Matchday Information –  Butler vs. Seton Hall
DATE:                          Thursday, October 19 / 7PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:               FloSports/BEDN
LIVE STATS:               StatBroadcast
TICKETS:                    butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

With three regular-season games remaining, the Butler women's soccer team currently sits two points behind Seton Hall in the BIG EAST standings, and both sides will be fighting on Thursday for three points and a more secure position. The Bulldogs (5-6-5, 1-2-4 BIG EAST), coming off a 0-0 draw with UConn, are in the eighth spot at this time and need to rise to the sixth spot for a postseason berth. The Pirates (6-6-4, 2-3-3 BIG EAST), who most recently tied DePaul, 0-0, occupy the sixth position but are only one point ahead of Marquette and two points ahead of Butler.

Bulldog Bits
     (as of 10/15/23)

• With seven goals, Norah Jacomen ranks fourth in the BIG EAST and 82nd nationally and her 15 offensive points rank fifth in the conference.
• Talia Sommer's five assists rank second in the BIG EAST and 93rd nationally, and her two game-winning goals rank third.
  
  vs. UConn
• Anna Pierce made six saves in the contest, matching her career high. The shutout was her third solo clean sheet of the season and the sixth of her career.
• Talia Sommer (3) and Abigail Isger (2) each had multiple shots in the match. Six additional Bulldogs produced a shot, with Isger and Becky Dean each having one on goal.
• The physical contest included 29 fouls combined, though no player was cautioned.
   

The Matchup
SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 6-1-2
PREVIOUS MEETING: Oct. 20, 2022 - South Orange, N.J. - Butler 2, Seton Hall 2

• Butler has the most recent win in the series (3-1) in Indianapolis in 2021.
• Seton Hall's only win in the series was a 3-1 result in 2013.
• In addition to last season's draw, the team's battled to a 0-0 (2OT) tie in 2017.
   

Scouting Seton Hall

• Previous match: vs. DePaul  T, 0-0
• Seton Hall has notable wins against Marquette (1-0) and St. John's (1-0) and also tied No. 24 Xavier (1-1) and No. 12 Georgetown (1-1). The Pirates lost to Creighton (0-2), Villanova (1-2), and Providence (1-3).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Seton Hall include:
  #21 Natalie Tavana (11g, 2a)
  #7 Phoebe Hampson (2g, 2a)
  #14 Sophie Liston (1g, 4a)
  #20 Skyler Matusz (1g, 4a)
• #99 Morgan Fedosiewich (4-5-1) and #1 Anna Prawer (2-1-3) have shared goalkeeping responsibilities for the Pirates this season. In 10 starts, Fedosiewich has allowed 16 goals (1.78 GAA) and made 27 saves (.628 SV%), earning two solo shutouts. In six starts, Prawer has allowed four goals (.57 GAA) and made 22 saves (.846 GAA), earning three shutouts. The pair combined for one additional clean sheet.