INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — The Butler women's lacrosse team will welcome Marquette for the Big East conference season opener. The match will take place at Varsity Field on Saturday at 12 PM. 

Bulldog Bits

• Butler fell to 0-6 on the season last week after a hard fought battle at Lindenwood 8-14
• Elise Latham set a new career-high four goals against the Lions last Sunday with all four coming from the free position
  • Latham's total jumped to 13 goals this season, which ranks 10th in the Big East
• Maggie Lewis returned to action scoring two goals after missing three games with an injury 
  • Despite not starting a game this season, Lewis has scored two or more goals in each game with her season total reaching seven
• Alyssa Lentz currently leads the Big East with an average of 10.17 saves per game
  • Lentz added nine saves against Lindenwood last Sunday bringing her season total to 61.
• Patricia Lynn padded the stats with three draw controls and a caused turnover
  • Lynn needs just two more draw controls to reach third on Butler's all-time list for career draw controls.

Scouting Marquette

• The Golden Eagles lead Butler all-time with a record of 8-0
  • Marquette won 20-12 at the last meeting in Milwaukee
• Marquette holds the best average of 31.88 shots per game in the Big East
• Meg Bireley is the Golden Eagles top weapon as she leads in nearly every offensive category including points, goals, assists, and shots
  • She currently leads the Big East conference with an averages of 3.88 goals per game, 5.25 points per game, and 11.38 shots per game
• Bireley's average of 11.38 shots per game is nearly five shots more than the next closest athlete with Xavier Lola Mancuso currently sitting in second at 6.75 shots per game

Up Next
The Bulldogs hit the road to play their first road conference match at Villanova on Saturday, Mar. 29 at 1 PM.