MUNCIE, Ind. - The Butler women's soccer team (6-1-0) scored early and then cruised to a 3-0 victory over Ball State (2-4-0) on Sunday afternoon.
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Key Moments
- 6' | Amanda Kowalski hits a corner kick from the left side. Abigail Isger touches it directly into the lower left side of the goal, giving Butler a 1-0 lead.
- 24' | Anastasia Savich plays a ball into the box. Gretchen Skoglund collects it, eludes her defender, and sends the ball to the back of the net. Dawgs up, 2-0.
- 29' | Savich hits a hard shot from inside the box which goes just over the crossbar.
- 38' | On a quick free kick from just outside the left corner of the box, Anna Schroeder passes to Skoglund who shoots and forces a diving save.
- 43' | The ball is bounced around in front of Ball State's goal, with a flurry of shots. Schroeder gets off the last, and best, opportunity, but just over the crossbar.
- HALFTIME
- 56' | On a Butler corner kick, Caitlin O'Malley draws a foul in the box. Katie Soderstrom converts the penalty kick on the lower right side, putting Butler in control, 3-0.
- 57' | Soderstrom, misses just outside of the left post.
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Butler Points Summary
GOALS:
Abigail Isger,
Gretchen Skoglund,
Katie Soderstrom (PK)
ASSISTS:
Amanda Kowalski,
Anastasia Savich
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Bulldog Bits
- Abigail Isger scored her fourth goal of the season, which was the fifth of her career. Isger leads the Bulldogs in offensive points with 12.
- Gretchen Skoglund notched her first goal of the season and sixth of her career.
- Katie Soderstrom's fifth goal of the season was the 21st of her career. She is second on the team in points with 11.
- Amanda Kowalski tallied her second assist of season and 13th of her career.
- Anastasia Savich's first assist of season was the 10th of her career
- Freshman Emma Martin improves to 6-0-0 on the season and was credited with her second shutout.
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- The Bulldogs produced 19 shots, and 9 were on goal. The Butler defense held the Cardinals to only one shot.
- Soderstrom led Butler with six shots. Isger and Savich each created three, and Skoglund added two.
- Butler had five corner kicks in the match, compared to three for Ball State.
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Up Next
Butler returns to Indianapolis, Ind., to host Western Michigan on Thursday, September 16, at 7 pm. Then, on Thursday, September 23, the Bulldogs travel to Marquette.
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