Box Score
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Butler won their third-straight BIG EAST road game on Sunday afternoon to improve to 11-5 on the season. Kristen Spolyar hit a free throw with 58 seconds left to break a 46-46 tie and the Bulldog defense would keep Georgetown off the scoreboard the rest of the way.
 
Spolyar led Butler with 15 points while fellow senior Katherine Strong joined her in double figures with 12 points and a team-best eight rebounds.
 
Genesis Parker added eight points and five rebounds and freshman Oumou Toure would be in the box score with five points and seven boards.
 
An 8-0 BU scoring run helped the 'Dawgs grab a 16-8 lead after the first quarter. The Hoyas switched back and forth from a zone defense to man-to-man over the opening 10 minutes. Neither strategy could slow down Kristen Spolyar as the Butler guard scored seven points in the opening frame.
 
Butler won the rebound battle early and also dominated the points in the paint category to build their lead. The second quarter was more of the same with BU winning that stretch 14-11. Six different BU players scored one field goal to give the 'Dawgs a 30-19 lead at the half. Parker capped off the quarter with a buzzer-beater from 3-point range.
 
Opening stages of the third quarter belonged to the home team as Georgetown got back within two points after a 13-4 scoring run. Taylor Barnes only had three points at the half, but would quickly pile up seven in the first five minutes of the third. Butler called a timeout to stop the momentum and would own a 37-32 lead heading into the fourth.
 
Barnes stayed hot in the fourth quarter which led to Georgetown taking a one-point lead with 5:24 to play in the fourth. Spolyar would answer for BU with a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the very next possession, giving BU a 46-44 edge.
 
Tatiana Thompson's first field goal of the game for Georgetown would knot the score at 46-46 with 2:29 left in regulation. Spolyar would break the tie by splitting a pair of free throws.
 
The Hoyas got two shots off in the final 40 seconds of action, but declined to foul Butler on their final possession. Toure got a 3-pointer off with the shot clock running low and the game would end soon after, giving Butler a 3-2 record against conference opponents.
 
Butler will return to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 17 with a home game vs. Marquette. The contest will air on FS2 at 6:30 PM.