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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler's last home game of the month will land on Monday, Nov. 21 when the Bulldogs host the Tennessee State Tigers at 7 PM. Action inside Hinkle Fieldhouse will stream live on FloSports.com.
 
GameDay
Date: Monday, Nov. 21
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com – Statbroadcast
Watch: FloSports / Butler+
 
BIG EAST Standings
Marquette 3-0
Xavier 3-0
St. John's 3-0
Creighton 3-0
Villanova 3-0
UConn 2-0
Providence 3-1
Georgetown 2-1
Seton Hall 2-2
Butler 1-2
DePaul 1-2
 
Bulldog Bits
- Monday will be the third meeting between Butler and Tennessee State.
- Rachel McLimore scored a season-high 16 points at Ball State on 7-of-14 shooting.
- Jessica Carrothers scored a career-high 14 points while adding three assists and two steals.
- Jordan Meulemans hit two 3-pointers to score a career-high eight points at BSU.
- The Bulldogs buried a season-high eight three pointers at Ball State.
- Kelsy Taylor pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. She has led BU in rebounding in two of the first three games.
- Tenley Dowell hit her first 3-pointer of the season Thursday night.
- Tennessee State is 2-0 at home this season, but 0-2 on the road.
- TSU was limited to 31 points in their last game.
- Mortag hasn't missed a free throw this season (11-11) and has hit at least one 3-pointer in each game. Her 12.0 scoring average leads the team.
- BU has shot over 45% from the field in each game this season.
 
Scouting Tennessee State                                                                                  
The Tigers have wins over Fisk (85-61) and Trevecca Nazarene (84-80) this season, but have been defeated by Kansas City (82-70) and Chattanooga (60-31). Sophomore Gia Adams is a player to keep an eye on. Adams was the OVC Freshman of the Year and heads into the 2022-23 season on the All-OVC Preseason Team. She is averaging 18.8 points per game, scoring 20+ in her first three outings. Adams is accountable for half of Tennessee State's made 3-pointers this season (9) and is the top free throw shooter on the team (18-21). Sierra McCullough patrols the paint with a team-best 9.3 rebound average and Erica Haynes-Overton leads the club with 10 assists. 
 
All-Time Series                                                                                       
Butler leads the all-time series against Tennessee State 2-0. The first-ever meeting was at Tennessee State in 2006. The Bulldogs pulled out an 85-57 victory. The Tigers made the trip to Indianapolis the following season and took a 10-point loss to BU 72-62.
 
Butler at Ball State Recap (11/17)                                                      
Hitting the road for the first time this season, Butler suffered an 84-68 setback at Ball State on Thursday night. The Bulldogs led 33-32 at the half but Ball State scored 52 points over the final 20 minutes to pull away. Butler shot .473 from the field and won the rebounding battle 32-30, but was hampered by 21 turnovers. Rachel McLimore had a team-high 16 points while Jessica Carrothers added 14.
 
Bulldog Bench Points                                                                            
The Butler bench has scored at least 27 points in every contest this year. BU reserves accounted for 45 of 84 points in the opener vs. Chicago State and provided the team with 27 of their 61 points vs. IUPUI. On Thursday, the Butler bench once again outscored the opponent bench 28-20.
 
Guard The Line                                                                                       
The Bulldogs defended the 3-point line at Ball State, which led to the Cardinals only making 26 percent of their attempts. On the year, BU is shooting 36 percent from distance and are limiting the opposition to just 29 percent shooting.
 
Putting up Points                                                                                                 
Butler is averaging 71 points per game this season. After the first three games of the 2021-22 campaign, the 'Dawgs were only scoring 55 points per game. Anna Mortag and Rachel McLimore are the top two scoring threats on the team. They are two of six Bulldogs that have scored over 20 points for BU this year.
 
Spread the Floor                                                                                                  
Butler has six players on the roster with at least three made 3-pointers. The 'Dawgs shoot 36 percent from behind the arc and are led from distance by Anna Mortag (5-12).
 
Attack The Rim                                                                                       
The Bulldogs went 23-for-30 from the free throw line in the regular season opener, but have shot just 13-for-17 from the charity stripe over their last two games.
 
Block Out                                                                                                               
BU has outrebounded their opponent in every game this season. They average 38.7 rebounds per game and are +10 in rebound margin.
 
Milestone Markers                                                                                              
Rachel McLimore has scored 1,072 points in her collegiate career to go along with 292 rebounds and 220 assists. McLimore needs three more free throws to reach 200 in her career. Kelsy Taylor is averaging 9.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs after the first week of the regular season. She needs 179 points this year to reach 1,000. Taylor will need to average 6.7 points per game this season to reach the milestone. She scored six points and had seven rebounds at Ball State. Taylor is also one of just eight active BIG EAST players to have 500+ rebounds in her career.
 
Quality Looks                                                                                         
The Bulldogs are shooting 48.8 percent from the field over the first three games of the season. Kelsy Taylor leads the team in field goal percentage (72.2). She is one of eight players shooting over 50 percent.
 
Parkinson Adds Two on National Signing Day                                 
Karsyn Norman (Bedford North Lawrence) and Riley Makalusky (Hamilton Southeastern) each signed a national letter of intent last week to join the Butler women's basketball program. Prep Girls Hoops has Norman ranked as the sixth best player in the state and Makalusky is right behind her at seventh. Each player was an Indiana Junior All-Star.
 
Carrothers Contributing                                                                       
BU freshman Jessica Carrothers leads the team with nine assists early in the 2022-23 season. The backup point guard only has three turnovers in 56 minutes of action. Carrothers is also the team leader in steals with five.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler will play Sacred Heart and Binghamton in the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament. Action in Boca Raton, Fla. begins on Friday, Nov. 25 at 2 PM with BU playing the Pioneers. The following day, BU will play the Bearcats at 2 PM.