INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss at Butler on Sunday night at the Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis.
Concluding the opening weekend of the season away from home, the Boilermakers (1-1-0) had three shots, two on goal. The Bulldogs (1-0-1) were credited with 25 shots, nine on target, and earned 11 corner kicks.
Senior forward Gracie Dunaway and senior midfielder Cloey Uddenberg both had one shot on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Edwards made a career-high six saves, and Butler’s keeper stopped both shots she faced.
Sunday night’s matchup was the first between the Boilermakers and Bulldogs since 2012, and Purdue’s first game in Indianapolis since 2009. The Old Gold and Black fell to 6-2-0 in the in-state series.
Edwards made her first save less than one minute into the game. The Boilermaker defense then prevented shots on a pair of Butler corner kicks.
The Bulldogs took 1-0 lead at 12:45, as Norah Jacomen scored shortly after a corner kick. Another Edwards save came in the 20th minute.
Off the bench less than six minutes earlier, Dunaway quickly made her presence felt and had a chance in the 29th minute, but the Butler goalkeeper moved to her left to make the save.
Following Dunaway’s shot, the Boilermaker defense blocked four shots to conclude the first half, two of which came one minute after Dunaway’s opportunity.
The home side had nine shots, three on target in the first half, and the visitors had one shot, which went on goal. Butler had seven corner kicks and did not allow one.
BU extended its lead to 2-0 when Talia Sommer scored at 55:52. The goal was assisted by Caitlin O’Malley.
Edwards made her third save in the 62nd minute, and Purdue’s sophomore goalkeeper made two more stops on back-to-back chances 10 seconds apart less than four minutes later.
Uddenberg had an opportunity in the 68th minute, but her shot was saved.
Butler made it a 3-0 game as Alexei Whittaker scored at 78:01, with an assist to Leila Lister.
Junior defender Sabrina Blount had a shot high in the 80th minute, and Edwards made her sixth save of the night 30 seconds later.
In the second half, Butler had 16 shots, six on goal, and Purdue had two shots, one on target. The Bulldogs earned four corners.
Purdue returns home for two games next week, beginning against Loyola Chicago on Thursday, August 22, at 7 p.m. Kickoff is free for all fans to the contest and each regular-season home game at Folk Field.