The Butler men's soccer team hosts Xavier for a Tuesday match in the Sellick Bowl and then hits the road for its final BIG EAST away match, at Creighton.
 
Butler (3-8-3, 0-5-0 BIG EAST) is coming off a loss to UConn in its only match last week.
 
Xavier (4-5-5, 1-2-2 BIG EAST) sits fourth in the Midwest Division standings with a win over St. John's and ties with Marquette and DePaul. The Musketeers defeated No. 2 Marshall earlier in the season.
 
Creighton (7-4-3, 2-2-1 BIG EAST)* is second in the Midwest Division with wins over Xavier and Villanova and a tie with Providence. The Bluejays defeated (rv) Grand Canyon earlier this season. Creighton will play Akron on Wednesday, prior to Saturday's match with Butler.
 
Butler vs UConn
DATE/TIME:    Wednesday, October 23 / 7PM
LOCATION:      Indianapolis // Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:     FloSports
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
TICKETS:           butlersports.com

Butler at Creighton
DATE/TIME:    Saturday, October 26 / 4PM ET (3PM CT)
LOCATION:      Omaha, Neb. // Morrison Stadium
LIVE VIDEO:     FloSports
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast

Bulldog Bits

           (as of 10/21/24)

• Josemir Gomez ranks 2nd in the BIG EAST with 7 goals (37th nationally) and ranks 3rd with 16 total points (48th).
• Ryan Hannosh ranks 4th in the BIG EAST (91st nationally) with 5 goals, 5th (78th) with 14 total points, and 10th (99th) with 4 assists.
• Palmer Ault ranks 10th in the BIG EAST (99th nationally) with 4 assists.
• Caleb Norris is second in the BIG EAST (37th nationally) with 50 total saves.
   
• In the 10 most recent contests with Xavier, since 2016, Butler holds a 5-1-4 advantage.
• The teams have tied in the previous two matches.
• Butler's most recent win (2-1) was in 2021 in Cincinnati, while Xavier's most recent win (5-3) was in 2018, also in Cincinnati.
   
• In Butler's 10 most recent matches with Creighton, since 2016, the Bluejays hold a 5-4-1 advantage.
• The teams tied, 2-2, last season in Indianapolis, and Creighton won in 2022.
• Butler's most recent win (3-2) in the series was in April 2021 in Indianapolis.