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Kent State Lacrosse To Host Butler In Non-Conference Matchup
2/20/2026 12:21:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Kent, OHIO - The Kent State Lacrosse team returns home for their second home game of the season as they will take on The Butler Bulldogs on Saturday at Dix Stadium. The game is set to begin at 1 P.M.
Last Time Out
The Kent State Lacrosse team put up a valiant effort in a 9-5 loss to an ACC opponent in Louisville on the road Wednesday. The Golden Flashes greatly improved upon a 14-goal loss to the same team a year ago.
KSU started the scoring off with two quick goals in the first four minutes of the game from seniors Zayda Crumpton and Meghan Haddow to get out to a 2-0 lead. After a Louisville goal, the blue and gold scored one more before the end of the quarter from Morgan Halli to give Kent State a 3-1 lead.Â
The Cardinals would score three of the next four goals through the end of the first quarter and the second quarter to bring the score to 4-4 heading into the halftime break. The strong defensive effort from the Golden Flashes continued into the second half as they gave up five goals with just one given up in the fourth quarter.
Crumpton led the Flashes in points with three as she scored a goal and dished out two assists. Lundeen also finished with a goal and an assist. Haddow, Eva Anderson and Morgan Halli also got on the scoring sheet with a goal each for KSU.
Scouting Butler
The Bulldogs will play their fourth game of the season on Saturday and their fourth Mid-American Conference opponent when they head into Dix Stadium. Butler has started out 1-2 so far this season with a win over Detroit Mercy and losses to Eastern Michigan and Akron.
The Bulldogs finished 0-14 last season, but bring back some top contributors from a year ago such as their leading goal-scorer in Elise Latham. Last year she produced 30 goals and has already chipped in 10 this season in just three games. Maggie Lewis also returns to the team this season and has scored four goals this season. Riley Ryan also has three goals and three assists for the team in 2026.Â
Leading the way on the defensive end is Patricia Lynn and Olivia Dicarlo with six and five caused turnovers respectively. DiCarlo also leads the team in ground balls with nine. In net for the Bulldogs will be Samantha Wilson who has 20 saves in three games.Â
Series History
Saturday will mark the fifth all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and the Golden Flashes. Butler currently holds the series lead by a count of 3-1, while the Flashes won the previous meeting in Indianapolis by a score of 16-11 in 2023.
Up Next
After a home game against Butler, the Golden Flashes will return to Dix Stadium on Tuesday as they take on another Big East opponent in Xavier for a 4 P.M. start.
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