INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Butler women's lacrosse team will begin their 2026 campaign up north as they travel to Michigan. The Bulldogs will play two games this weekend with one at UWM Sports Complex first on Friday Feb. 6 against Detroit Mercy followed by another match on Sunday Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan at their indoor practice facility.
 
Game Times
Friday, Feb. 6
Detroit Mercy
1:00PM ET
Detroit, Mich. / UWM Sports Complex
 
Sunday Feb. 8
Eastern Michigan
1:00PM ET
Ypsilanti, Mich. / EMU Indoor Practice Facility
 
Bulldog Bits

• Head coach Maggie Zentgraf returns for her fourth season with the program. Zentgraf is a former member of the Notre Dame women's lacrosse team. She previously coached at Division III Lake Forest, going 11-4 in the program's first-ever season.
• Butler placed seventh in the BIG EAST last season with a record of 0-14 and 0-6 overall
• Butler welcomes 17 newcomers to the team including 12 freshmen, four transfers and one assistant coach.
• Freshman Samantha Wilson is set to take over the starting goalkeeper role this season after joining the program from Windermere, Fla.
• Elise Latham is the top returning scorer in goals (30) and points (36).
• Riley Ryan rejoins the team as the 2025 season assist leader (8)

Scouting Detroit Mercy

• Detroit Mercy finished fourth in the Mid-Atlantic Conference with a 3-3 conference record. 
• Head coach Emma Kuehl enters her first season under the helm after leading Lawrence Tech University to a 26-8 record overall in 2024.
• Six Titans earned all-league honors including midfielder Alyssa Jarvis and goalie Avery Young along with defender Lexi Jenkins. Jarvis is the top returning scorer after notching 30 goals and 31 points last season.

 
Scouting Eastern Michigan

• The Eagles finished the 2025 campaign with a record of 8-9 overall and 4-2 in the conference. 
• Head coach Maddie Dugan enters her second season under helm. Dugan led the Eagles to a shared Mid-Atlantic Conference regular season crown last season, the first in program history.
• Attacker Mackenzie Blackwell returns as the team's top goal scorer and points leader. Blackwell finished with 59 goals and 65 points. Attacker Tracy Grollman returns for the Eagles as the assist leader, finishing with 16 in the 2025 season. 

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have a 10-day break until they return home to face Akron on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 1 pm. 
 
Follow Along 
For updates follow the Butler women's lacrosse team on X and Instagram @ButlerWLacrosse. Friday's game against Detroit Mercy will have live scoring at https://detroittitans.com/sidearmstats/Wlax/summary while live scoring for Sunday's game will be available at http://statb.us/b/646222.