Matchday Information – Butler at St. John's        
DATE:                         Thursday, September 30 / 7 PM
LOCATION:                Queens, N.Y. / Belson Stadium
LIVE STATS:              redstormsports.com
LIVE VIDEO:               BEDN/FloSports
SERIES RECORD:     Tied, 4-4-1
LAST MEETING:        October 13, 2019 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Butler 1, St. John's 0
 
Full Notes

The Butler women's soccer team is preparing for an away trip to St. John's after coming out of their Senior Day match against Seton Hall with a 3-1 victory. The Bulldogs (9-1-0) recently captured victories over Marquette, and Western Michigan. The Johnnie's are coming off a 1-0 win over DePaul on Sunday.

In the Bulldogs' win over Seton Hall, Anastasia Savich put two in the back of the net with her second one proving to be the winner. Julia Leonard also added a tally to the score sheet in the Bulldogs' convincing come-from-behind win. Freshman Emma Martin was once again stellar between the pipes allowing one goal in her 87 minutes of action and adding one save as well.

Bulldog Bits

• Abigail Isger is second nationally with four game-winning goals and leads the BIG EAST.
• Katie Soderstrom is second in the BIG EAST and 14th nationally with eight goals. Soderstrom is also second in the BIG EAST and 16th nationally with 20 points. Isger (with 15) is fourth in the BIG EAST.
• Alli Leonard and Isger, who each have five assists, are second in the BIG EAST and 37th nationally. Soderstrom (with four) is fifth in the BIG EAST.
   
• Previous match: Seton Hall (W, 3-1): Anastasia Savich scored her first two goals of the season, the sixth multi-goal match of her career. Julia Leonard's goal was the third of her career but the first since her freshman season in 2017. Assists came from Katie Soderstrom (2), Abigail Isger, Arianna Jalics, and Gabby Smith. For Jalics and Smith, it was the first assist for each this season. Freshman Emma Martin improved to 9-0-0 on the season, making two saves for the Bulldogs.          

• Aliya Diagne was named to the Top Drawer Team of the Week after helping secure two big wins for the Bulldogs while also scoring the game-winner in the 90th minute against Marquette.
• Anastasia Savich now has 26 career goals and has moved into the sixth position, alone, on Butler's career list. Katie Soderstrom is tied for eighth on the same list, with 24 total goals.
• The Bulldogs have scored 24 goals in ten matches this season (2.40 goals/match) while giving up ten goals (1.00 goals allowed/match).
• Nine different players have scored at least one goal in ten matches this season, and eleven different players have produced an assist.

The Matchup

• As both teams are 2-0 in the conference, the winner of this match will take sole possession of first place in the current BIG EAST standings.
• Butler and St. John's have faced each other nine times, with the series tied, 4-4-1.
• Butler won the most recent contest (2019, 1-0), and St. John's most recent win was October 7, 2018 (2-1).
• The series has been back-and-forth, with the Bulldogs winning the initial meeting in 2013 and the Red Storm winning the next three. Butler has won three of the most recent five.

Scouting St. John's
Previous match: DePaul W, 1-0

• Nine players have scored a goal for the Johnnies, while sixteen have produced an assist.
• Current offensive standouts for St. John's include:
  #8 Ava Collins (3g, 1a)
  #12 Jessica Garziano (1g, 5a)
  #3 Brooke Boyd (3g)
  #20 Nicole Gordon (1g, 4a)
• Naya Lipkens (6-2-1) has played 821 of 838 minutes thus far this season. She has 39 saves (.830) and has allowed eight goals (0.88 GAA). She has five shutouts.