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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2024 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jack Reeber
Lauren Verellen

12 Marina Butler

12 Marina Butler

  • Position:
    Attack
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Irondequoit
  • Hometown:
    Irondequoit, N.Y.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • 5x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 4x MAC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • MAC President's Award (2024)
  • MAC All-Academic Team (2024)

2024:
  • Started all 18 games and was sixth on the team with 20 points and fifth with 15 goals
  • Also had 11 caused turnovers and 17 ground balls
  • 33 of her 42 shots were on net for a .786 shots-on-goal percentage
  • Had a goal and ground ball at Pittsburgh
  • Scored a goal and registered two caused turnovers, two ground balls and a draw control against Marquette
  • Found the back of the net twice at Xavier
  • Had two takeaways and a goal at Lindenwood
  • Posted a season-high four points on a goal and three assists, along with three ground balls and two caused turnovers, versus Kennesaw State
  • Recorded two goals at Robert Morris
  • Had a goal and a ground ball in the MAC Championship semifinals at Central Michigan and a goal and two GB's in the title game against Robert Morris
  • Ended her career playing in 62 games and tallying 100 points on 53 goals and 47 assists - fourth in school history in assists - 48 ground balls, 25 caused turnovers and nine draw controls

2023:
  • Started all 13 games she appeared in and led the team with 17 assists, was third with 30 points and tied for fourth with 13 goals
  • Attempted 38 shots with 26 on net for a .684 shots on goal percentage
  • Also had 13 ground balls, five caused turnovers and a draw control
  • Scored a goal in seven games and multiple markers in five of them
  • Had two assists and a goal with a ground ball at Xavier
  • Netted two goals against Butler
  • Handed out a season-high three assists and scored a goal against Lindenwood
  • Found the back of the net twice with an assist at Butler
  • Tied her career-high with five points on three goals and two assists against Eastern Michigan
  • Tied her season-high with three assists and had a draw control and ground ball at Akron
  • Tallied a career-high three GB's with two caused turnovers at Central Michigan
  • Posted two goals and an assist and GB at Youngstown State
  • Recorded two goals and a ground ball and caused turnover against Kent State
  • Had another season-tying three assists with two ground balls and a caused turnover at Eastern Michigan
  • Ended her career playing in 44 games with 37 starts and posted 80 points on 39 goals and 41 assists - tied for fourth in school history - along with 31 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and eight draw controls

2022: 
  • Played in 13 games with six starts and was fourth on the team with 26 points, second with 15 assists and fifth with 11 goals
  • Also recorded nine ground balls and five caused turnovers
  • 22 of her 30 shots were on net for a 73.3% shots on goal percentage
  • Had two goals, two assists and two ground balls at Robert Morris
  • Posted a season-high three goals and added an assist at Youngstown State
  • Had a goal and two assists against St. Bonaventure
  • Handed out a career-high five assists for a career-best five points and a ground ball and caused turnover at Akron
  • Registered a goal and an assist along with a career-high three ground balls and a caused turnover versus Kent State

2021:
  • Started all 10 games for the Titans
  • Tied-for-fifth on the squad with 17 points, totaling 13 goals and four assists
  • Scored on 13-of-25 shots (52.0% shot percentage), recording 25 shots and 19 shots on goal
  • Added seven ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls, scoring on one free-position goal
  • Had three hat tricks on the season, tallying all three in a row beginning with three goals at Akron (4/13)
  • Scored a season-high four goals in road win over Youngstown State (4/17)
  • Tallied three more goals against Kent State (4/22), including a behind-the-back goal that landed at No. 9 on ESPN's Sportscenter's Top 10 plays of the night
  • Posted an eight-game point streak to conclude the season and tallied at least one point in nine of 10 contests

2020:
  • One of seven Titans to start in all eight games during her freshman season
  • Tied for team lead with five assists, adding two goals for seven points
  • Recorded four draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers
  • Made collegiate debut at #3-Northwestern (2/7), posting one assist and one shot
  • Scored first career goal against Arizona State (2/14), adding one draw control
  • Had one goal, one GB and one CT in come-from-behind road win at Winthrop (3/5)
  • Ended season on four-game point streak, including assisting on two goals against Marquette (3/11)

High School:
  • A 2019 graduate of Irondequoit High School in New York
  • Lettered in lacrosse all four years for the Eagles under direction of her father and coach, Mike Butler
  • Also lettered in basketball for three seasons as well as tennis (one year)
  • A two-time First Team All-County honoree in 2018 and 2019 and helped basketball squad to sectional finals in 2017
  • Accumulated 145 points across her four years of high school (75 goals, 70 assists), adding 80 draw controls, 53 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers 
  • Ranked second on the team with 40 points as a junior and first on the squad with 52 points (37 goals, 15 assists) as a senior
  • Named Team MVP in lacrosse as a senior and played in Senior All-Star game for Section 5 in New York
  • Earned Honorable Mention All-Greater Rochester honors in both 2018 and 2019
  • Selected as a team captain during her senior season
  • Picked as a 2019 Section 5 Top 50 Player to Watch prior to the 2019 season
  • Played club lacrosse with Lady Roc for five years, reaching a championship with the club in Downington, Pa.

Personal:
  • Daughter of Mike & Serena Butler
  • Has two siblings, Mark and Michael
  • Her father, Mike Butler, played collegiate football at Syracuse
  • Born in Rochester, N.Y
  • Enrolled in the 5-year MBA program
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020Freshman

    Attacker
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    Attacker
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2022Junior

    Attack
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2023Senior

    Attack
    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2024Graduate Student

    Attack
    5'8"
    12