INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women's soccer team came from behind in dramatic fashion, scoring two goals in the final 17 minutes of a match with Villanova to secure a 2-1 victory. The Wildcats (5-7-6, 2-3-5 BIG EAST) scored midway through the first half and held the lead for over 50 minutes. Junior midfielder Talia Sommer provided the heroics for the Bulldogs, scoring both goals unassisted.
 
With the win, Butler (10-4-4, 5-2-3 BIG EAST) finished in the third spot in the final regular-season BIG EAST standings. The Bulldogs will host the No. six seed, DePaul, in a quarterfinal match on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 3, at the Sellick Bowl.
 
Key Moments

• 21' | Villanova's Gabby Koluch connects with Olivia Marrone on the right side. Marrone sends a ball into the area and Alex Fava slides it into the left side of the goal. The Wildcats are up, 1-0.

     HALFTIME

• 73' | Abigail Isger sends a ball from the corner that is skipped on by Caitlin O'Malley. The Villanova keeper punches the ball out, but Talia Sommer turns and volleys a shot that goes just under the bar. The match is level, at 1-1.
• 78' | Villanova's Susanna Soderman breaks past the Dawgs defensive line on the left side and sprints toward the goal. Anna Pierce comes off her line to challenge, and the 15-foot shot is deflected out of play.
• 85' | A Villanova defender fouls Sommer and receives a yellow card. On the resulting free kick, Isger taps the ball to Sommer, who moves to the left and creates some space from her defender. She strikes a shot, from 25 yards out, that is on frame. The Wildcats' keeper leaps and gets some fingertips on the ball, but it carries on into the net. Dawgs take a 2-1 lead.

Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Talia Sommer (2)
ASSISTS: (none)
 
Bulldog Bits

• With two goals, Talia Sommer has ten for the season and 21 for her career.
• Sommer's brace was her third this season. She has four multi-goal matches in her career.
• This is the seventh time in the past eight seasons that Butler has finished the regular season in one of the top-three spots of the conference standings.

Up Next
No. 3 seed Butler will host a BIG EAST Quarterfinal on Sunday, Nov. 3, with kickoff set for 1PM. DePaul, the No. 6 seed, will be the opponent.