Indianapolis – The Butler lacrosse team will play at Connecticut on April 8. This matchup marks Butler's fifth consecutive BIG EAST competition.
BIG EAST Standings
Florida 4-0, 10-2
Temple 3-1, 10-2
Denver 3-1, 9-2
Vanderbilt 3-1, 6-4
Georgetown 3-1, 5-7
Marquette 2-2, 4-8
Cincinnati 1-3, 5-7
Villanova 1-3, 3-8
UConn 0-4, 3-8
Butler 0-4, 1-11
About Butler
The Bulldogs currently sit 1-11 on the season and 0-4 in conference play. The team has been defeated their last six games and are hoping to end the streak in Connecticut this weekend.
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Sydney Pattison and Rachel Kelger each contributed a goal to the 3-20 loss against Denver on April 5.
Haley Hallenbeck still leads the team in scoring with 22 goals and 25 points.
Journey Fischbeck is tied with Hallenbeck with 25 points and has 14 goals on the season.
Allie Storke currently leads in the net with 54 saves along with 15.75 goals against average.
Haley Rayburn has kept 48 shots out of the net and has a goals against average of 19.83.
Scouting #24 UConn
The Huskies head into Saturday's matchup with a 3-8 record and no conference wins. The team is currently on a four game losing streak with the last four matchups being conference opponents.
The Bulldogs should look out for leading scorer Grace Nolan. Nolan has scored 27 goals this season. She averages a .628 shot percentage and has racked up 44 points. Jacqueline Jordan isn't too far behind Nolan with 24 goals this season, eight assists and 32 points.
Goalie Grace Beshlian has 119 saves on the season and averages a .444 save percentage.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls on April 12 at 3 PM.