Matchday Information – St. John's vs. Butler
DATE:                          Saturday, October 22 / 7PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
VIDEO:                        FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team will look to end a two-game losing streak when it hosts St. John's for Senior Night on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs (8-5-1, 3-3-1 BIG EAST) are coming off a 4-2 loss at Creighton, their second-consecutive loss. The Red Storm (4-6-4, 2-2-3 BIG EAST) most recently tied Providence, 1-1.

With two consecutive road losses, Butler is now tied with Providence for the fourth spot in the tightly contested BIG EAST rankings. The two teams are three points behind second-place Xavier and Seton Hall, and one point in front of St. John's and Creighton. Each conference team has either two or three matches remaining.

Bulldog Bits
            (through games 10/19/2022)

• Palmer Ault ranks sixth nationally and leads the BIG EAST with 4 game-winning goals. He is second in the conference with 8 goals (17th) and 20 points (15th). His shot accuracy of .500 (65th) is third in the conference.
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. leads the BIG EAST and is 11th nationally with 3.54 shots per game, and he is fourth in the conference (57th) with 1.31 shots on goal per game. His 13 total points are ninth in the BIG EAST (91st), and his five goals are seventh (93rd).
• DJ Hooks' 2 game-winning goals rank second in the BIG EAST. His 13 total points are ninth in the BIG EAST (91st), and his five goals are seventh (93rd).
• Gabriel Gjergji ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 44 saves.
   
• Butler is second among BIG EAST teams with 34 goals. (Creighton leads with 35.)
   
• Gabriel Gjergji was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/17) for his performances against Villanova and Providence. Gjergji made 10 saves on the week, including 6 in the 2-0 shutout of Villanova.
   
• Against Creighton:
• Joost de Schutter's goal was the second of his career.
• Jack Streberger's goal was his fourth of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Palmer Ault's assist was the fourth of his career.

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: St. John's leads, 8-3-2
• LAST MEETING: 2021 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal - Nov. 6, 2021 - Queens, N.Y. - Butler 0, St. John's 0 (2OT) (Butler advanced on PKs, 4-2)
• Butler defeated St. John's (1-0, OT) three days earlier (Nov. 3, 2021).
• St. John's most recent win (1-0) was in 2019 in Indianapolis.
• The home team has not won since 2018. (St. Johns, 2-0, Queens, N.Y.)

Scouting St. John's:

• Previous match:  Providence T, 1-1
• St. John's has wins over Georgetown (3-1) and DePaul (2-1), losses to Seton Hall (1-2), Villanova (0-4), No. 18 Florida International (0-1) and Indiana (0-1), and has tied No. 12 Xavier (0-0) and Creighton (1-1).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for St. John's include:
  #8 Antek Sienkiel (6g, 2a)
  #9 Wesley Leggett (3g, 4a)
  #7 Einar Lye (3g)
  #25 Nigel Griffith (1g, 3a)
  #10 Brandon Knapp (2g)
• The Red Storm has utilized three goalkeepers, Zenden Hart (3-3-1), Emmanuel Smalios (1-2-1), and Ryan Foley (0-1-2), throughout the season. Hart has the most starts (8) and the most minutes. He has given up 6 goals (.800 GAA) and has made 29 saves (.829), producing one shutout.