Matchday Information –  Creighton vs. Butler
DATE:                          Sunday, October 30 / 1PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
TICKETS:                    butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler women's soccer team begins play in the BIG EAST Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 30, hosting Creighton in the Sellick Bowl for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The No. 4-seed Bulldogs (7-7-4, 4-3-3 BIG EAST) and the No. 5-seed Bluejays (8-3-7, 4-3-3 BIG EAST) faced off this past Thursday in Omaha, but the result was a 1-1 tie. The two sides are now paired again, and this time a winner will emerge who will move on to face No. 1-seed (No. 15) Georgetown on Thursday, Nov. 3, in Maryland.

Bulldog Bits
                (through games 10/27/2022)

• Abigail Isger's 7 goals and 18 points lead the BIG EAST.
• Katie Soderstrom sits atop the BIG EAST with 3.78 shots per game (27th nationally), 1.72 shots on goal per game (36th), 3 game-winning goals (58th), 18 total points, and 6 assists. She is third with 6 goals.
• Talia Sommer is third in the BIG EAST (57th) with a shot accuracy of .562.
   
• Butler leads other BIG EAST teams in shots taken (288), points (88), goals (30), and assists (28), and the Bulldogs are second in corner kicks earned (108).
   
• Abigail Isger was chosen BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/24). She totaled 5 points with two goals and an assist.
• Talia Sommer was selected as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (10/24) for the second straight week.
  
  Against Creighton (last Thursday):
• Talia Sommer's goal was her fifth of the season and of her career.
   
• The winner of this quarterfinal match will face No. 1-seed (No. 15) Georgetown on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
• On the other side of the bracket, No. 3 St. John's and No. 6 UConn are competing to face No. 2-seed (No. 24) Xavier.

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 12-1-2
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 27, 2022 - Omaha, Neb. - Butler 1, Creighton 1
• Creighton's only win in the series (3-2) was the second meeting in 1993.
• (In addition to 3 days ago) the teams also tied (1-1 2OT) in 2014.

Scouting Creighton

• Previous match: Butler T, 1-1
• Creighton has conference wins over Marquette, Villanova, Providence, and Seton Hall. The side has tied St. John's and DePaul, both 1-1. Losses include UConn (1-2) and #23 Georgetown (0-4).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Creighton include:
  #8 Lara Kazandjian (4g, 1a)
  #9 Hannah Luke (3g, 3a)
  #23 Abigail Santana (3g, 2a)
  #33 Ariana Mondiri (3g, 2a)
  #7 Azumi Manriki (2g, 4a)
  #10 Aida Kardovic (2g, 3a)
  #22 Jenny Grissom (3g)
• The Bluejays primarily use Keelan Terrell (6-3-6) in goal. In 15 appearances, she has given up 15 goals (1.00 GAA) and has made 41 saves (.732), producing five shutouts.