SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Butler women's soccer team and Seton Hall battled through 83 scoreless minutes on the pitch, but late-match heroics gave the Bulldogs three additional points in the late-season conference standings. A corner-kick service from Abigail Isger, with less than six minutes remaining on the clock, was headed in by Amelie Darey, giving Butler (8-4-3, 3-2-2 BIG EAST) a 1-0 win over the Pirates (4-9-3, 1-4-2 BIG EAST).
 
With the win, the Bulldogs have moved into fourth in the BIG EAST standings with three matches remaining.
 
Key Moments

• 8' | Emily O'Malley feeds Talia Sommer on the left side, and Sommer produces a shot on goal at the near post. Seton Hall makes the save.
• 23' | Arianna Jalics finds Lucia Englund on the left side. Englund eludes a pair of Pirates and gets a shot on frame that is saved.
• 29' | Sommer plays forward to Abigail Isger, who is running directly at the goal. The Seton Hall keeper charges and makes the save, with an assist from a Pirates defender who knocks the deflection off the line.
• 43' | A Butler defensive miscue gives a Seton Hall attacker a one-on-one opportunity with Anna Pierce. Pierce blocks the point-blank shot, and the deflection is sent by the Pirates over the crossbar.

HALFTIME

• 52' | Seton Hall earns a free kick just outside the area, but the direct shot is saved by Pierce.
• 55' | Leila Lister, on the right side, sends a ball into the area to Sommer, who gets a shot off. The ball goes just left of the far post.
• 80' | Pierce comes off her line to challenge a Seton Hall attacker and slides to make contact with the ball. The deflection is headed away by a Butler defender.
• 84' | Butler earns a corner kick. The service from Isger is headed toward the far post and into the net by Amelie Darey. Dawgs take a late, 1-0, lead.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Amelie Darey
ASSISTS: Abigail Isger
 
Bulldog Bits

• Amelie Darey's goal was her third this season and the fifth of her career. She is now sixth on Butler's All-Time List for career assists.
• Abigail Isger's assist was her fourth this season and the 22^nd of her career.
• Anna Pierce made eight saves to preserve the shutout. She now has six shutouts this season and 13 in her career.
• With six shutouts this season, Pierce is now tied for the tenth position on Butler's All-Time List for single-season shutouts. Her 13 career shutouts are currently in the fourth spot on the Career Shutouts list.

Up Next
Butler returns to Indianapolis to face St. John's on Thursday, Oct. 24. The Bulldogs then travel to Creighton on Sunday, Oct. 27.