Matchday Information – Butler vs Ohio State
DATE:                          Saturday, September 9 / 7PM
LOCATION:                 Indianapolis, Ind. // Sellick Bowl
VIDEO:                        FloSports/ButlerSportsLive
LIVE STATS:               StatBroadcast
TICKETS:                    butlersports.com
 
Full Notes

The Butler men's soccer team will play its first home match of the season on Saturday, hosting Ohio State in the Sellick Bowl at 7pm. The Bulldogs (0-2-1) are coming off a 0-0 draw at Western Michigan, while the Buckeyes most recently tied Washington, 1-1.

Bulldog Bits
        (as of 9/5/23)

• Palmer Ault's two goals rank fifth in the BIG EAST (59th nationally), and his 1.33 points per game rank sixth.
• The BIG EAST recognized goalkeeper Caleb Norris to its Weekly Honor Roll after his first career shutout at Western Michigan.
   

        at Western Michigan

• Butler produced nine shots in the match, with Jan Quispel and Ernesto Osornio each putting one on frame. Palmer Ault and DJ Hooks each had a pair of shots.
• Caleb Norris notched his first career shutout, making a career-high eight saves.
   

The Matchup
SERIES RECORD: Ohio State leads, 6-4-3
LAST MEETING: Sept. 9, 2022 - Columbus, Ohio - Ohio State 2, Butler 0

• The sides battled to a 2-2 draw in Columbus in 2014.
• Butler's last win (1-0) was in Columbus in 2005.
• Ohio State has won four of the most recent six contests.
   

Scouting Ohio State

• Previous match: vs. Washington  T, 1-1
• Ohio State has another 1-1 tie vs. Cal State Northridge. The Buckeyes have losses to UC Davis (1-2) and Seton Hall (0-1).
  
  Individual Statistics
• Offensive standouts for Ohio State include:
  #9 Tanner Creech (1g)
  #15 Ashton Bilow (1g)
  #18 Sean Ryan (1g)
  #17 Michael Adedokun (1a)
• #28 Max Trejo (0-1-2) has three starts for the Buckeyes in goal, while #1 Peter Van Euwen (0-1-0) has one. Trejo has conceded three goals and made six saves, while Van Euwen has allowed 2 goals and made one save.