Butler (6-4-4, 1-2-3 BIG EAST) vs. Villanova (9-0-5, 4-0-2 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
Tickets: butlersports.com
 
The Butler women's soccer team hosts Villanova on Saturday night in the Sellick Bowl. The Bulldogs are coming off consecutive conference losses as they face the Wildcats who are unbeaten this season and sit just one point behind league-leading Xavier on the BIG EAST table.

Bulldog Bits
        (as of Wednesday, 10/21)

• Addison Ash leads the BIG EAST with 4.21 saves per match. She ranks fourth (60th nationally) with a .819 save percentage and fifth (77th) with five shutouts.
• Chloe Brecht leads the BIG EAST (87th) with seven goals and 17 points. She is second (74th) with 1.57 shots on goal per match.
• Riley Gumm is second in the conference with two game-winning goals. She ranks third (97th) with five assists.
• The Bulldogs rank fourth in the conference (90th) in overall goal differential (11) and are third (81st) with 5.21 points per match.

        Saturday vs. Georgetown

• The Bulldogs generated 15 shots in the match with six on frame.
• Chloe Brecht led Butler's offense with four total shots and two on frame.
• Nine Bulldogs had at least one shot in the match, and five put one on goal.

Butler This Season
Goals: 24 (1.71 per match)
Assists: 25
Shots On Goal: 90-195 (.462)
Points Leader: Chloe Brecht 17 (7g, 3a)
GK Saves: 59 (.819 SV%)

Looking at Villanova
Head Coach: Samar Azem (Fifth Season)
Goals: 36 (2.57 per match)
Assists: 41
Shots On Goal: 95-192 (.495)
Points Leader: Nelsen (6g, 4a) / Zapata 16 (5g, 6a)
GK Saves: 26 (.813 SV%)

Series: Butler leads, 7-4-3                      
Streak: T1
Most Recent: Nov. 1, 2025 (Villanova, Pa.) - BU 0, VU 0

• Butler is 7-0-3 over the most recent 10 matches dating to 2015. The Bulldogs won the 2024 match.
• Villanova's most recent win came in 2014. The Wildcats won the first four meetings of the series, in 2001, 2006, 2013, and 2014.