Matchday Information – No. 22 Lipscomb at Butler               
DATE:                         Tuesday, September 11 / 7 pm
LOCATION:                Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE STATS:              ButlerSports.com
LIVE VIDEO:               FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Butler leads, 2-0-0
LAST MEETING:         October 16, 2019 – Nashville, Tenn. – Butler won, 2-1 (OT)
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler men's soccer team will play a top-20 opponent at home on Tuesday, hosting No. 22 Lipscomb for a 7 pm kickoff. The Bulldogs are coming off 1-0 win over Connecticut.

• Butler has scored three goals this season, two vs. Milwaukee and one vs. Connecticut.
• The Bulldogs have taken 59 shots this season, 15 of which have been on target. Butler is averaging 9.8 shots per match.
• Butler has given up five goals in six matches played, averaging only .83 goals allowed per match.
• Butler has taken 40 corner kicks this season, while opponents have taken just 29 against the Bulldogs.
   
• Individual Stat Leaders:
• Wilmer Cabrera Jr. has scored 2 goals, and Tommy Visser, one goal, to lead Butler.
• Cabrera Jr. leads the team with 11 shots taken.
• Louie Bulger, Jack Haywood, Jack Streberger, and Visser each have one assist for the Bulldogs.
• Gabriel Gjergji has made 13 saves this season in goal, allowing 5 goals. His save percentage is .722, and his goals against average is 0.8. He has two shutouts.

 
The Matchup

• Butler and Lipscomb have met twice before, in 2017 and in 2019. In the first meeting, the Bulldogs won, 2-0, in Indianapolis, Ind., and in the second matchup, an overtime affair in Nashville, Tenn., Butler once again came out on top, 2-1.
• Lipscomb has embraced the bison as its mascot, and its athletic teams are affectionately known as the Bisons.
   

Scouting the Bisons

• Last match: Bellermine W, 2-1 (OT)

Spring 2020-21

• Lipscomb finished the 2020-21 spring season with an overall record of 6-5-2.

2021

• Lipscomb has scored eighteen goals in seven matches, averaging 2.6 per match. The Bisons have scored in every match.
• Lipscomb has given up eight goals this season in seven matches and have recorded one shutout.
• The Bisons have taken 46 corner kicks, opponents have taken 38.
• Lipscomb's five wins this season include victories over UCLA and Memphis.

Individual Statistics

• Point leaders for the Bison are #20 Tyrese Spicer (4g, 2a, 10p), #18 Hayes Wood (3g, 1a, 7p), #15 Bakary Bagayoko (1g, 4a, 6p), #26 Killian Byrne (2g, 2a, 6p), #7 Louis Robinson (2g, 1a, 5p), and #4 Scott Gulden (2g, 4p).
• Michael Sibley (5-0-2) has played all seven matches in goal, making 19 saves (.704) and giving up eight goals (1.06 GAA). He has recorded one shutout.