Matchday Information – Butler at UConn
DATE: Sunday, October 16 / 1PM
LOCATION: Storrs, Conn. / Morrone Stadium
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Full Notes
The Butler women's soccer team will play the first of a pair of matches on the road on Sunday, Oct. 16, at UConn. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The Bulldogs (6-7-1, 3-3-0 BIG EAST) are coming off a 1-3 loss to St. John's, while the Huskies (7-5-1, 3-3-0 BIG EAST) most recently beat DePaul, 3-1. The two sides are currently tied for the fifth position in the conference standings.
Bulldog Bits
(through games 10/13/2022)
- Katie Soderstrom sits atop the BIG EAST with 3.64 shots per game (33rd nationally), 3 game-winning goals (37th), 1.64 shots on goal per game (54th), 16 total points, and 6 goals. Her 4 assists rank third in the conference.
- Talia Sommer is fourth in the BIG EAST with a shot accuracy of .522.
- Abigail Isger's 11 points and 2.33 shots per game rank fourth in the BIG EAST, and her 4 goals rank fifth.
- Anna Pierce is fourth in the BIG EAST with 40 saves.
- Abigail Isger was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 for her performances in wins over Villanova and DePaul that included a game-winning goal and an assist on another game-winning goal. Her goal came in the 67th minute of the Bulldogs' match against DePaul, giving Butler the 2-1 victory on the road. The redshirt junior assisted on Caitlin O'Malley's game-winning goal in the 86th minute in Butler's home win against Villanova. Isger led the league in shots last week (9) along with finishing tied for second in points (3).
- Caitlin O'Malley was listed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after scoring the game-winning goal in Butler's 1-0 win over Villanova (Thursday, 10/6).
Against St. John's:
The Matchup
- SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 3-0-0
- LAST MEETING: 2021 BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals - Oct. 31, 2021 - Indianapolis - Butler 1, UConn 0 (2OT)
- Butler's other two wins were in the regular season in 2021 (Indianapolis, 3-0) and in the spring of 2021 (BE Tourn. semifinal, Providence, R.I., 2-1).
Scouting UConn
- Previous match: DePaul W, 3-1
- UConn wins include: Marquette (2-1), Creighton (2-1), Yale (2-1) and Syracuse (6-0).
- Losses came to Xavier (0-1), Georgetown (0-1), St. John's (0-1), and No. 4 South Carolina (0-3).
- The Huskies have outscored their opponents, 25-12.
Individual Statistics
- Offensive standouts for UConn include:
#27 Abbey Jones (3g, 5a)
#7 Jada Konte (4g, 3a)
#26 Cara Jordan (2g, 3a)
#12 Maddie Carroll (3g)
- Kaitlyn Mahoney (5-3-1) has the most starts (9 of 13) for the Huskies in goal. She has allowed 8 goals (.94 GAA) and has made 29 saves (.784). She has 2 solo shutouts along with 1 combined.
