WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team will continue the BIG EAST Conference season at Butler this Saturday. The opening draw is scheduled for noon. The Hoyas are coming off a close road victory against the Villanova Wildcats.
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Live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
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The Hoyas are 6-6 on the season and currently hold a 4-2 road record.
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In the most recent contest, Georgetown picked up its first BIG EAST Conference win in a 13-11 victory over Villanova on Saturday afternoon.
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The Blue & Gray trailed 8-3 at halftime against the Wildcats and then were able to even the score at 10-10 going into the fourth quarter. Georgetown would outscore Villanova 3-1 in the final quarter to secure the 13-11 victory.
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GU outshot Villanova 27-23 but trailed 18-9 in draw controls.
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Ali Diamond leads the squad with 31 points on 20 goals and 11 assists.
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Freshman Emma Gebhardt has tallied 24 points this season on 18 goals and six assists while Erin Bakes has 23 points on 16 goals and seven assists.
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LizaBanks Campagna paces the Georgetown defensive effort as she has 81 draw controls with five caused turnovers. Emma Driggs has 36 draw controls and Jordyn Sabourin has 17.
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Melissa Massimino adds 11 draw controls to go along with 22 caused turnovers and Olivia Buckman has 13 caused turnovers to go with four draw controls.
About the Bulldogs
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Butler is 6-5 on the season with a 3-2 record in home contests.
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The Bulldogs are coming off a big 21-2 home victory over Saint Ambrose in their last contest on Tuesday afternoon.
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Butler leads opponents 149-131 in total goals scored vs. goals allowed in addition to leading 88-42 in assists and 88-83 in caused turnovers.
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Campbell Connors paces the offensive attack with 30 goals and five assists for a team-high 35 points.
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Greer Bireley is a key facilitator in the Butler offense as she leads the team with 25 assists to go along with eight goals.
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Leah Rubino is a major factor in the defensive effort as she has 23 caused turnovers to go along with 44 draw controls.
Series Info
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This is the sixth ever meeting between the two sides.
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Georgetown holds a 5-0 advantage and in its last outing defeated Butler 18-7 at Cooper Field in April, 2019.
Next Time Out
The Hoyas will return home to face Denver on Friday, April 15 in a contest that is slated to begin at 4 p.m. Live stats and streaming links will be available at GUHoyas.com.
