UConn earlier this season: The Bulldogs scored goals in the 27th, 50th, and 75th minutes. Becky Dean's game-winning goal was her first goal of the season. Abigail Isger scored her sixth of the season, Julia Leonard notched her second. Katie Soderstrom produced two assists, both coming off corner kicks, while Alli Leonard tallied her seventh of the season. Freshman Emma Martin made two saves and was credited with her fifth shutout of the season.
• Butler outshot Connecticut, 11-5 total, and 7-2 on goal.
• The Bulldogs earned seven corner kicks compared to five for the Huskies.
   
• Butler and UConn have met only two times, with Butler winning both.
• In addition to the 10/03/21 match, the Bulldogs won a BIG EAST semifinal contest on April 16, 2021, by the score of 2-1.
• Butler joined the BIG EAST in 2013, the same season UConn left to join the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies rejoined the BIG EAST in 2020. 

Scouting UConn
Previous match: No. 21 Georgetown W, 1-0

• UConn has scored 21 goals this season and allowed 25 goals.
• Ten players have scored a goal for the Huskies, and eleven have produced an assist.
   
• Current offensive standouts for UConn include:

        #13 Jaydah Bedoya (6g, 4a)
        #7 Jada Konte (4g, 3a)
        #4 Lucy Cappadona (2g, 4a)
        #99 Duda Santin (2g, 3a)

• Kaitlyn Mahoney (7-7-1) has started 16 of 17 matches in goal and played 78% of the minutes. She has 74 saves (.804) and has allowed 18 goals, producing a 1.32 GAA.