QUEENS, N.Y. - The Butler men's soccer team won its way into the BIG EAST Tournament with a thrilling, 1-0, overtime victory over No. 24 St. John's. Neither side was able to score in regulation, but Hemi Nasser found the back of the net just five minutes into extra time to walk off with the win. The Bulldogs (7-8-2, 5-4-1 BIG EAST) and Red Storm (10-5-2, 5-3-2 BIG EAST) will face each other for the second time in four days in a quarterfinal match on Saturday, November 6.
 
Key Moments

• 1' | Off a give-and-go, St. John's hits an open shot from 17 yards that forces Gabriel Gjergji to extend and make an early save.
• 14' | Rhys Myers pushes forward from his center back position and takes a shot from 23 yards. The ball goes just wide of the right post.
• 20' | Hemi Nasser takes a cross from Perrin Barnes on the right side and drills a shot that forces a St. John's save.
• 36' | Tommy Visser takes a ball to the left goal line and into the box. He finds Nick Okoro who hits a hard shot from 12 yards but misses right.

HALFTIME

• 49' | A St. John's foul leads to a Butler free kick just outside the penalty area. A low line drive from Rico Hollenkamp is saved by the Red Storm keeper.
• 50' | Griffin DeBolt hits a 25-yard free kick on frame, forcing a St. John's save.
• 53' | In a great opportunity, Quint Breitkreuz takes a throw in and strikes a ball toward the upper left corner, forcing a diving save from the Red Storm
• 54' | Gabriel Gjergji is forced off his feet, laying out to his left to save a St. John's shot.
• 89' | Gjergji lays out to save a low shot toward the right post.

FIRST OVERTIME PERIOD

• 94' | Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. gets a shot off from the top of the box, but it is saved.
• 94' | Jack Streberger hits a ball forward to Cabrera, Jr. who taps it to Hemi Nasser in the penalty area. Nasser one-times it to the back of the net, giving the Bulldogs a walk-off, 1-0, victory.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Hemi Nasser
ASSISTS: Jack Streberger, Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.

Bulldog Bits

• This was Butler's third victory over a ranked opponent this season. The Bulldogs also defeated No. 18 Lipscomb (3-1) on September 21 and No. 20 Providence (2-1) on October 16. Butler lost to No. 1 Indiana (0-1), No. 1 Georgetown (0-1), and No. 5 Marshall (0-2).
• The Bulldogs' record in overtime matches this season is 2-0-2.
   
• Butler enters the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 6 seed and will play No. 3 seed St. John's. The winner of their quarterfinal match will face No. 2 seed Providence.
• The winner of No. 4 seed Creighton and No. 5 seed Villanova will play No. 1 seed Georgetown.
   
• Hemi Nasser's goal was his second of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Jack Streberger leads the Bulldogs in assists this season, notching his fifth tonight.
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s assist was his second of the season.
• Goalkeeper Gabriel Gjergji (7-8-2) made six saves in the match to earn his fourth shutout of the season.
   
• Each team registered 14 shots in the match. Butler had seven on frame, while St. John's had six.
• The Red Storm produced eight corner kicks compared to three for the Bulldogs.

Up Next
No. 6 seed Butler will remain in Queens, N.Y., and will face the same St. John's side, which is the No. 3 seed. The match will take place on Saturday, November 6, at 5 pm.