Matchday Information – Butler at No. 5 Marshall
DATE:                         Wednesday, September 29 / 5 pm
LOCATION:                Huntington, W.V. / Hoops Family Field
LIVE STATS:              herdzone.com
LIVE VIDEO:               ESPN+
SERIES RECORD:     Butler leads, 2-1-0
LAST MEETING:         September 6, 2019 - Huntington, W.V. - Marshall 2, Butler 1

Full Notes
 
The Butler men's soccer team travels to Huntington, W.V., on Wednesday, September 29, for a non-conference match against 2020-21 national champion, and currently fifth-ranked, Marshall. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-0 loss to Villanova.
 
Team and Individual Statistics

• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. ranks 24th nationally and 3rd in the BIG EAST with two game-winning goals.
• Gabreil Gjergji ranks 44th nationally and 5th in the BIG EAST in Goals Against Average (.851).
   
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. (3g, 6p) and Jack Streberger (1g, 3a, 5p) lead the Bulldogs in offensive points.
• Keeper Gabriel Gjergji (3-4-1) has made 19 saves (.731) and allowed 7 goals (.85 GAA) in eight matches. He has been credited with two shutouts.
• Butler has scored six goals in eight matches while the defense has allowed seven.Four different Bulldogs have scored at least one goal in the eight matches played, while four have also recorded at least one assist.
• Butler has earned 54 corner kicks compared to 38 for its opponents.
• The Bulldogs have recorded 103 shots (29 on goal) while holding their opponents to 82 (26 on goal).

The Matchup

• Butler and Marshall have met three times, with Butler holding a 2-1 edge.
• Butler's wins came in 2008 (3-2) and 2018 (4-3, OT), while Marshall won the most recent meeting (09/06/2019) by the score of 2-1.

Scouting No. 5 Marshall

• Last match: #10 Kentucky T, 0-0
   
• Seven of eight opponents that Marshall has faced have been ranked or receiving votes. Results against ranked opponents include: #4 West Virginia (T, 2-2), #10 Kentucky (T, 0-0), #15 Virginia Tech (L, 2-3), #20 Akron (W, 2-0), and #21 James Madison (W, 6-1)
• The Herd has scored twenty goals and allowed ten goals.
   
• Marshall won the spring 2020-21 NCAA Men's College Cup, defeating Indiana for its first national championship. 

Individual Statistics

• Point leaders for Villanova are #8 Vinicius Fernandes (5g, 4a), #31 Vitor Dias (4g, 5a), and Pedro Dolabella (3g, 4a). Ten different players have scored at least one goal, and seven have two or more assists.
• Oliver Semmie (3-1-3) has seen about 87% of the available minutes in goal, making 24 saves (.706) and giving up ten goals (1.33 GAA). He has recorded two shutouts.