MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Butler women's soccer team picked up its first conference win of the season, defeating Marquette by the final score of 2-0. The Bulldogs (5-4-2, 1-0-1 BIG EAST) scored two second-half goals and limited the Golden Eagles (4-5-2, 1-1-0 BIG EAST) to only two shots.
 
Key Moments

• 23' | Talia Sommer feeds a sprinting Abigail Isger, but defenders close in and block a shot from eight yards out.
  **HALFTIME**
• 52' | Marquette breaks past the Butler defense, but Anna Pierce is in position and makes the save.
• 61' | Isger draws a foul in the penalty area. Sommer converts the PK. Dawgs lead, 1-0.
• 71' | Alana Woods sends in a cross from the left corner which is punched in a crowd by Marquette's keeper. Alli Leonard strikes the deflection, and it ricochets off a Golden Eagles defender and the goalkeeper, and then continues into the net. Butler is up two goals.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Talia Sommer, Alli Leonard
ASSISTS: (none)
 
Bulldog Bits

• Talia Sommer's goal was her fourth of the season and the ninth of her career.
• Alli Leonard's goal was her first of the season and the twelfth of her career. She now has at least one goal in four successive seasons.
• Anna Pierce (4-2-2) earned her second solo shutout of the season and the fifth of her career.
• Butler's defense limited Marquette to two total shots with one on goal.