Matchday Information – Butler at Marquette                    
DATE:                         Thursday, September 23 / 6 PM CT (7 PM ET)
LOCATION:                Milwaukee, Wis. / Valley Fields
LIVE STATS:              gomarquette.com
LIVE VIDEO:               BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Butler leads, 7-3-1
LAST MEETING:        March 28, 2021 - Milwaukee, Wis. - Butler 1, Marquette 0 (2OT)
 
Full Notes
 
The Butler women's soccer team is preparing to travel to Milwaukee, Wis., on Thursday, September 23, for its first BIG EAST match of the season. The Bulldogs (7-1-0) most recently beat Western Michigan, their seventh win in as many matches. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 1-0 (2OT) win against North Dakota State.
In the win over Western Michigan, Katie Soderstrom knotched her second career hat trick and the fourth multi-goal match of her career. Her assist was her second of the season and 18th of her career. Abigail Isger scored her fifth goal of the season, which was the sixth of her career. Gabby Smith's goal was her third of the season and the fourth of her career. Alli Leonard was credited with two assists, her fourth and fifth of the season, giving her a career total of eight. This is the second time she has made two assists in a single match. Morgan Kloosterman knotched two assists, her first of the season and the third and fourth of her career. This was the first time she has produced multiple assists in a match. Anastasia Savich's assist was her second in as many matches and the 11th of her career. Freshman Emma Martin made one save to improve to 7-0-0 on the season and was credited with her third shutout.

Bulldog Bits

• The Bulldogs have scored 20 goals in eight matches this season (2.5 goals/match) while giving up nine goals (1.13 goals allowed/match).
• Six different players have scored goals in eight matches this season, and nine different players have produced an assist.
• Butler has taken 40 corner kicks this season while opponents have taken 21.
   
• Katie Soderstrom was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the win over Western Michigan. She helped the Bulldogs close non-league play on a seven-match winning streak after erupting for seven points in Butler's non-conference finale win over the Broncos. The redshirt-junior tallied three goals and an assist as the Bulldogs won 5-0 last Thursday. It marked her second career hat trick and fourth career multi-goal match.
• Soderstrom, who has scored in five of Butler's eight matches this season, is the second Bulldog in program history to score seven points in one match. Four other Bulldogs have scored eight points in one match, and they lead the pack.
• Soderstrom (8g, 2a, 18p) leads the Bulldogs in offensive points. She now has 24 goals for her career which ties her for eighth on Butler's career list
• Forward Abigail Isger (5g, 4a, 14p) is second in points for the Bulldogs
• Soderstrom (8), Isger (5), and Gabby Smith (3) each have mutiple goals after eight matches
• Three Bulldogs have three or more assists on the season: Alli Leonard (5), Isger (4), and Becky Dean (3)
• Emma Martin (7-0-0) has allowed five goals in eight matches (seven starts) this season and has recorded 19 saves (.792). Her goals against average is 0.69. She is credited with three shutouts.

The Matchup

• Butler and Marquette have met 11 times with Butler coming out on top the previous five.
• The most recent Marquette win (2-1, OT) was October 23, 2016.
• The teams have played every season since 2013.
• In the BIG EAST Preseason Poll, Butler was picked second, and Marquette was picked eighth.

Scouting Marquette

• Seven players have scored a goal for Marquette, while six have produced an assist.
• Current offensive standouts for the Golden Eagles include:
  #24 Katrina Wetherell (2g, 1a)
  #28 Maggie Starker (2g, 1a)
  #23 Rachel Johnson (2g)
  #22 Elsi Twombly (1g, 2a)
  #10 Kate Gibson (1g, 1a)
• Marquette has used three different goalkeepers this season, each giving up 3 or more goals. Mikki Easter (4-2-0) has seen the most action and has three shutouts. She has 23 saves (.885) and has given up 3 goals (0.51 GAA).