Matchday Information – Butler vs. Dayton
DATE:                          Thursday, September 8 / 7 PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
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Full Notes

The Butler women's soccer team will welcome Dayton to the Sellick Bowl on Thursday, September 8, at 7 pm. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-0 loss to No. 22 Wisconsin, while the Flyers most recently defeated Bellarmine, 1-0.

Bulldog Bits
(through games 9/5/2022)

• Katie Soderstrom is second in the nation with three game-winning goals, sixth with 2.6 shots on goal per game, eighth with 8 total goals, and 11th with 12 points. She leads the BIG EAST in all four categories.
• Anna Pierce's shutouts (2), goals-against average (.623) and save percentage (.850) all rank third in the BIG EAST.
   
• Katie Soderstrom was selected for the second time this season as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week following her performances against Wright State and No. 22 Wisconsin. She led the Butler offense last week by scoring three goals and adding an assist to total seven points, tallying 11 shots in two matches. She scored her three goals on five shots and had one assist against Wright State. She also had five shots, two of which were on goal, against No. 22 Wisconsin. Soderstrom led the BIG EAST in shots, points, and goals last week, becoming the first conference player to register a hat trick in 2022.
   
• Freshman Talia Sommer, who started in Butler's first three matches this season, was called back to Israel to compete with the Israeli women's national football team during qualification matches for the 2023 World Cup. She started in Israel's 2-1 win over Bulgaria on Sep. 1 and also saw action in the loss to Serbia this past Tuesday, Sep. 6.

The Matchup
SERIES RECORD: Dayton leads, 5-4-1
LAST MEETING: February 21, 2021 - Westfield, Ind. - Butler 4, Dayton 1

• Butler has won the past three meetings, dating back to 2012
• Dayton's most recent win (1-0) was August 20, 2010

Scouting Dayton

• Previous match: Bellarmine W, 1-0
• The Flyers have a 2-0 win over Wright State this season and suffered an 0-4 loss to Ohio State.

Individual Statistics

• Offensive standouts for Dayton include:

        #22 Itala Gemelli (4g, 1a)
        #17 Jessica Sheldon (1g, 2a)
        #15 Noel Blain (1g, 1a)
        #31 Natalie Hegg (1g, 1a)
        #8 Diana Benigno (2a)

• Madelyn Dewey (2-0-1) and Batoul Reda (1-1-0) have each logged 225 minutes in goal for the Flyers. Dewey has allowed 2 goals (.80 GAA) and has made 6 saves (.750). Reda has allowed 4 goals (1.60 GAA) and has made 11 saves (.733).