The Butler women's soccer team is looking to secure a spot in the postseason BIG EAST Tournament as it plays two of its final three regular season matches this week. The Bulldogs (5-4-5, 2-3-2 BIG EAST), who are currently tied for sixth with eight points in the conference standings, will travel to St. John's on Wednesday and then host Creighton on Saturday.
 
St. John's (2-8-4, 0-5-2 BIG EAST) is currently 10^th in the BIG EAST standings and has lost its most recent four matches.
 
Creighton (5-7-3, 2-3-2 BIG EAST), which will host Seton Hall prior to traveling to Butler, is currently tied with Butler in the sixth spot.

Bulldog Bits
           through games 10/19/25

• Talia Sommer ranks third in the BIG EAST (32nd nationally) with seven assists, and she ranks fifth (88th) with 1.21 points per game. She is third in the conference (69th) in shots on goal per game (1.57) and fourth in shots per game (3.36).
• Leila Lister is second in the BIG EAST (56th nationally) with a .565 shot accuracy.
• Léa Larouche is seventh in the BIG EAST with 5 assists.
  
  vs. Seton Hall
• Sophomore Gemma Gillespie scored the game-winning goal and added an assist on Butler's second goal. Both the goal and the assist were career firsts for the defender.
• Chloe Brecht's goal was her second this season.
• Addison Ash earned her second solo shutout of the season.

 
Butler at St. John's
DATE/TIME:    Wednesday, October 22 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Queens, N.Y. / Belson Stadium
LIVE VIDEO:    ESPN+
LIVE STATS:   butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
 
St. John's has wins this season over Saint Joseph's and Youngstown State and has ties that include Providence, Seton Hall, and Boston College. Losses include No. 15 Georgetown, No. 20 Xavier, Villanova, Marquette, and UConn.

The Series: St. John's leads the overall series, 6-5-2, but Butler won last season's contest, 3-0, in Indianapolis.

• St. John's won both contests in 2023 and 2022, and the sides tied in 2021.
• The teams are tied, 2-2-1, over the last five matchups, and also tied, 4-4-2, over the last 10 matchups.
   

Butler vs. Creighton
DATE/TIME:    Saturday, October 25 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:    ESPN+
LIVE STATS:   butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
TICKETS:          butlersports.com
 
Creighton has wins this season over Villanova, DePaul, Omaha, South Dakota, and Kansas City, and the Bluejays have ties that include #13 Arkansas, Marquette, and Providence. Losses include No. 3 Duke, No. 20 Georgetown, UConn, Xavier, and Iowa State.

The Series: Butler leads the overall series, 13-1-4, though the teams tied last season, 2-2, in Omaha, Neb.

• Butler's most recent win in the series (3-1) was in 2023 in Indianapolis.
• Both matches in 2022 ended in a 1-1 tie. The second contest was a BIG EAST quarterfinal in Indianapolis in which Creighton advanced, 6-5, in a shootout.
• Butler won eight-straight matches from 2015-2021.
• Creighton's only win in the series (3-2, OT) was in 1993 in Omaha.
• The first match of the series was played in 1992, the second year of Butler's program. The Bulldogs won, 2-1, in Indianapolis.