Matchday Information – Butler at St. John's
DATE:                         Saturday, November 6 / 5 pm
LOCATION:                Queens, N.Y. / Belson Stadium
LIVE STATS:              redstormsports.com
LIVE VIDEO:              BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     St. John's leads, 8-3-1
LAST MEETING:        November 4, 2021 - Queens, N.Y. - Butler 1, St. John's 0 (OT)

Full Notes
 
The No. 6 seed Butler men's soccer team will play No. 3 seed St. John's in a quarterfinal match in the BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday, November 6, at 5 pm. The same two sides just met, three days earlier, in the final regular season match for both teams. Butler came out on top in that one, 1-0, in overtime.
 
BULLDOG BITS

• Butler is appearing in the BIG EAST Tournament for the sixth time in nine seasons. The Bulldogs' overall record is 4-1-3.
   
• Jack Haywood, an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection in spring 2020-21, returned to action in the previous match against St John's after missing seven matches due to injury. He had been out since the September 29 match at No. 5 Marshall.
   
• Butler's 2021 schedule has included six 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, No. 20 Providence (2-1) on October 16, and No. 24 St. John's on November 3.
   
• As of 11/04/21, Butler's strength of schedule is ranked No. 7 by RPI Update.

 
The Matchup

• In the previous match: Neither side was able to score in regulation, but Butler's Hemi Nasser found the back of the net just four minutes into extra time to walk off with the win.
   
• Butler and St. John's have never met in the BIG EAST Tournament.
• The Bulldogs and Red Storm have met twelve times overall, with the St. John's coming out on top in eight.
• St. John's most recent win (1-0) was September 28, 2019, in Indianapolis.

Scouting St. John's
Previous match: Butler L, 0-1 (OT)

• St. John's lost to No. 6 Clemson (1-2).
• The Red Storm has scored 22 goals this season and given up 10.
• Ten different players have scored at least one goal, and nine have at least one assist.

Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for St. John's include:

        #10 Brandon Knapp (4g, 6a)
        #40 Lucas Bartlett (5g, 3a)
        #7 Einar Lye (3g, 4a)
        #9 Wesley Leggett (3g, 1a)

• Luka Gavran (10-5-2) has played every minute of all 17 matches in goal. He has made 53 saves (.841) and has allowed 10 goals (0.56 GAA). He has ten shutouts.