Head coach Maggie Zengraf will head into her third year at the helm of the Butler women's lacrosse program. The former Notre Dame lacrosse player finished sixth in the BIG EAST during her first two seasons.

She will be joined by a revamped roster and coaching staff, including 12 freshmen, five transfers, and two assistant coaches.

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"We have a lot of new players and coaches," Zentgraf said. "We spent a lot of time this offseason getting used to the new dynamics while carrying on old traditions as well as continuing to build on the foundation of Butler Women's Lacrosse."

Newcomers
Coaches
Zentgraf will be joined by a new coaching staff of assistant coaches Abigail Lagos and Meghan Deehan. Lagos brings in a new offense after spending her first year of collegiate coaching as the offensive coordinator at Duquesne University. Deehan will assist on the defensive end after spending the last four years as a goalkeeper at George Mason and Furman.

Transfers
Butler boosted their offense with experience in the portal this offseason adding four transfers to the attack and midfield.

Senior attacker Paris Alexander joins the team from Cincinnati after earning academic all-conference honors. Sophomores Riley Ryan from Manhattan and Emma Palmer from George Mason also join the attack. Midfielder MC Wright is the lone grad student on the roster after spending four years at Princeton.

Freshmen
The midfield and attack will feature a brand new young core filled with eight of the 12 freshmen.

On the midfield, there will be seven new midfielders, including Chloe Hall, Annika Bennett, Maggie Lewis, Sophie Wilde, Madeline Gregston, Matye Riley, and Katie Smyka. The attack will also feature freshman Makenna Evans from Rossmoor, Calif.

"We expect the freshmen class to have a huge impact this year on and off the field- they already have- especially on offense and the draw/circle," Zentgraf said. "They are energetic, passionate, and wicked competitive athletes."

Returners
Zentgraf will be looking for someone to step up after the Bulldogs lost their top four goal-scorers from last season. The team only returns seven student-athletes on the midfield and attack.

On the midfield, Peyton Moroney and Patricia Lynn will rejoin the team after starting in every game last season. Elise Latham comes back as the top returning goal scorer after collecting 11 goals in 16 games Also returning to the midfield includes Emily Eckert and Gabby Mahaffey.

The Bulldog attackers coming back to the team are Sophia Knoblock and Mila Navarro. Knoblock received Big East Freshman of the Week after a foul goal game at UConn (4/20).

Team Leadership
Zentgraf's announced that midfielders MC Wright, Elise Latham, and Patricia Lynn will serve as team captains on the offensive side. Latham will lead the attackers on the offensive side of the field, Wright will take on the midfielders, and Lynn will direct with the draw control for the 2025 season.

Season Opener 
The Butler women's lacrosse team will head west to Eugene, Ore. to kick off the season opener against the University of Oregon on Friday, Feb. 7.
 
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