Box Score
MADISON, Wis. – Butler's first road contest of the season came down to the wire as the Wisconsin Badgers protected their home court to record a 60-55 victory at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon. BU took a two-point lead into the final 10 minutes, but wouldn't be able to pull out the win dropping their overall record to 2-2.
The two-point cushion was the result of a 14-12 BU lead after the first quarter. Both teams scored 11 in the second and came out of the half to score 14 points each in the third. The fourth went to the Badgers as the home team closed out the game 23-16.
Michelle Weaver led BU in scoring for the second-straight game, ending the contest with 20 points in 33 minutes. The sophomore point guard added six rebounds, one assist and one steal to her stat line against Wisconsin.
Butler also got 17 points from
Kristen Spolyar who knocked down six of her 12 field goal attempts. Spolyar pulled down six boards and added a team-high three steals.
The third Bulldog to reach a double figure scoring total was forward
Tori Schickel. The sophomore went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe to chip in with 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
The Badgers got 14 points from Avyanna Young and 10 more from Cayla McMorris, but it was Gabby Gregory who came off the bench to net a team-high 15 points for Wisconsin. Young and McMorris scored a majority of their points from the free throw line going 20-for-26 combined. Young only made two field goals against BU, two more than McMorris (0-7).
Butler ended the game with three more made field goals than their opponent, but the Badgers would shoot 72 percent from the free throw line (18-25) to earn the win.
BU only recorded three assists on 17 made field goals and were hit with 21 turnovers which resulted in 21 Badger points. Butler's defense however would keep them in the game as the Bulldogs notched nine steals and three blocked shots allowing Wisconsin to shoot just 30 percent from the field.
Butler will return to Hinkle Fieldhouse this Tuesday night to host the UCF Knights at 7 PM.
