Butler (7-5-5, 2-3-4 BIG EAST) vs. (rv) Xavier (12-2-3, 6-0-3 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 7
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 Xavier for its final match of the regular season. Saturday's kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Sellick Bowl.
 
Butler is still in the hunt for postseason play and one of the four berths in the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament. To qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament, the Bulldogs must defeat Xavier, and ALL of the following must also occur:

• DePaul beats or draws with Creighton AND
• Villanova beats or draws with UConn AND
• St. John's beats Seton Hall AND
• Providence or Marquette wins the match between the two teams (no draw) 

The Musketeers, who are receiving votes in the IWSOC Coaches Poll, currently sit atop the league standings. Their only two losses have come to No. 7 Michigan State and No. 2 Vanderbilt, and their three draws have all come in conference play, versus DePaul, Villanova, and UConn.

Bulldog Bits
         (as of Monday, 11/2)

• Addison Ash leads the BIG EAST with 4.29 saves per match. She ranks third (47th nationally) with seven shutouts and fifth (81st) with an .802 save percentage.
• Chloe Brecht is second in the BIG EAST with seven goals and sixth with 17 points.
• Riley Gumm is fifth in the conference with five assists.
• The Bulldogs rank fourth in the conference in scoring offense with 1.47 goals per match. They are third with 25 assists and fourth with 25 goals and 75 points. 

         Saturday at Providence

• Lola Pepper led the Bulldogs on offense, generating a pair of shots with one on goal.
• Sarah Beth Sizemore's shot on frame was her second in as many matches.
   
• With her seventh shutout at UConn on Oct. 28, Addison Ash moved into tenth place on Butler's single-season shutout list. Her 123 career saves have moved her to ninth on the career saves list, and, in the current season, she is two saves shy of a spot on the Bulldogs' single-season Top 10 list.

Butler This Season
Co-Head Coaches: Tari St. John (21st) / Rob Alman (15th)
Goals: 25 (1.47 per match)
Assists: 25
Shots On Goal: 102-222 (.459)
Points Leader: Chloe Brecht 17 (7g, 3a)
GK Saves: 73 (.802 SV%)

Looking at Xavier
Head Coach: Katy Etelman (First Season)
Goals: 36 (2.12 per match)
Assists: 32
Shots On Goal: 112-252 (.444)
Points Leader: Peyton Kohls 17 (6g, 5a)
GK Saves: 46 (.742 SV%)

Series: Tied, 12-12-5
Streak: Xavier, W2
Most Recent: Oct. 4, 2025 (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Xavier 1, Butler 0

• Xavier is 4-0-1 in the most recent five contests.
• Butler's most recent win (4-0) was in spring 2021.
• The Bulldogs won five straight from 2012-2016.
• In BIG EAST competition, since 2013, the series is tied, 5-5-3.
• The sides were tied, 7-7-2, in matches prior to 2013.