Gerrie’s Goal Helps Seton Hall Draw At Butler, 2-2 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Junior Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.) scored the equalizing goal in the 63rd minute to help the Seton Hall women's soccer team scrape a BIG EAST point ...
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Women's Soccer vs Butler on 10/19/2023 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Soccer vs Butler on 10/19/2023
Indianapolis, Ind. — Junior Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.) scored the equalizing goal in the 63rd minute to help the Seton Hall women's soccer team scrape a BIG EAST point on the road at Butler, 2-2, on Thursday evening.
Junior Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) opened the scoring with her BIG EAST leading 12th goal of the season. Gerrie's equalizer was the first goal of her career.
The Pirates (6-6-5, 2-3-4 BIG EAST) picked up a point in the conference standings, giving them 10 for the season. The Hall's 10 points are its most since 2011, which was also the last time the Pirates made the BIG EAST Tournament.
With one game remaining, the Pirates sit in sixth place in the conference standings, two points ahead of Marquette and Butler. The top six teams qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament. Seton Hall is idle on Sunday and will return to action at Owen T. Carroll Field for its season finale against UConn at 6 p.m.
How It Happened
Butler controlled possession through the first 20 minutes of the game as they got off six shots to the Pirates' two attempts. But as the Bulldogs were possessing on their own end of the pitch, the Pirates pressed and senior Skyler Matusz (Kearny, N.J.) broke up a pass and got the ball to Tavana, who turned, took one dribble, and sent a missile from 20 yards out to the top right corner of the goal.
However, the Bulldogs would equalize two minutes later and would tally again in the 35th minute to take a 2-1 lead into the locker room. The Pirates still trailed by 2-1 entering the 63rd minute when Tavana drew a foul just before midfield. Junior Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) stepped up to take the free kick and it landed at the feet of senior Maille McDermott (Nashua, N.H.), who then flicked it back in the air to Gerrie running down the far side. Gerrie gathered the ball and chipped it over the goalkeeper's head to the tie the score up at 2-2.
Inside the Box Score
- Thursday marked the first time the Pirates earned a BIG EAST point at Butler.
- Seton Hall has earned four points on the road in conference play, its most since 2011 when the Pirates tallied seven BIG EAST points in road fixtures.
- Tavana is now tied for fourth all-time at Seton Hall with 42 career points and 17 career goals.
- Tavana is up to 12 goals and 26 points on the season, both are the most since Kelly Smith's 1999 campaign where she tallied 27 goals and 62 points.
- Gerrie's goal was the first of her career and she's the 10th different Pirate to score a goal this season.
- Matusz now has a team-best five assists, which is tied for the fifth most in a single season in program history and the most since Carley Piagentini posted seven assists in 2004.
- Junior Anna Prawer (London, England) is now 2-1-4 as a starter this season and she made a career-high nine saves.
- Pucci now has two assists this season and three in her career.
