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INDIANAPOLIS – The first road test of the season will send Butler downtown to face IUPUI on Sunday, Nov. 28. Tip-off is set for 3 PM inside The Jungle.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Celena Taborn is shooting 70% from the field this year and scored a season-high 10 points vs. SIUE.
- Emilia Sexton and Trinity White have each hit a 3-pointer in every game this year for BU.
- Sexton leads the BIG EAST in made 3-pointers (12) and 3-point attempts (31).
- Sexton ranks second in the BIG EAST in minutes played.
- Zoe Jackson ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 21 assists. She posted a season-high eight vs. SIUE.
- Richard ranks second in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (63.6) and fourth in made field goals (28).
- Tenley Dowell has one offensive rebound in every game this year.
- Kendall Wingler did not play vs. SIUE.
 
Scouting IUPUI                                                                                       
IUPUI split their first two games of the 2021 season. They traveled to #11 Michigan in the season opener and took the Wolverines into overtime, before fading 67-62 in the extra period. That weekend the Jags went to Bowling Green to claim a 71-60 victory to even out their overall record. The solid start to the season allowed IUPUI to climb up to No. 10 in the Mid-Major Top 25. That momentum however was lost when the Jags were forced to cancel two Horizon League games due to COVID-19 implications. There were positive cases within the program and therefore games at Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne were forfeited. IUPUI was also not cleared to travel to Southern Illinois on Nov. 24 which resulted in a no contest matchup vs. the Salukis. Head Coach Austin Parkinson has talented roster that is headlined by forward Macee Williams. The three-time Horizon League Player of the Year scored 17 points at Michigan and posted 23 points at Bowling Green. She is averaging 20 points and seven rebounds per contest and is shooting 56 percent from the field.
 
All-Time Series                                                                                       
Butler leads the all-time series over IUPUI 17-7. The Bulldogs lost the first-ever meeting 70-37 in 1975. They won the most recent meeting in 2019 at Hinkle Fieldhouse 64-61.
 
Last Meeting vs. IUPUI                                                                         
Butler outscored IUPUI 17-11 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Jags in 2019 by the final score of 64-61. Genesis Parker led BU to victory with a team-high 23 points. Macee Williams was in the score book with a double-double, posting 17 points and 10 rebounds.
 
SIUE Defeats Butler                                                                                             
Trailing by 13 after the first quarter, the Bulldogs (0-5) used a 28-point second quarter to close the gap to eight at the half. SIUE responded with a 25-point third to bump its lead back to double digits where it would remain. Zoe Jackson led four Bulldogs in double figures with 16 points off 6-of-9 shooting. She also dished out a season-high eight assists.
 
Fantastic Freshmen                                                                               
Butler freshmen have scored 211 of the 304 Bulldog points this season (69.4%). The top three scorers on the roster are all freshmen: Alex Richard (12.8), Zoe Jackson (10.6) and Trinity White (8.6).
 
Season-High For Sydney                                                                                     
Sydney Jaynes scored a season-high nine points vs. SIUE by making all four of her field goal attempts. Jaynes played 17 minutes against the Cougars and also dished out a season-high two assists.
 
Only Six Have Played In all Five                                                          
Only six Bulldogs have suited up for all five games this season. Alex Richard, Zoe Jackson, Trinity White, Emilia Sexton, Tenley Dowell and Sydney Jaynes have been the core of the team early on in 2021. Richard and Dowell are the only Bulldogs to start in every game this season.
 
Sexton Scores New Career-High                                                         
Emilia Sexton made five 3-point field goals against SIUE to net a career-high 15 points against the Cougars.
 
Continue To Climb                                                                                               
Butler scored a season-high 74 points in the setback vs. SIUE. Additional season-high marks set in that contest included 28 made field goals, 21 assists, and 57 percent shooting from the field.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler will begin BIG EAST play on Dec. 3 when they travel to Chicago to face RV DePaul. The game on Friday night will get started at 8 PM. The Bulldogs will then travel to Milwaukee and play a 3 PM contest against the Golden Eagles on Sunday. Each BEDN game will be available to stream on FloHoops.