The Bulldogs picked up their first win of the young season with a 3-1 triumph over visiting Northwestern Thursday night at the Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis. The Bulldogs jumped out early with a pair of goals within the first 28 minutes of the contest.
With the result, Butler improves to 1-1 on the season, while Northwestern falls to 0-2.
KEY MOMENT:
Katie Soderstrom got the Bulldogs on the board first, finding the net in the tenth minute. The right-footed shot from inside the box was created by
Abigail Isger who fed the ball to a cutting
Alli Leonard in the offensive third. Leonard then set Soderstrom up for the tally.
OF NOTE:
- Isger scored the Bulldogs' second goal of the match, unassisted in the 28th minute. It was the sophomore's second career goal.
- Soderstrom scored her second goal of the match with a beautiful left-footed strike from 15 yards out that found the upper left 90. Leonard also assisted on that score.
- For Soderstrom, it marked her third career multi-goal outing; she scored a pair of goals vs. IUPUI as a sophomore in 2019 and had a career-best three goals in February against Dayton.
- Two Butler freshmen made their first respective collegiate starts as Lauren Doerr and Emma Martin cracked the line-up. Martin made five saves in the contest, allowing only a single goal, which came from Haley Lawson in the 83rd minute.
- The teams had matching totals in both shots (12) and fouls (seven).
- Soderstrom and Isger combined for eight of Butler's 12 shots; five were on goal.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs travel west on I-74 to face Illinois Sunday. The match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. (Eastern; 1 p.m. Central) kick. Illinois will be Butler's third consecutive Big Ten opponent to open the 2021 regular season.
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