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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will attempt to extend their winning streak to three-straight on Sunday when they host the Seton Hall Pirates at 1 PM. Mark Minner and Nick Gardner will call the action live on BEDN.
 
Bulldog Bits
- BU has won six of their last seven games, with four of the six wins coming on the road
- Tori Schickel and Whitney Jennings combined to score 54 points at Georgetown
- Butler limited Georgetown to just five made field goals in the 2nd half
- Butler upset #21 Villanova 76-53 to earn their first conference win of the season
- Coach Godlevske picked up his first win at Butler over a ranked opponent
- BU's last win over a ranked opponent was recorded on 11/27/98 (81-65 vs #25 Illinois)
- Tori Schickel averaged 19.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game last year vs. Seton Hall
- Kristen Spolyar recorded a double-double last year vs Seton Hall (28 pts, 10 rebs)
- Butler leads the BIG EAST Conference in rebound margin (+5.5)
- BU leads the BIG EAST with a 79.2 free throw percentage (209-264)
- Whitney Jennings is the second highest scorer in the BIG EAST at 19.4 ppg
 
Scouting Seton Hall
The Pirates are off to a 1-3 start to conference play after facing DePaul, Marquette, Creighton and Providence. The first weekend of the conference season sent Seton Hall to the Midwest to face the Blue Demons and Golden Eagles, a pair of games they lost by double digits. A third lop-sided defeat would follow at home against the Bluejays, but Head Coach Anthony Bozzella and the Pirates would find the win column on Jan. 5 vs. the Friars. Donnaizha Fountain scored a team-high 20 points in the victory. Fountain currently leads the team in both points (14.9) and rebounds (7.1). The grad transfer from Temple has started in every game alongside JaQuan Jackson and Shadeen Samuels. Jackson is the second leading scorer on the squad (12.2) and Samuels is a role player averaging five points and five rebounds per game.
 
RPI Rankings
Butler climbed 22 spots to No. 54 in the RPI poll after defeating Villanova and Georgetown. The BIG EAST is well represented in the Top 50 of the RPI with Villanova coming in at 13, Marquette at 25, Creighton at 32, DePaul at 46, and St. John's at 47.
 
A Year Ago vs. Seton Hall
Butler came up with their first conference win of the year against Seton Hall a year ago when they hosted the Pirates at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Kristen Spolyar led the team to victory by recording a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Tori Schickel added 23 points and 16 boards in the 21-point victory. The second meeting went to the Pirates 65-63. Michelle Weaver led all players with 25 points, five rebounds and six steals. Schickel was in the box score with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
 
All-Time Series
The all-time series between Seton Hall and Butler favors the Pirates 5-3. BU swept Seton Hall in 2013-14, their first year in the BIG EAST Conference. Their third win was the first meeting of the 2016-17 campaign.
 
She Can't Miss
Tori Schickel torched #21 Villanova on Tuesday night by scoring 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting. There have been six Bulldogs in program history to end a game perfect from the field (min. 7 made).
 
Feeling Good
Butler's 76-53 win at #21 Villanova was the program's first win over a ranked opponent since the 1998-99 season. Butler defeated #25 Illinois 81-65 in the San Diego Masry and Vititoe Classic. The game was played on 11/27/98. The Bulldogs were able to win on the road against a tough opponent by winning the rebound battle 43-19, limiting their turnovers to just 10, and dishing out 16 assists. 43 rebounds ties the team's best effort this season, 10 turnovers is Butler's second-lowest total of the year and 16 assists from six different players is the team's third-highest total.
 
Inside Out
Butler scored 30 of their 76 points in the paint at Villanova. The BU bigs were also responsible for 10 of the 16 assists on the night. Tori Schickel tied her career-high with six and sophomore Shae Brey set a new career-high assist total with four against the Wildcats.
 
Keep Fighting
Butler faced an 11-2 deficit at the start of the Villanova game and got down 10-2 at Georgetown just three days later. The Bulldogs battled back to win the first frame vs. the Wildcats 16-14 and would tie the Hoyas 18-18. Butler came out on top in six of the eight quarters of play during the road trip. They tied their opponents score total in the other two periods.
 
Knock Them Down
Butler has made more free throw attempts than any other school in the BIG EAST Conference. They are shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe, posting the best percentage in the league and the eighth-highest percentage in the NCAA.
 
One-Two Punch
Tori Schickel and Whitney Jennings account for 54% of Butler's scoring this season. Jennings ranks second in the BIG EAST with a 19.4 scoring average. Schickel ranks sixth in the league by averaging 17.3 points per contest.
 
All-Time Great
Tori Schickel has 715 rebounds in her Butler career, a total that ranks her seventh place all-time at Butler. She is on pace to become the top rebounder in program history.
 
1,000 Point Watch
Junior Tori Schickel has 973 career points. She is on pace to become just the 22nd player in Butler women's basketball history to reach 1,000.
 
Protect The Rim
Tori Schickel ranks 8th all-time at Butler in career blocks. She leads the team with 27 on the year, moving her career total to 107.
 
Up Next
Butler will host St. John's on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The contest will air live on FS2.