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9-5, 3-2
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3-12, 0-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Marquette | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
WLAX Secures Senior Day Victory over Butler, 20-6
4/18/2026 4:58:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Golden Eagles secure spot in BIG EAST Tournament with a lopsided senior day win.
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette University women's lacrosse team (9-5, 3-2 BIG EAST) defeated Butler (3-12, 0-5 BIG EAST), 20-6 on senior day Saturday afternoon at Valley Fields. With the win, Marquette clinched their spot in the 2026 BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament, their first appearance since 2023.
Senior Tess Osburn led Marquette with five goals and an assist, while Dani Serrano added two goals and seven assists. Hanna Bodner finished with three goals and six draw controls, while Sarah Beth Burns contributed two goals and an assist and Ella Mautz added a goal and an assist as Marquette scored 20 goals for the second time this season.
Marquette outshot Butler 41-17 and held a 23-16 advantage in ground balls while committing just 10 turnovers. Jillian Howell earned the win in goal after allowing three goals in the first half, while Mikayla Yang and Zoey Gottleib combined for three saves over the final 30 minutes.
Marquette jumped out early and never trailed, scoring the first four goals of the afternoon in a span of just over seven minutes. Serrano opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at the 14:20 mark before Osburn tallied her first of the day just under four minutes later. Eileen Dooley and Osburn added back-to-back goals to give the Golden Eagles a 4-0 lead midway through the opening quarter.
Butler responded with two free-position goals just over a minute apart to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Marquette closed the period strong. Bodner and Osburn each found the net, with Osburn completing her first-quarter hat trick as Marquette carried a 6-3 advantage into the second quarter.
The Golden Eagles continued to control the tempo in the second period, scoring six unanswered goals to stretch the lead to nine. Mautz scored on a man-up opportunity early in the quarter, while Burns, Isabelle Casucci and Bodner added goals during a decisive run. Marquette took a commanding 12-3 lead into halftime after Mckenna Farrell scored with 35 seconds remaining in the half.
Osburn netted her fourth goal of the contest just 50 seconds into the third quarter, sparking a five-goal frame for the Golden Eagles. Burns and Bodner each added goals during the period as Marquette extended its lead to 16-5 heading into the final quarter.
Julia Evens opened the scoring in the fourth quarter off an assist from Serrano before Adrianna Commodari and Emily Couri added goals to push the lead to 19-6. Riley Schultz capped the scoring at the 2:25 mark, sealing the 20-6 victory.
UP NEXT
Marquette will head east for the BIG EAST and regular-season finale next Saturday, April 25, at UConn at 10:30 a.m. CT.NOTABLES
- Marquette scored 20 goals, tying the team's season high (previously set vs. Eastern Michigan on Feb. 6).
- Marquette won the ground ball battle, 23–16, remaining undefeated this season when recording more ground balls than its opponent.
- MU outshot Butler 41-17, marking a season high in shot differential for Marquette.
- Marquette's 31 shots on goal matched its season high (vs. Central Michigan on Feb. 13).
- Tess Osburn scored five goals, her third game this season with five or more goals.
- Dani Serrano recorded seven assists, a career high and the most assists by a Marquette player in a game this season and third-most all-time.
- Serrano's seven assists also matched the highest single-game assist total by a freshman in the BIG EAST this season.
- Hanna Bodner notched three goals and seven draw controls, marking her ninth game this season with at least three draw controls.
- Sarah Beth Burns scored two goals, her fifth multi-goal game of the year.
- Riley Schultz scored her first goal of the season, her first since Feb. 6 at Eastern Michigan
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