INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler women's soccer team opened the 2022 campaign with a 5-0 win over visiting Western Michigan. The Bulldogs (1-0) scored three goals in the first half and added two more in the second, limiting the Broncos (0-1) to only three shots. Five different players scored for Butler.
 
Key Moments

• 4' | Amelie Darey plays forward to Talia Sommer who finds Katie Soderstrom at the top of the box. Soderstrom one-times the ball off the bounce to the back of the net to give Butler an early lead.
• 19' | Soderstrom takes a corner kick from the right side and finds Claire Farrington at the near post. Farrington's header goes directly into the back of the net, putting the Bulldogs up, 2-0.
• 45' | A long free kick from Alana Wood, late in the first period, is sent toward the right-side corner. Sara Trandji collects the ball quickly and sends a 25-yard shot into the upper left corner of the net, just one second before the horn. Butler goes into the break up 3-0.
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• 67' | Aliya Diagne makes a short pass out into the left corner, and a one-touch pass from Gretchen Skoglund sends the ball back into the middle. Arianna Jalics one-times it low and under the keeper for a 4-0 lead.
• 74' | A low cross from Wood finds Alli Leonard at the top of the box, and she sends a straight-on shot directly into the net for the final, 5-0, margin.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Katie Soderstrom, Claire Farrington, Sara Trandji, Arianna Jalics, Alli Leonard
ASSISTS: Alana Wood (2), Talia Sommer, Amelie Darey, Katie Soderstrom, Gretchen Skoglund, Aliya Diagne
 
Bulldog Bits

• Katie Soderstrom's goal was the 29^th of her career, while Alli Leonard's was her tenth.
• Sara Trandji and Arianna Jalics each scored the first goal of their careers, while Claire Farrington scored her second.
• Alana Wood's assists were the second and third of her career.
• Talia Sommer and Amelie Darey each produced an assist to notch their first points in a Bulldog uniform.
• Katie Soderstrom's assist was the 25^th of her career and moves her into a tie for third on Butler's all-time list.
• Gretchen Skoglund's assist was the sixth of her career, while Aliya Diagne's was her third.
• Anna Pierce (1-0) earned her first victory in goal as a Bulldog and shared the shutout with Emma Martin.