The Butler women's soccer team opens the 2026 regular season on the road. The Bulldogs will face Wright State on its campus in Dayton, Ohio.
 
Butler at Wright State
DATE/TIME:    Sunday, August 16 / 5PM
LOCATION:     Dayton, Ohio / Rinsler Sports Complex
LIVE VIDEO:    N/A
LIVE STATS:   wsuraiders.com / SidearmStats
 
Bulldog Bits

• Chloe Brecht was chosen for the 2026 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The defender/midfielder was an All-BIG EAST Third Team selection in 2025 who notched a pair of goals and also dished out four assists.
• Gemma Gillespie, a defender from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, represented the senior Puerto Rico women's national team during the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualifiers this past spring. She tallied one goal in a win over Saint Vincent and also notched an assist.
   
• Butler has replaced 11 players from the 2025 roster with three transfers (Lily Kiliski/Boston College, Riley Gumm/San Diego State, Isabella Ayau/San Francisco) and 10 freshmen.
• 2026 will be Co-Head Coach Tari St. John's 21st at the helm of the Butler women's soccer program. Co-Head Coach Rob Alman begins his 15th.
   
• The Bulldogs were selected by BIG EAST coaches at No. 8 in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll. Georgetown received the most points, including 8 first-place votes.  UConn was second with two first-place votes, followed by Xavier in the third spot with one first-place vote.

The Opponent

• Wright State opened the 2026 season with a 0-0 draw at Southern Indiana on Thursday evening.
• Last season, the Raiders produced an overall 7-7-5 record, going 4-1-5 in the Horizon League.
• Head Coach Travis Sobers enters his sixth season in 2026.
• WSU returns five players who scored multiple goals last season: #33 Caitlin Burger (4g, 4a), #29 Olivia Stroud (4g, 1a), #13 Ruby Dunlevy (3g, 5a), #28 Taliah Pellizzari (2g, 0a), and #7 Addy Canter (2g, 0a).