Box Score Storrs - The Butler women's lacrosse team (6-8, 0-4 BIG EAST) fell on Saturday to UConn (13-2, 3-1 BIG EAST) 22-15.
How it Happened:
The Huskies got on the board first when Madelyn George found the back of the net three minutes in. The Huskies scored five consecutive goals before
Gabryelle Bodine found the back of the net on a feed from
Lindsey Schreiber. Schreiber scored nearly a minute after Bodine.
Campbell Connors scored two goals to close out the quarter. The Huskies held a 6-4 lead at the end of the first.
The Huskies continued to press the Bulldogs and put eight goals in during the second. Bodine tallied one in the second for the Bulldogs, and
Holly Hall tallied another. UConn took a 15-6 lead into halftime.
Bodine got things started in the third for the Dawgs scoring seven minutes into the half off a feed from Schreiber.
In the fourth quarter,
Ella Squibb got things started 30 seconds in on an unassisted effort.
Campbell Connors scored the next two for the Dawgs, and
Greer Bireley had the assist on Connors first goal of the quarter. Bireley and
Leah Rubino helped get the momentum going, and the Bulldogs scored eight unanswered goals. UConn's Lauren Barry scored with just under two minutes left for UConn's first tally of the fourth.
Notable Stats
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Campbell Connors had five goals and one assist
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Gabryelle Bodine had four goals and one assist
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Lindsey Schreiber had one goal, three assists, and four draw controls
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Greer Bireley had one goal and two assists
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Kaley Attaway,
Holly Hall,
Ella Squibb, and
Leah Rubino all had one goal
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Aleigh Monroe and
Katie McGrath combined for 11 saves
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Villanova for Senior Day on Saturday, April 30. First draw is set for noon.