Bulldogs open season with hard-earned draw at No. 18 Irish
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Butler began its 2017 campaign with a trying 0-0 road draw in double overtime at No. 18 Notre Dame on Friday evening.
Junior forward Paige Monaghan sparked the attack for the Bulldogs, producing four of the visitors’ six shots. In the defensive third, Butler withstood 15 Notre Dame attempts.
The Fighting Irish had bested the Bulldogs 10 consecutive times entering Friday’s match.
Picked in the preseason to finish sixth in the Big East, the Bulldogs hope to prove their doubters wrong this year after impressing in exhibition play. Their next test is a Sunday road match against Ohio University.
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