Matchday Information –Butler at Marquette
DATE:                          Friday, September 30 / 8:05PM ET (7:05PM CT)
LOCATION:                 Milwaukee, Wis. / Valley Fields
VIDEO:                        FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               gomarquette.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team will be seeking its second BIG EAST win at Marquette on Friday, Sept. 30, at 8:05PM ET (7:05PM CT). The Bulldogs are coming off a 4-1 win over UConn, while the Golden Eagles most recently lost to Saint Louis, 1-2.

Bulldog Bits
            (through games 9/25/2022)

• Palmer Ault's 3 game-winning goals (2nd nationally), 6 goals (9th), and 14 points (11th) all lead the BIG EAST.
• Wilmer Cabrera Jr. ranks 2nd in the BIG EAST and 11th nationally with 3.62 shots per game.
• Gabriel Gjergji's ranks in the top five in the BIG EAST in saves (4th/26), save percentage (4th/.788), and goals-against average (4th/.942).

Against UConn:

• Wilmer Cabrera, Jr.'s goal was his third of the season and the 20th of his career. He has now moved into the eleventh spot on Butler's all-time list, tying Giancarlo Barraza (1997-00) and Scott Olsen (2002-05).
• Palmer Ault registered his second brace in as many games, scoring the fifth and sixth goals of his short career.
• DJ Hooks scored his second goal in as many games, producing the third of his career.
• Tommy Visser's assist was his third of the season and the seventh of his career.
• Rico Hollenkamp's assist was his third of the season and the fourth of his career.
   

The Matchup

• SERIES RECORD: Marquette leads, 7-6-1
• LAST MEETING: Oct. 20, 2021 - Indianapolis - Butler 2, Marquette 1 (2OT)
• Marquette's most recent win (1-0 (OT)) was Mar. 27, 2021 in Milwaukee.
• In an evenly matched series, Butler has the edge, 5-4-1, in the last 10 matches.
   

Scouting Marquette

• Previous match: Saint Louis L, 1-2
• Marquette defeated Michigan (3-0), tied No. 19 Xavier (0-0), and lost to No. 11 Tulsa (2-4) and Wisconsin (2-4).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Marquette include:
  #17 Abdoul Karim Pare (5g, 2a)
  #9 Lukas Sunesson (4g, 2a)
  #21 Alex Mirsberger (4g, 1a)
  #10 Edrey Caceres (2g, 5a)
  #23 Zyan Andrade (3g, 1a)
  #19 Brooklyn Merl (2g)
• Chandler Hallwood (2-3-1) has six starts for the Golden Eagles in goal. He has allowed nine goals (1.52 GAA) and has made 19 saves (.679), earning three shutouts. Ludvig Malberg (2-1-0) has three starts. He has allowed seven goals (2.29 GAA) and has made nine saves (.563).