INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women's soccer team took care of cross-town rival, IUPUI, in a match at the Sellick Bowl on Butler's campus.
Talia Sommer became one of 13 Bulldogs who have scored three or more goals in one match, leading the Bulldogs (2-3-0, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) to a two-goal lead at the break and adding one more just after halftime. The visiting Jaguars (3-2-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League) had a late opportunity to get on the board due to a Butler foul in the penalty area, but an errant shot preserved the first solo shutout of the season for
Anna Pierce in goal.
Key Moments
- 2' | Talia Sommer splits two defenders with the ball, eludes a third and bypasses the IUPUI keeper with a low shot into the net. Butler takes an early, 1-0, lead.
- 30' | Aliya Diagne has the ball on the defensive end on the left side. She plays Becky Dean a midfield who immediately sends it forward and back to the left touch line where a wide-open Anna Schroeder collects it. Schroeder carries forward and lays the ball across to the top of the box. Sommer is there, and she makes a move to her left and puts a left-footed shot just inside the left post. The Bulldogs are up, 2-0.
---HALFTIME---
- 48' | At midfield, Sommer drops the ball to Arianna Jalics for a give-and-go. Sommer then travels forward, eludes two IUPUI defenders, puts a move on the keeper and slides the ball in for the hat trick. Butler has a three-goal advantage.
- 84' | A Butler foul in the penalty area awards the Cougars a chance from the spot. The IUPUI shot sails over the crossbar
Butler Points Summary
GOALS:
Talia Sommer (3)
ASSISTS:
Becky Dean,
Anna Schroeder
Bulldog Bits
- Talia Sommer's hat trick was a career first and represents her first three goals of the season. She now has eight career goals.
- Becky Dean's assist was her second of the season and the sixth of her career.
- Anna Schroeder's assist was the first of her career.
- The solo shutout for Anna Pierce (2-1-0) was her first of the season and the fourth of her career.
- Alli Leonard made her first appearance of the season as she recovers from an injury in the 2022 season.
