Matchday Information –No. 4 seed Butler vs. No. 1 seed Georgetown
DATE:                          Thursday, November 10 / 6:30PM
LOCATION:                 Boyds, Md. / Maryland SoccerPlex
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LIVE STATS:               bigeast.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team is preparing to travel to Boyds, Md. to face No. 17 Georgetown in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. The match will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

The No. 4 seed Bulldogs (10-5-3) are coming off a 3-0 win over No. 5 seed Providence in the tournament quarterfinals, while the No. 1 seed Hoyas (10-4-3) most recently defeated UConn, 1-0, in their final regular season contest.

The winner of this semifinal will move on to face the winner of No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 2 Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Championship on Sunday, Nov. 13.

Bulldog Bits
            (through games 11/6/2022)

• Palmer Ault ranks third nationally and leads the BIG EAST with 5 game-winning goals. He is second in the conference with 10 goals (18th) and 26 points (12th). His 6 assists are fourth (76th) and his shot accuracy of .463 is eighth in the conference.
• Wilmer Cabrera Jr. leads the BIG EAST and is 29th nationally with 3.12 shots per game, and he is second in the conference (44th) with 1.35 shots on goal per game. His 6 goals are eighth in the conference and his 16 total points are seventh.
• Jack Streberger's 16 total points rank seventh in the BIG EAST, and his 6 goals rank eighth.
• Rico Hollenkamp's 5 assists rank eighth in the BIG EAST.
• DJ Hooks' 6 goals rank eighth in the BIG EAST.
• Gabriel Gjergji ranks third in the BIG EAST with 59 saves.
   
• Butler is second among BIG EAST teams with 42 goals. (Creighton leads with 44.)
   
• 2022 BIG EAST Postseason Awards
  Palmer Ault - BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team
  Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. - All-BIG EAST First Team
  Jack Haywood - All-BIG EAST Second Team
   
• 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. 5 seed Providence:
• Palmer Ault's goals were the ninth and tenth of his career.
• DJ Hooks' goal was his sixth of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Jack Streberger, with two assists in the match, now has four this season and nine for his career.
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s assist was his fourth of the season and the twelfth of his career.
• Gabriel Gjergji (10-5-3) made four saves in the match, producing his fifth solo shutout of the season. He now has 21.5 clean sheets in his career.
   
• 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: Georgetown leads, 1-8-1
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 5, 2022 - Indianapolis - Georgetown 3, Butler 2
• Butler's only win in the series was in 2016 in Indianapolis (4-2).
• The teams tied in the 2019 BE Tournament semifinals (2-2, 2OT), and Georgetown advanced on PKs, 4-3).

Scouting No. 17 Georgetown

• Previous match: UConn W, 1-0
• Georgetown defeated every BIG EAST side except St. John's (Sept. 16 - L, 3-1) and DePaul (Oct. 8 - T, 1-1). The Hoyas also defeated Temple (5-2) and Bowling Green (1-0) while losing to Pitt (2-1), Maryland (2-1), and James Madison (2-0).
• Georgetown is ranked No. 17 in the Oct. 30 United Soccer Coaches poll
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Georgetown include:
  #9 Marion Tabora (5g, 6a)
  #28 Jacob Murrell (5g, 4a)
  #16 Jack Panayotou (5g, 3a)
  #18 Aidan Rocha (3g, 3a)
  #11 Kyle Linhares (1g, 6a)
  #3 Kieran Sargeant (1g, 5a)
• Ryan Schewe (9-0-1) is the primary goalkeeper for the Hoyas. In 11 starts, he has allowed 6 goals (.57 GAA) and made 43 saves (.878), producing 6 shutouts.