{"id":3115,"date":"2019-04-03T22:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T03:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2019-04-03T23:01:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T04:01:20","slug":"lacrosse-kicks-off-big-east-with-a-21-3-loss-to-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/butler360\/2019\/04\/03\/lacrosse-kicks-off-big-east-with-a-21-3-loss-to-georgetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacrosse kicks off Big East with a 21-3 Loss to Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sophomore defender Nora Byrne runs downfield with the ball.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bulldogs (3-8, 0-1 BIG EAST) started off their Big East schedule Saturday afternoon, falling to Georgetown (7-4, 1-0 BIG EAST), 21-3. The Hoyas put their foot on the gas pedal early and didn’t let up all game.<\/p>\n

Georegtown netted their first goal of the game just over a minute in when Taylor Gebhardt scored her 23rd<\/sup> goal of the season. The Hoyas went on to score five more unanswered goals and took a 6-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Butler finally got on the board when Madeline Hooks scored on a free position goal.<\/p>\n

<\/dfn>Kalie Callaghan scored Butler’s second goal of the game with just under eight minutes. However, the Hoyas finished the half with five unanswered goals and took a 13-2 leading into halftime.<\/p>\n

Georgetown’s momentum carried into the second half, as they outscored Butler 8-1 led by two more goals on the game for Liza Liotta. Butler’s only goal of the\u00a0 half was scored by Hannah Justice at the 14 minute mark.<\/p>\n

Liotta controlled the Georgetown offense with four goals, while Taylor Gebhardt netted three of her own. Goalkeeper Haelle Chomo (7-3) received the win, making seven saves on 10 shots.<\/p>\n

Amanda Rumsey (3-7) got the start in goal for the bulldogs, however all three goalies saw action. Rumsey made four saves and gave up 13 goals. First year Katie McGrath (0-1) allowed five goals and saved four in 20 minutes of second half action. Finally, Haley Rayburn closed out the final nine minutes for the Dawgs, allowing just 3 goals and saving one.<\/p>\n

The Butler Women are back in action Tuesday at Noon as they make the trip to visit the Cincinnati Bearcats.<\/p>\n

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