Matchday Information – Butler vs. Wright State
DATE:                          Thursday, September 1 / 7 PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:                FloSports/ButlerPlus
LIVE STATS:               butlersports.com
 
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The Butler women's soccer team is looking to get back into the win column when Wright State comes to the Sellick Bowl on Thursday, September 1, for a 7 pm kickoff. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-0 loss to Illinois, while the Raiders most recently defeated Central Michigan, 3-0.

Bulldog Bits

• Fifth Year Katie Soderstrom was chosen the 2022 Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. Joining her on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team is senior defender Aliya Diagne.
• Butler's 2022 schedule includes four teams who received recognition in the United Soccer Coaches 2022 Pre-Season poll (#9 Michigan, #19 Georgetown, #24 Xavier, and RV Wisconsin).
• Butler is receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches national poll. The previous week's No. 17 ranking was the highest ranking in program history. Prior to this season, the Bulldogs were most recently ranked No. 23 in the September 11, 2018, poll, and the previous all-time high was No. 20 in the October 31, 2017, poll.
• Butler's Aug. 21 win over No. 9 Michigan was the program's second win over a top-10 team in program history. The Bulldogs' only previous top-10 win was a 2-0 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M in 2017. Butler's most recent win over a ranked team was a 4-1 result over No. 20 Notre Dame in 2018.
• Katie Soderstrom notched the game-winning goal in both of Butler's victories in the young season.
• Five Bulldogs scored a goal in Butler's opening-season victory over Western Michigan.
• Freshman Talia Sommer, who started in Butler's first three matches this season, is currently on a call-back to Israel to compete with the Israel women's national football team during qualification matches for the 2023 World Cup. She has previously notched seven caps, including three starts.

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 17-9-2
• LAST MEETING: September 9, 2021 - Dayton, Ohio - Butler 3, Wright St. 1
• Butler has won the previous six matches.
• Wright State's last win was Oct. 10, 2008, in Indianapolis. (1-0)

Scouting Wright State

• Previous match: Central Michigan W, 3-1
• The Raiders also have wins over Bellermine (2-1) and Miami (OH) (1-0) and lost to Dayton (0-2).

    Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for Wright State include:

        #22 Kaylin Helinski (1g, 1a)
        #10 Michelle Rings (1g, 1a)
        #16 Lauren Borchert (1g)
        #17 Olga Massombo (1g)
        #3 Maddie Mitchell (1g)
        #2 Annika Samborski (1g)

• Jessika Seward (3-1-0) is the primary goalkeeper for the Raiders. In four matches, she has allowed three goals (.86 GAA) and made 16 saves (.842), producing two shutouts.