Matchday Information – No. 5 Providence vs. No. 4 Butler
DATE:                          Saturday, November 5 / 7PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
VIDEO:                        FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team finished in a tie for third in the BIG EAST conference and, after receiving the No. 4 seed, will host No. 5 seed Providence in a BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal match on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs (9-5-3, 4-3-3 BIG EAST) are coming off a 3-3 draw with No. 3 seed (No. 19) Xavier, while the Friars (5-4-7, 3-2-5 BIG EAST) most recently defeated No. 6 seed Creighton.

The winner of this quarterfinal will move on to face No. 1 seed Georgetown on Thursday, Nov. 10.

Bulldog Bits
                (through games 11/3/2022)

• Palmer Ault ranks seventh nationally and leads the BIG EAST with 4 game-winning goals. He is second in the conference with 8 goals (32nd) and 22 points (22nd). His 6 assists are fourth (67th) and his shot accuracy of .459 is ninth in the conference.
• Wilmer Cabrera Jr. leads the BIG EAST and is 20th nationally with 3.19 shots per game, and he is third in the conference (40th) with 1.38 shots on goal per game. His 6 goals are eighth in the conference and his 15 total points are ninth.
• Jack Streberger's 6 goals rank eighth in the BIG EAST.
• Rico Hollenkamp's 5 assists rank fifth in the BIG EAST.
• Gabriel Gjergji ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 55 saves.
   
• Butler is second among BIG EAST teams with 39 goals. (Creighton leads with 42.)
   
• Tommy Visser was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (11/3) for his performance against No. 19 Xavier. In the closing seconds of the match, and with the Musketeers holding on to a 3-2 lead, Visser was on the back end of a Butler throw-in that was first redirected by Perrin Barnes and Palmer Ault. The redshirt-junior from Grand Rapids, Mich., got the final touch and scored with just 13 seconds remaining on the game clock. Visser totaled two of Butler's eight shots in the game.

           Against No. 19 Xavier:

• Hemi Nasser's goal was his first of the season and the sixth of his career.
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s goal was his sixth of the season and the 23rd of his career. He now is in sole possession of the 10th spot on Butler's all-time list.
• Tommy Visser's goal was his first of the season and the fifth of his career.
• Jack Haywood's assist was his third of the season and the 22nd of his career.
• Jack Streberger's assist was his second of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Perrin Barnes' assist was the first of his career, and his first offensive point as a Bulldog.
• Palmer Ault's assist was the sixth in his career.
   
• Butler's highest ranking this season was No. 12 in the Sept. 4 poll. The Bulldogs are 1-1-1 against opponents ranked in the top-20, defeating No. 14 Marshall (1-0), tying No. 19 Xavier (3-3), and losing to No. 15 Indiana (1-2).

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 6-4-1
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 15, 2022 - Providence R.I. - Providence 2, Butler 1
• In the 2021 regular season, Butler defeated Providence, 2-1, in Indianapolis. The two sides met a few weeks later in the BIG EAST Tournament (Washington, D.C.), and this time the Friars won, 2-0.

Scouting Providence

• Previous match:  Creighton W, 4-2
• Providence's conference wins include DePaul (1-0), Butler (2-1), and Creighton (4-2) and the team has tied Villanova (1-1), Seton Hall (2-2), Marquette (3-3), St. John's (1-1), and No. 19 Xavier (0-0). Conference losses were to UConn (2-3) and Georgetown (0-1).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Xavier include:
  #10 Gevork Diarbian (4g, 5a)
  #15 Ramzi Oawasmy (4g)
  #7 Gil Santos (3g, 1a)
  #21 Luis Garcia (1g, 4a)
  #6 Armaan Wilson (1g, 4a)
• Lukas Burns (3-3-5) is the primary goalkeeper for the Friars. In 11 matches, he has allowed 14 goals (1.27 GAA) and has made 33 saves (.702), producing 4 shutouts.