Matchday Information – Butler at Seton Hall
DATE:                          Saturday, October 29 / 7PM
LOCATION:                 South Orange, N.J. / Carroll Field
VIDEO:                        FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               shupirates.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team is facing a critical two-game stretch that will determine postseason qualification. First up is a road game at Seton Hall, the league's second-place team, on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7pm. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-1 win over St. John's, while the Pirates most recently defeated Villanova, 2-1.

With two matches remaining, Butler (9-5-1, 4-3-1 BIG EAST) is currently tied with No. 19 Xavier in the third spot in the BIG EAST standings, three points behind Seton Hall (4-6-4, 2-2-3 BIG EAST) and six points behind league-leading No. 24 Georgetown. UConn is in fifth, two points back, and Providence and Creighton are tied for sixth, just three points behind Butler and Xavier. Butler and Xavier will meet on the final day of BIG EAST competition.

Bulldog Bits
            (through games 10/23/2022)

• Palmer Ault ranks sixth nationally and leads the BIG EAST with 4 game-winning goals. He is second in the conference with 8 goals (20th) and 21 points (15th). His shot accuracy of .486 (78th) and 5 assists(82nd) are fifth in the conference.
• Wilmer Cabrera Jr. leads the BIG EAST and is 18th nationally with 3.29 shots per game, and he is eighth in the conference (87th) with 1.21 shots on goal per game. His 5 goals are ninth in the conference and his 13 total points are tenth.
• DJ Hooks' 2 game-winning goals rank second in the BIG EAST. His 5 goals are ninth in the conference and his 13 total points are tenth.
• Gabriel Gjergji ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 49 saves.
   
• Butler is second among BIG EAST teams with 36 goals. (Creighton leads with 37.)
   
• Jack Streberger was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/24) for his performances against Creighton and St. John's. Streberger totaled six points on three goals for the week.
   
• Against St. John's:
• Jack Streberger's goals were his fifth and sixth of the season, and he now has eight for his career. This is the second time in his career that he has tallied four points in one match (vs. Lipscomb - 9/21/21) but the first time he notched a pair of goals.
• Rico Hollenkamp's assist was his fifth of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Palmer Ault's assist was the fifth of his career.
• Hemi Nasser's assist was his first of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Gabriel Gjergji (8-5-1) made five saves in the match. He has 49 this season and 291 for his career.

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 5-2-1
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 27, 2021 - Indianapolis - Seton Hall 3, Butler 2
• Butler's most recent win (4-0) was Oct. 19, 2019 in South Orange.
• The Bulldogs are 4-0 in South Orange.
• Other than 2021, Seton Hall's only other win (2-1) was in 2018. The sides tied in 2014.

Scouting Seton Hall:

• Previous match:  Villanova W, 2-1
• Seton Hall's conference wins include St. John's (2-1), UConn (1-0), and Marquette (3-2). They tied No. 24 Xavier (2-2), Providence (2-2), DePaul (0-0), and Creighton (1-1), and their only loss is to Georgetown (0-2). The Pirates also have a win over No. 10 Oregon State (1-0) and a loss to Portland (1-3).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Seton Hall include:
  #10 Quenzi Huerman (7g, 4a)
  #6 Johannes Pex (3g, 3a)
  #7 Andrea Borg (3g, 2a)
  #9 JP Marin (2g, 3a)
  #13 Mattias Almeida Sundell (3g)
• The Pirates' primary goalkeeper is Hannes Ronnholmen (7-2-5). He has allowed 15 goals (1.07 GAA) and has made 47 saves (.758), producing 5 shutouts.