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@ButlerWLacrosse Faces Cincinnati in Mid-Week Matchup

| By: Kobe Mosley

Gameday Information – Butler at Cincinnati 

DATE: Wednesday, March 22 

LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio / Nippert Stadium 

LIVE STATS: bearcatstats.com  

LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ 
 

Link: Full Notes 
 

The Bulldogs will travel to Ohio on Wednesday to take on the Bearcats. Butler enters the matchup 2-3 on the season while Cincinnati comes in at 7-3. 

Bulldog Bits 

  • Maggie Zentgraf is in her first season as head coach at Butler. 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. 

  • With 64 career goals, Campbell Connors is now two goals away from becoming the program's all-time leader. 

  • Butler's triple-overtime contest against Winthrop was the longest game in program history. It was also the first time that a game had gone into overtime. 

  • Both Tessa Fackrell and Elise Latham scored their first goals of the season against Winthrop on Sunday. 

  • Kayleigh Colleary has recorded two assists in each of her last three games. 

  • Butler ranks second in the Big East in shots on goal per game with 22.6. 

  • The Bulldogs also rank second in the Big East in draw controls with 17.8. 

  • Leah Rubino is two goals away from passing her season total (12) a year ago. 

Last Time Out 

This past Sunday, Butler lost 10-9 to Winthrop in triple overtime. The contest was the first game in program history to go into overtime, as well as the longest game in program history. Five different players scored a goal, four of them scoring two goals in the contest. Emmie Ridgeway led the team in points with three (two goals, one assist). Leah Rubino, Tessa Fackrell and Kaley Attaway also scored two goals. Elise Latham scored her first goal of the season and Kayleigh Colleary recorded two assists for the third consecutive game.  

Scouting the Bearcats 

  • Butler is 0-4 all-time against Cincinnati. 

  • The last matchup between the Bulldogs and Bearcats saw Cincinnati edge Butler 16-12 on March 25, 2022. 

  • Cincinnati averages 17.5 goals in the series versus Butler. 

  • The Bearcats enter this game coming off a 19-6 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Ava Goeller scored a career-high seven goals in the win. 

  • Bearcats goalie Ashley Lapp has 68 saves this season and allows an average of 9.92 goals per game. 

Follow Along 

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

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