STORRS, Conn. – The Butler women's soccer team withstood an early onslaught and generated late pressure of its own in a 0-0 draw on the road at UConn.
In the first half of play, the Huskies tallied 13 shots, forcing four saves by Butler goalkeeper
Addison Ash. The Bulldogs reversed the trend after the break, outshooting the Huskies 8-5 and denying the host team any shots on goal.
With the result, Butler is now 7-4-5 and 2-2-4 in BIG EAST competition while UConn moves to 3-4-9, 1-2-5 in conference play.
Butler entered tonight's match in a four-way tie for the fourth position in the BIG EAST standings. Creighton's win over Georgetown moved the Bluejays into the fourth spot alone with 11 points. With all results in for the night, Butler and Seton Hall are now in the fifth spot with 10 points, and Providence and Georgetown are in sixth, one point back. In pivotal contests Saturday, Butler and Providence will square off in Rhode Island while Georgetown travels to UConn and Seton Hall hosts Creighton.
Key Moments
- 35' | UConn generates successive shots. The first hits the crossbar and falls into the area. The second is saved as Ash goes to the ground.
-- HALFTIME --
- 57' | Butler earns a corner kick. The service into the area bounces among several players and is weakly cleared. Lola Pepper intercepts and takes a shot from just beyond the eighteen, but her attempt sails just over the crossbar.
- 84' | Lily Kiliski feeds Riley Gumm in the center of the pitch. Gumm's shot from 20 yards is on target but saved.
- 88' | Gumm makes another attempt. This one, from 25 yards, forces a diving save and leads to a Butler corner kick.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: (none)
ASSISTS: (none)
Bulldog Bits
- Ash made four saves, all in the first half, picking up her seventh shutout of the season and her second in as many games. She now has 10 clean sheets in her career.
- Gumm led Butler's offense, putting all three of her shots on frame.
- Sarah Beth Sizemore also forced a UConn save on her only shot of the match.
Up Next
Butler remains on the road to face Providence this weekend. Kickoff for the Saturday afternoon match is set for 12:30 p.m.
