WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team defeated the Butler Bulldogs 17-7 to seal its second-consecutive BIG EAST conference win of the season. With the win the Hoyas improve to 7-6, while the Bulldogs fall to 6-6.

How it Happened

• The Hoyas opened the game by going on a 6-0 scoring run by way of four different Hoyas finding the back of the net. Mary Pagano recorded a hat trick in the quarter. Butler scored their first goal at the 49 second mark to set the score at 6-1.

• The second quarter began with a quick goal from Emma Gebhardt to set the score at 7-1 at the 13:13 mark. The Hoyas continued their offensive momentum by scoring four more goals in the quarter including a hat trick by Erin Bakes.  

• Butler opened the scoring in the second half as they found the back of the net at the 13:43 mark. Georgetown went on to outscore Butler 5-4 in the third quarter to set the score at 16-6 entering the fourth. 

• The Hoyas held on for the 17-7 victory. 

Of Note

• Bakes recorded five goals on the day, while Pagano tallied four and Jordyn Sabourin had three.

• Ali Diamond tallied five points on one goal and four assists. 

• LizaBanks Campagna recorded nine draw controls in the contest, while Sabourin had seven and Ellie Kiernan caused three turnovers.

• GU outshot Butler 34-30 and led 18-9 in draw controls.  

Up Next

The Hoyas will return home to face Denver on Friday, April 15 in a contest slated to begin at 4 p.m. Live stats and streaming links will be available at GUHoyas.com.