Butler (5-2-2, 0-0-1 BIG EAST) at Seton Hall (4-0-3, 0-0-1 BIG EAST)
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 30
Time: 6PM
Location: South Orange, N.J. | Carroll Field
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+

Butler at DePaul (*3-2-4, 0-0-1 BIG EAST)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3
Time: 2PM ET | 1PM CT
Location: Chicago, Ill. | Wish Field
Live Stats: butlersports.com (Statbroadcast)
Live Stream: ESPN+

The Butler women's soccer team will play two matches on the road this week, facing Seton Hall on Wednesday before traveling to DePaul on Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-1 conference-opening draw with Marquette. The Pirates and Blue Demons met last week to open BIG EAST play, battling to a 0-0 tie in Chicago. DePaul will play at Xavier prior to its match with Butler.

Bulldog Bits
           (as of Monday, 9/28)

• Addison Ash leads the BIG EAST and is 100th nationally with 4.22 saves per match. She ranks fourth (40th) with a .844 save percentage and fifth (90th) with three shutouts.
• Chloe Brecht leads the BIG EAST (56th nationally) with six goals and 14 points (75th). She is second in the conference (52nd) with a .593 shooting accuracy.
• Riley Gumm leads the BIG EAST (57th) with two game-winning goals. She ranks second in the conference (81st) with four assists and fourth with 12 points.
   
• Gemma Gillespie was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on 9/28. The defender used a diving header to score the game-tying goal vs. Marquette with just nine seconds remaining on the clock.

           Saturday vs. Marquette

• The Bulldogs scored with just nine seconds on the clock to draw level with Marquette.
• Gillespie put in the header with assists from Lola Pepper and Riley Gumm.
• Gillespie's goal was her second this season and her second in as many games.
• Gumm's assist was her fourth this season as she leads the Bulldogs in that category.
• Pepper's assist was her second this season.
   
• The Bulldogs are now unbeaten in five straight matches with four wins and a draw.
   

Looking at Seton Hall
Head Coach: Josh Osit (Fifth Season)
Goals: 10 (1.43 per match)
Assists: 8
Shots On Goal: 45-100 (.450)
Points Leader: Gianna Angelillo 8 (3g, 2a)
GK Saves: 12 (.923 SV%)

Series: Butler leads, 8-1-3                      
Streak: Butler, W2
Most Recent: Oct. 18, 2025 (Westfield, Ind. - Grand Park) Butler 2, Seton Hall 0

• Butler has the most recent two wins, in 2024 and 2025.
• The two teams tied in 2022 and 2023.
• Seton Hall's only win in the series came in 2013, the first-ever meeting. Since that match, Butler has an 8-0-3 advantage.
   

Looking at DePaul
Head Coach: Michele O'Brien (Sixth Season)
Goals: 7 (0.78 per match)
Assists: 4
Shots On Goal: 30-81 (.370)
Points Leader: Shayna da Silva/Katelyn Haiser 4
GK Saves: 26 (.812 SV%)

Series: DePaul leads, 7-5-5 
Streak: T3
Most Recent: Sept. 24, 2025 (Indianapolis) Butler 1, DePaul 1

• Including last season, the previous three matches in the series have ended in a draw. In 2024, the sides finished 0-0 in the regular season and then were tied 3-3 after double-overtime in the BIG EAST quarterfinal. (DePaul advanced on PKs.)
• DePaul's most recent win was in 2023, while the Bulldogs last won in 2022.