Head Coach Cecil C. Pilson named Adilyn Smith, Haley Hallenbeck, and Jordan Fischbach captains for the upcoming 2018 women's lacrosse season. The group includes two juniors and returning captain redshirt junior Hallenbeck. The trio will represent Butler's women's lacrosse team in their second season.

Smith, a transfer from the University of Dayton is a returning attacker for the Bulldogs.  During the 2017 season, the junior from Cincinnati played in 12 games, making eight starts. She scored three goals, including one in the 2017 season opener against Liberty, and picked up one ground ball for the Bulldogs.

The second member of the trio is Haley Hallenbeck, the Bulldogs' leading scorer from the 2017 inaugural season. The midfielder started in all 17 contests and led the team with 26 goals. She added four assists during her redshirt sophomore season for 30 total points. Hallenbeck also led the team in draw controls (38) and caused turnovers (16).

Jordan Fischbach, the junior from Worthington, Ohio, is the third member of the trio. The defender played in 16 games, making 15 starts. She posted seven caused turnovers and came up with 12 ground balls, including a career day against Marquette with a season-high four ground balls and two caused turnovers.

The Bulldogs open their season on Feb. 16, traveling to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines.  BIG EAST play begins on March 18 when Connecticut makes the trip to Indianapolis to take on the Bulldogs.