The Butler women's soccer team finishes preparations for BIG EAST competition with a pair of home matches this week. The Bulldogs (2-1-2) will host IU Indy and Drake at the Sellick Bowl.
 
The Jaguars (1-5-1) defeated Indiana State earlier this season. The Horizon League member has losses to Illinois State, Ball State, Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois, and SIUE.
 
The Drake Bulldogs (3-2-2) have wins this season over Western Illinois, SIUE, and Omaha. Losses for the Missouri Valley member came to Kansas and South Dakota, and the team drew with Iowa State and Wyoming. Drake will play South Dakota State on the Wednesday prior to traveling to Butler.
 
Butler vs. IU Indy
DATE/TIME:    Thursday, September 11 / 7PM
LOCATION:     Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:    ESPN+
LIVE STATS:   butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
The Series: Butler leads the overall series, 16-3-1, and has won the most recent nine contests, including last season's 3-1 victory. IU Indy's most recent win in the series came in 2012.

Butler vs. Drake
DATE/TIME:    Sunday, September 14 / 1PM
LOCATION:     Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO:    ESPN+
LIVE STATS:   butlersports.com/StatBroadcast
The Series: The only previous match between Butler and Drake was last season in Des Moines, Iowa, where Butler prevailed, 5-3. In that match, Drake built a 2-0 lead just ten minutes into the match, but Butler tied the game, 2-2, by the 19th minute. Both teams then scored goals in the 25th minute to make the score 3-3. Butler scored two more before the end of the half, making the score 5-3. No goals were scored in the second half by either side.

Bulldog Bits

           through Sunday, 9/7

• Talia Sommer leads the BIG EAST and ranks 9th nationally with 2.20 shots on goal per game, and she ranks 18th with 4.00 total shots per game. She is second in the conference (39th) with 1.80 points per game.

           vs Ball State

• Norah Jacomen's goal was her second of the season and the 12th of her career.
• Talia Sommer's goal was her third this season and the 25th of her career.
• Chloe Brecht's assist was her third this season.
• The Bulldogs outshot the Cardinals, 17-4.