Xavier Wraps Up 2025 Season at Butler

Saturday, April 26

Indianapolis, Ind.

12 p.m.

Xavier University

Butler

04.25.25 | Women's Lacrosse

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The Musketeers and Bulldogs are both looking for their first BIG EAST win of the season.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Xavier women's lacrosse team closes out the 2025 season with a trip to Butler this weekend. First draw is set for 12:00 p.m. in Indianapolis on Saturday.

The Musketeers are currently 1-13 and 0-5 in the BIG EAST, coming off an 18-9 loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are 0-13 with a 0-5 BIG EAST record as well, dropping a 21-3 contest to No. 24 Denver last Saturday.

game information

APRIL 26 | 12:00 PM

Xavier Musketeers (1-13, 0-5 BIG EAST) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-13, 0-5 BIG EAST)
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last time out

Lola Mancuso broke her own single season program goal record with her three-goal performance against Vanderbilt. The junior attacker currently has 43 goals on the season.
Rookie Morgan Handzel recorded five draw controls to become the first Musketeer in program history to reach 100 draw controls.
Megan Droney scored two goals for her fourth straight scoring performance.
Machaela Henry contributed a season-high two goals along with two ground balls, one draw control and a caused turnover.
Katelyn McDonnell tallied one assist, one ground ball, one draw control and a caused turnover.
Julie Cassidy had a career-high five ground balls and two draw controls.
Jada Brandon registered her 100th career save with her start in the cage.
The Musketeers recorded 16 draw controls in comparison to Vanderbilt's 14.

about the musketeers

Lola Mancuso ranks third in the nation with 1.50 free position goals per game. The Florida native also sits at 47th in the nation with 3.07 goals per game.
Morgan Handzel ranks second in the BIG EAST and 21st in the nation with 7.21 draw controls per game.
As a team, the Musketeers average 14.14 draw controls per game which is good for 47th in the NCAA rankings.
Xavier also averages 17.43 ground balls per game to rank second in the BIG EAST and 39th in the nation.
Jada Brandon and Teegan Lannon both recently notched their 100th career saves.
The Musketeers have won the draw control category against seven opponents this season.
Xavier's goalkeeping unit leads the league with 10.14 saves per game.

scouting the bulldogs

Butler was picked to finish sixth in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll.
Goalkeeper Alyssa Lentz leads the league with 10.00 saves per game.
Junior Elise Latham leads the Bulldogs with 32 points on 27 goals and five assists.
Midfielder Patricia Lynn leads the team in both draw controls (31) and caused turnovers (11) and also has 13 ground balls.
The Musketeers are 0-2 all time against Butler, dropping last year's match up 16-10 in Cincinnati.
Lola Mancuso scored five goals against the Bulldogs in last season's contest.

2025 schedule notes

The Musketeers were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST preseason poll.
Xavier faced Duke, Bucknell, South Florida and Gardner-Webb for the first time in program history.
The Musketeers play opponents from six conferences outside of the BIG EAST.
Xavier faced two teams who reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including Duke and BIG EAST foe Denver.
Denver was ranked No. 23 in the IWLCA Preseason Poll while Duke checked in at No. 25.
XU opened the home slate on March 13 against Gardner-Webb.
BIG EAST play began on March 23 when Xavier hosted reigning champion Denver at Corcoran Field.
Xavier will travel to Butler on April 26 for the final game of BIG EAST regular season play.
The 2025 BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament will be hosted by Villanova from May 1-3, welcoming the top four teams in the final standings.

big east preseason poll

BIG EAST Preseason Poll
(First Place Votes)

Denver (5) 35 pts
UConn (1) 31
Villanova (1) 24
Georgetown 22
Marquette 18
Butler 11
Xavier 6

BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A

BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^
Abby Beran, UConn, So., D*
Riley Daly, UConn, Sr., D*
Rayea Davis, UConn, R-Jr., A*
Lauren Black, Denver, Sr., A
Emelia Bohi, Denver, Sr., GK
Caroline Colimore, Denver, Sr., M*
Ryan Dineen, Denver, Jr., A
Megan Klingenberg, Denver, Jr., D
Lily Athanas, Georgetown, Sr., D
Gracie Driggs, Georgetown, Jr., A
Maley Starr, Georgetown, Sr., M*
Meg Bireley, Marquette, Sr., A*
Tess Osburn, Marquette, Jr., A
Mary Moore, Villanova, So., M*
Sydney Pappas, Villanova, Sr., A*
Maddy Stoddard, Villanova, Sr., D
Emma Verhoest, Villanova, So., DS*

*denotes unanimous selection
^ extra player added due to tie in voting

big east standings

SCHOOL	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Denver	4-1	.800	11-5	.688	W3
Villanova	4-1	.800	10-5	.667	L1
Georgetown	4-1	.800	9-6	.600	W2
UConn	3-2	.600	10-5	.667	W1
Marquette	3-3	.500	9-6	.600	L1
Xavier	0-5	.000	1-13	.071	L8
Butler	0-5	.000	0-13	.000	L13