Gameday Information – Butler at Youngstown State 

DATE:                Sunday, Feb. 12 
LOCATION:       Youngstown, Ohio / Watson and Tressel Training Site 
LIVE STATS:     ysysports.com 
LIVE VIDEO:     YouTube - @ysusports 

Link: Full Notes 

The Butler women's lacrosse team will start its 2023 season on the road with a matchup against Youngstown State on Feb. 12. The first draw is set for noon at the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown, Ohio. 

Bulldog Bits: 

• Sunday's matchup will be the program's first under head coach Maggie Zentgraf. Zentgraf takes over for Cecil Pilson, who was the team's head coach since the program started in 2017. She previously coached at Division III Lake Forest, going 11-4 in the program's first-ever season. 

• The Bulldogs went 6-9 in the 2022 season, setting a program-record in wins. 

• The Bulldogs lacrosse team returns 28 players from the 2022 roster and welcomes 10 new players to the roster. 

• The team averaged 13.2 goals per game in 2022, up from 7.58 goals per game in 2021 and 6.88 in 2020. 

• Campbell Connors led the attack as a junior last season, scoring a team-high 42 goals and 52 points and was second with 10 assists. 

• Greer Bireley led the team with 35 assists as a junior, and the attacker was second with 49 total points and third with 14 assists. 

• In the midfield, Leah Rubino led the team with 53 draw controls and 25 ground balls. As a sophomore, she was sixth on the team, both with 17 points and 12 goals, and she added 5 assists. 

• Last season's defense gave up an average of 13.73 goals per game. 

• Aleigh Monroe appeared in 13 games in 2022, logging the most minutes of any Bulldog in goal. As a sophomore, she posted a record of 5-4, conceding 110 goals (13.08 per game) while making 61 saves. 
   

Scouting Youngstown St. 

• Butler leads the all-time series 1-0 over Youngstown St. Their last meeting on March 27, 2022, saw the Bulldogs take a 12-9 win over the Penguins. 

• In 2022, Youngstown State was 10-8 overall and 8-2 in the MAC. 

• The Penguins return their leading players in points, goals scored and assists. 

• Natalie Calandra-Ryan led Youngstown in points (91) and goals (68) last season. 

• Erin Clark led the team in assists with 36. 
   

Up Next 

The Bulldogs hosts Kent St. at Varsity Field for the season home opener on Saturday, Feb. 18. First draw is set for 1 p.m. 
 

Follow Along 

For updates, follow the Butler women's lacrosse team on Twitter and Instagram @ButlerWLacrosse.