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PREVIEW: Butler Hosts St. John’s Before Traveling to Creighton

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Butler (6-2-3, 1-0-2 BIG EAST) vs. St. John's (3-5-3, 0-1-2 BIG EAST)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+
Tickets: butlersports.com

Butler at Creighton (*4-4-3, 0-1-2 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 10
Time: 2PM ET | 1PM CT
Location: Omaha, Neb. | Morrison Stadium
Live Stats: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+

The Butler women's soccer team will host St. John's on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before traveling to Creighton for a Saturday afternoon match. The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-2 win at DePaul, while the Red Storm and Creighton played to a 0-0 tie last Saturday in Queens, N.Y. The Blue Jays will play Marquette prior to their match with Butler.

Bulldog Bits
(as of Monday, 10/5)
  • Addison Ash leads the BIG EAST with 4.18 saves per match. She ranks fourth (50th) with a .836 save percentage and fifth (71st) with four shutouts.
  • Chloe Brecht leads the BIG EAST (80th nationally) with six goals and 15 points (84th). She ranks third with a .500 shooting accuracy.
  • Riley Gumm is second in the BIG EAST (73rd) with two game-winning goals. She ranks fourth in the conference with four assists.
     
  • Gemma Gillespie was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5. She anchored the defense that produced the 0-0 shutout at Seton Hall and then tallied a brace, scoring Butler's second goal along with the game-winner in the 3-2 victory over DePaul.
Saturday at DePaul
  • Butler trailed twice in the match, drew level twice, and scored the game winner in the 79th minute.
  • Gillispie's brace was a career first. She now has four goals this season and five in her career. The defender has scored in three of the past four matches and now has a game-winning goal this season to go along with one in 2025.
  • Kiliski's goal was her second this season and in her career.
  • Pepper's assist was her third this season.
  • Teffner's goal was her second this season.
  • Brecht's assist was her third this season and the seventh of her career.
     
  • The Bulldogs are now unbeaten in seven straight matches with five wins and two draws. The streak dates to August 30.
Looking at St. John's
Head Coach: Ian Stone (33rd Season)
Goals: 7 (0.64 per match)
Assists: 7
Shots On Goal: 34-94 (.362)
Points Leader: Nora Basile 3 (1g, 1a)
GK Saves: 39 (.812 SV%)

Series: St. John's leads, 6-5-3             
Streak: T1
Most Recent: Oct. 22, 2025 (Queens, N.Y.) - BU 1, SJU 1
  • Butler won the 2024 match, 3-0.
  • St. John's won consecutive matches in 2022 and 2023.
  • The programs have met 14 times since Butler joined the BIG EAST in 2013.
Looking at Creighton
Head Coach: Jimmy Walker (Third Season)
Goals: 8 (0.73 per match)
Assists: 9
Shots On Goal: 52-112 (.464)
Points Leader: Olivia Duray 7 (3g, 1a)
GK Saves: 37 (.755 SV%)

Series: Butler leads, 13-1-5 
Streak: T2
Most Recent: Oct. 25, 2025 (Indianapolis) BU 1, CU 1
  • Four of the most recent five matches, from 2022 through 2025, ended with the score tied at the end of regulation.
  • Butler won, 3-1, in Indianapolis in 2023.
  • Butler won eight straight matches from 2015 through 2021.
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