Matchday Information – DePaul vs. No. 20 Butler
DATE:                          Saturday, September 17 / 7 PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
VIDEO:                        FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team opens BIG EAST play this weekend when DePaul visits the Sellick Bowl on Saturday, September 17, at 7 pm. The No. 20 Bulldogs are coming off a hard-fought, 2-1, loss to No. 15 Indiana, while the Blue Demons most recently lost to Loyola, 1-3.

Bulldog Bits
(through games 9/11/2022)

• Palmer Ault's two game- goals lead the BIG EAST and rank second nationally.
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. ranks 5th in the BIG EAST and 62nd nationally with 1.5 shots on goal per game.
• Gabriel Gjergji's shutouts (2-4th), save percentage (.842-4th), and goals-against average (.763-5th) all rank in the top-five in the BIG EAST.
   
• Butler is currently ranked No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. The Bulldogs highest ranking this season was No. 12 in the September 4 poll.
• Butler opened the 2022 season with three victories, including a 1-0 win over No. 14 Marshall. This was the first time a Paul Snape-coached team opened with three wins, and it was the first time since 2010 that any Bulldogs team had started the season on a three-game win streak.
   
• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s goal against Indiana was his second of the season and the 19th of his career. He is one goal short of cracking the top-10 on Butler's all-time list for career goals.
• Jack Streberger's assist against the Hoosiers was his first of the season and the sixth of his career.
   
• Gabriel Gjergji started the season with two shutouts and, with 18 in his career, is now tied for third on Butler's all-time list for shutouts. He is currently tied with the Bulldogs' goalkeeper coach, Assistant Coach Fabian Knopfler, who played for Butler from 2007-10.

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 8-2-4
• LAST MEETING: 10/23/2021 - Chicago, Ill. - Butler 0, DePaul 0 (2OT)
• Butler's most recent victory was a 1-0 (OT) contest in Chicago in spring 2021. The Bulldogs are 4-2-0 in the series since 2017.
• DePaul's most recent win was in 2016. The Blue Demons won, 1-0, in double overtime in Chicago.
   

Scouting DePaul

• Previous match: Loyola, L, 1-3
• DePaul has tied both #22 Notre Dame and #25 Bowling Green this season. The Blue Demons defeated Oakland, 1-0.

        Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for DePaul include:

        #9 Marek Gonda (1g, 1a)
        #19 Jacob Huth (1g)
        #7 Jake Fuderer (1g)
        #26 Jack Richards (1g)
        #17 Sam Moore (1g)
        #20 Cade Hagan (2a)

• Gandhi Cruz is the primary goalkeeper for the Blue Demons. He has allowed four goals (.80 GAA) and has made 21 saves (.840), producing three shutouts.