Butler Set to Travel to Central Michigan and Denver

4/14/2025 12:56:00 PM | By: Ethan Polak

The Butler women's lacrosse team continues the road trip with stops at Central Michigan on Wednesday and Denver on Saturday.

Game Times
Wednesday, Apr. 16
Central Michigan
1:00 PM ET
CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex

Saturday, Apr. 19
Denver
1:00 PM ET
Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium

BULLDOG BITS

Butler dropped the first game of the road trip at Georgetown to fall to 0-11 on the season
The Bulldogs lead the conference with lowest average of 13.82 turnovers per game
Elise Latham leads the country in free position goal percentage at 81.8%
- Latham added two goals and an assist against the Hoyas to bring her season totals to team-high 24 goals and five assists
Annika Bennett set a new career-high with three goals last Saturday all in the first half
- Bennett also added a pair of ground balls along with a caused turnover and draw control at Georgetown
Alyssa Lentz still leads the Big East and ranks 16th in the NCAA with an average of 10.09 saves per game
- Lentz blocked nine shots on Saturday against the Hoyas
Patricia Lynn had three ground balls and three caused turnovers on Saturday in Washington, D.C.
- She now leads the team in both caused turnovers (10) and draw controls (27) this season.

SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN

The Chippewas lead Butler all-time with a record of 1-5
- The Bulldogs won the last meeting 13-12 in 2024
Central Michigan enters the game with records of 4-9 overall and 3-2 in the MAC
The Chippewas have struggled on offense ranking last in the MAC with 8.38 goals per game
Skye DePrado is the team's top offensive weapon after leading the team in 24 goals in 11 appearances
Alexa Martel currently ranks second in the country with an average of 12.00 saves per game
- Martel won MAC Goalkeeper of the Year last year after finishing second in the NCAA with 202 total saves last season

SCOUTING DENVER

Butler has never beaten Denver losing the last eight games
- Denver won 20-5 in the last meeting in Indianapolis in 2024
The Pioneers lead the Big East with an average of 14.50 goals per game
- Denver also has the highest team save percentage in the conference at 45.7%
Olivia Ripple (44) and Lauren Black (40) have each scored 40 goals this season
Lexi Gwaku has a 56.3% save percentage which ranks second in the Big East
Sarah Pokorny leads the Big East with an average of 1.93 caused turnovers per game

UP NEXT
The Butler women's lacrosse team will host Xavier for Senior Night on Saturday, Apr. 26 at 12 PM for their final game of the season.

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