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INDIANAPOLIS – The top team in the country will make their first-ever trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon to face the Bulldogs. The SNY broadcast featuring #1 UConn taking on Butler will get underway at 4:30 with Allen Bestwick and Meg Culmo on the call.
 
Bulldog Bits
- The Bulldogs will recognize Jaia Alexander, Upe Atosu, Genesis Parker and Micah Scheetz on Senior Day.
- Atosu scored a career-high 23 points in the win over Xavier. It was the third time this season she has led BU in scoring.
- Genesis Parker tied her season-high scoring total with 18 points vs. the Musketeers.
- Nyamer Diew stuffed the box score with a career-high 12 points, four steals and five blocks vs. Xavier.
 
Scouting #1 UConn                                                                                              
UConn is 19-1 on the year and a perfect 16-0 against conference foes. Their lone setback this season came at #19/17 Arkansas on Jan. 28 by the final score of 90-87. Signature wins outside of BIG EAST action came against #25 Tennessee (67-61) and of course the 63-59 overtime win vs. then #1 ranked South Carolina on Feb. 8. UConn averages over 80 points per game and only allows 50. Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Evina Westbrook are the only players to start in all 20 games, but the team is led in the scoring column by the Preseason Freshman of the Year selection Paige Bueckers.
 
All-Time Series vs. UConn                                                                                  
This contest will be just the second meeting between the two programs and mark UConn's first trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Huskies lead the all-time series 1-0 after claiming a 103-35 win over BU at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion.
 
Last Meeting vs. The Huskies                                                              
Okako Adika and Genesis Parker combined to score 33 of Butler's 35 points in the first-ever meeting between Butler and UConn. Adika led the way with 18 points despite being limited to just 24 minutes. She was whistled for her second personal foul with 6:39 to play in the first quarter. The Huskies were up by just three with Adika available, but quickly would lead by 10 at the end of the first. The game became out of reach after UConn outscored Butler 20-5 in the second quarter. Christyn Williams scored eight of her 17 points during that stretch. She was one of five Huskies to reach double figures. Olivia Nelson-Ododa led UConn with 18 points while Aubrey Griffin posted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Saturday's Game is on SNY
UConn's SNY games will be available to stream in-market (CT, NY, NJ, PA) to authenticated subscribers via the NBC Sports app: http://stream.nbcsports.com/rsn/sny. Out-of-market fans will be able to stream UConn's SNY games at no additional cost to authenticated subscribers who have FOX as part of their television package. Users will need to sign in with their TV provider credentials at https://www.foxsports.com/ or in the FOX Sports app. The games can also be accessed at www.fox.com/sports or in the FOX Now app.

Tournament Talk                                                                                                 
Butler's win over Xavier allowed the Bulldogs jump the Musketeers in the conference standings. If the tournament were to start today (2/26), Butler would play as the No. 10 seed against the No. 7 seed Providence. The 8-9 matchup would feature St. John's and Georgetown. The 6-11 game would be between Creighton and Xavier.

Top Team To Hinkle                                                                                            
Saturday marks the first time the Butler women's program has hosted the No. 1 team in the country. The last No. 1 team to play inside Hinkle Fieldhouse was Villanova on the men's side (Dec. 30, 2017). The Bulldogs won 101-93.
 
Attendance Record Watch                                                                  
Butler set a new single-game women's basketball attendance record during the 2019-20 season when 2,028 fans attended the game on Dec. 11 against #12 Indiana. Capacity for Saturday's game vs. UConn with COVID-19 protocols in place is set at 2,275. Fans interested in attending can purchase tickets online at ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
 
Last Game                                                                                                              
Butler picked up their second win of the season on Monday with a 73-61 victory over the visiting Xavier Musketeers. BU ended the first quarter on a 13-1 scoring run, yet would trail the Musketeers by one at the half (37-36). The opening stages of the third quarter would swing momentum back to the home team as BU outscored Xavier 11-1 to take a five-point advantage into the final 10 minutes. Butler would push that lead to 10 points in the fourth by going on a 7-2 run.
 
20 Point Quarters                                                                                                
Butler scored 70+ points for the first time this season at Villanova (2/16) and followed that effort with 73 points in the win over Xavier. The Bulldogs scored 48 second half points against the Wildcats roughly one week later, would take a seven-point lead over Xavier after the first quarter by scoring 26 points in the first ten minutes. The Bulldogs have only scored 20+ points in a quarter nine times this year. Four of the nine have come over their last two games. Their season-high scoring total came at Seton Hall when they posted 28 points on the Pirates in the second quarter.
 
Two to Go                                                                                                              
The final two opponents to appear on Butler's regular season schedule are nationally ranked. Under the direction of Coach Godlevske, the Bulldogs have faced 13 opponents ranked in the Top-25. They have wins over #21 Villanova and #11 Marquette. Each win came on the road.
 
Four from 900                                                                                        
Grad transfer Micah Scheetz needs four points on Saturday to reach 900 in her career. The shooting guard scored 92 points as a freshman at UAB and 742 in two years at ETSU. This season, Scheetz has 62 points in 13 games. At Butler, Scheetz provides leadership to an overall young roster. She recently pulled down a team-high eight rebounds in the win over Xavier. Scheetz was responsible for the final four defensive rebounds of the game to limit the Musketeers to one shot in crunch time.
 
Found Five Starters                                                                               
Butler has used nine different starting lineups over the span of 17 games. No Bulldog has started in all 17 games and only Tenley Dowell has appeared in all 17. The unit of Adika, Scheetz, Parker, Alexander and Atosu is the most used combination for head coach Kurt Godlevske. That starting five unit has opened up a game four times this year. Coach G has used the starting five of Adika, Diew, Parker, Dowell and Atosu in each of the last three games.
 
Injury Update                                                                                         
Jaia Alexander, Abby Stoddard and Oumou Toure were all inactive vs. Xavier.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
The final game of the 2020-21 regular season will send Butler to #24 DePaul on Monday, March 1. The upset-minded Bulldogs will play the Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena on BEDN at 5 PM.