Gameday Information – Butler vs Kent State
DATE:                          Saturday, Feb. 18
LOCATION:                  Indianapolis, Ind. / Varsity Field
LIVE STATS:                butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:                FloSports / Butler +
 
Link: Full Notes
 
The Butler women's lacrosse team will host Kent State on Feb. 18 in its season home opener. The first draw will be at 3 p.m. at Varsity Field.
 
Bulldog Bits

• Maggie Zentgraf is in her first season as head coach at Butler. 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.
• 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.
• With 61 career goals, Campbell Connors is now five goals away from becoming the program's all-time leader.

Last Time Out
Butler's first game of the season ended in an 18-19 loss on the road to Youngstown State on Feb. 12. The Bulldogs were down by four goals at one point in the fourth quarter and clawed back, but their comeback fell just short. Luci Selander scored five goals in her first career game against Youngstown State. Leah Rubino scored a career-high four goals and KK Callaghan scored a career-high three goals against Youngstown State. Butler's six free-position goals against Youngstown State were the second-most in a game in program history.
 
Scouting Kent State
The Golden Flashes ended last season with an overall record of 6-12 and a conference record of 3-7. This year, they return three of their top five goal scorers from last season: Jackie Wolford (41g), Kenzie Sklar (29g) and Morgan Kubicki (20g). Madison Flannigan spent the most time of any player in goal last season. Flannigan had a record of 4-8, conceded 148 goals (13.86 per game) and made 114 saves.
This season, Kent State began with a 7-14 loss to Cincinnati on Feb. 10. Sklar led the team with three goals.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to face off against Central Michigan on Friday, Feb. 24. Butler has yet to win against the Chippewas in their five previous meetings. First draw is set for 3 p.m.
 
Follow Along
For updates, follow the Butler women's lacrosse team on Twitter and Instagram @ButlerWLacrosse.