Normal, Ill – Illinois State (0-1-0, 0-0-0 in MVC) opened its 2023 season on Thursday night with a 3-1 loss to Indiana (1-0-0, 0-0-0 in Big Ten) in Bloomington. The Redbirds look to their next road contest on Sunday slated for 12 p.m. CT against the Butler Bulldogs to be aired on FloSports Network.
Sunday August 20, 2023 | 12 PM CT | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Illinois State (0-1-0) vs Butler (0-1-0)
QUICK KICKS
- Freshman Julia Liguore scored the first Illinois State goal of the season against Indiana on Thursday night. The goal was the first of Liguore's collegiate career and the assist from Katie O'Malley marked her first tally as well.
- The lone Redbird goal marks the second year in a row that a freshman netted the first goal of the season. (Leah Crotty, 2022; Liguore, 2023).
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Butler (0-1-0,0-0-0 in Big East) and Illinois State are both searching their first victories of the 2023 season heading into this match. Butler was dealt a 3-0 loss from Virginia Tech to open its season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs and the Redbirds have faced each other a total of four times. Both garner a win and a loss with the most recent matchup taking place in 2009, ending in a Redbird victory (September 25, 2009; Illinois State, W, 3-2). This matchup with give one of these two teams a leg up in the series history.
