INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler men's soccer team earned its second consecutive win and, at the same time, gave No. 18 Lipscomb its first loss of the season. The Bulldogs (3-3-1) scored two first half goals, but the Bisons (5-1-2) pulled back to within one, 2-1, before the break. In the second half, the Bulldogs tacked on one more, producing a final score of 3-1.

Key Moments

·   10' | Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. had a great look, but a Lipscomb team save kept the score at nil.

·   14' | Jack Streberger took a pass from Jack Haywood and slid it past the Lipscomb keeper into the right side of the net, putting Butler in front, 1-0.

·   23' | Streberger took the ball away on the left side end line and hit a diagonal ball to Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. near the top of the box. Cabrera, Jr. struck the ball with one touch to the left side of the keeper, giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.

·   30' | Lipscomb's Hayes Wood took advantage of a defensive miscue and went one-on-one with Butler keeper Gabriel Gjergji, sliding the ball underneath to pull within one, 2-1.

·   HALF

·   60' | Quint Breitkreuz blasted a shot with his left foot, and the Lipscomb keeper made a diving save to the upper corner, punching the ball out and giving the Bulldogs a corner kick.

·   76' | A Bisons header off a corner kick forced Gjergji to make a diving save to the bottom right of the goal.

·   79' | Haywood carried the ball up the center toward the box and sent a ball outside to Streberger. Streberger sent it back in to Joel Harvey who scored his first goal of the season, padding the lead at 3-1.
 

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Jack Streberger, Wilmer Cabrera, Jr., Joel Harvey
ASSISTS: Jack Haywood (2), Jack Streberger (2)
 

Bulldog Bits

·   Jack Streberger's goal was his first of the season and the second of his career. His two assists added to his season and career totals of three.

·   This was the first match in which Streberger produced multiple assists. His total of four points doubled his previous single-match high.

·   The goal from Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. was his third of the season and 15^th of his career.

·   Jack Haywood's two assists brought his season total to three and his career total to 19. This was the third time he has made a pair of assists in one match.

·   Goalkeeper Gabriel Gjergji made three saves to preserve the victory.

·   Butler created 19 shots in the match, ten of which were on frame. Lipscomb produced ten shots with four on target.

·   Cabrera, Jr. led the Bulldogs with six shots. Quint Breitkreuz added three.

·   Cabrera, Jr. (6) and Streberger (5) lead the Bulldogs in offensive points.
 

·   The Bulldogs were without the services of All-BIG EAST defender Rhys Myers, Hemi Nasser, and Nick Okoro due to injury and non-COVID illness.

·   Butler's most recent win over a ranked team came September 24, 2019, over No. 5 Indiana (2-1).

·   The Bulldogs improve to 3-0 all-time against Lipscomb.
 

Up Next
Butler travels to Villanova, Pa., for a BIG EAST match against Villanova on Saturday, September 25, at 1 pm. Then, the Bulldogs travel to Huntington, W.V., to play spring 2021 National Champion, and current No. 5 Marshall on Wednesday, September 29.