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INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler women's basketball team will host the St. John's Red Storm on Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game features a 7 PM tip and will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Tenley Dowell scored a career-high 17 points against Seton Hall and added a team-best nine rebounds.
- Dowell led Butler in scoring for the first time in her career vs. the Pirates (2/6).
- Celena Taborn leads the NCAA in FG% (70.3).
- Butler's lone win this season came on a Wednesday (Dec. 22 vs. Evansville).
 
Scouting St. John's                                                                                               
The Red Storm are 8-15 this year with a 4-9 record in the BIG EAST. They defeated Seton Hall for their first conference win of the season, and are 2-1 in the month of February with each victory coming against Xavier. Head Coach Joe Tartamella has one of the best players in the BIG EAST on the Red Storm roster in junior Leilani Correa. The 6-0 guard from Manchester, N.J. averages 18.3 points per game. She has scored in double figures in all but two games this season and posted a season-high 35 points against DePaul in 38 minutes of playing time. Leilani is the top 3-pointer shooter on the team. She is also near the team lead in steals with 30.
 
All-Time Series vs. St. John's                                                               
The Red Storm lead the all-time series against Butler 12-4. Winners of four-straight, the Johnnies were able to grind out two wins against Butler last year, limiting BU to just 56 points in New York and 35 in the rematch at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler's last win over STJ came in overtime during the 2018-19 season. The 'Dawgs won 73-68 that day to complete the season sweep.
 
Last Meeting vs. St. John's
St. John's limited Butler to four points in the first quarter and just three in the fourth to post a 47-35 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler erased an early first half deficit to take a lead over St. John's in the third quarter, but the Johnnies would open up the fourth on a 7-0 scoring run. The Bulldogs were unable to comeback in the game by shooting just 22 percent from the field.
 
St. John's at Hinkle Fieldhouse                                                           
St. John's is 6-2 against Butler when playing inside Hinkle Fieldhouse since conference realignment. The Red Storm have won the last two meetings in Indianapolis, but the Bulldogs posted their most impressive win over St. John's the year prior 66-45. Games between the two programs have also been low scoring. Butler is averaging 50.6 points over the eight combined contests while St. John's has averaged 58.7 ppg.
 
Home Sweet Hinkle                                                                                             
The Bulldogs are busy this week with three games scheduled over the span of just five days. Once those contests are complete, Butler will finish the regular season playing four of their final five games at Hinkle Fieldhouse. A year ago, Butler won two of their last three games including a huge upset at #25 DePaul in the regular season finale (86-81 at Wintrust Arena).
 
Indiana Roots                                                                                         
Butler and St. John's each have four players on the roster from the state of Indiana. Alex Richard (Avon), Ellen Ross (Fort Wayne), Abby Stoddard (Crown Point) and Sydney Jaynes (Brownstown) all decided to stay close to home to continue their athletic careers, but Sara Zabrecky (Munster), Sophia Nolan, Emma Nolan (Valparaiso) and Katie Burton (Fishers) all fled the Hoosier state to play in Queens.
 
Run the Point                                                                                         
Zoe Jackson has twice as many assists this season than any other player on the roster. The true freshman has dished out 59 assists this year to average 3.1 per contest. She has led Butler in assists 11 times this year and ranks 13th in the BIG EAST.
 
Get the Board                                                                                        
Butler outrebounded their opponent for the sixth time this season on Sunday by grabbing two more boards than Seton Hall (32-30). Tenley Dowell or Celena Taborn have led BU in the rebound column in 15 of the team's 19 games this year. Dowell had led BU nine times; Taborn has led six times.
 
Best vs. the BIG EAST                                                                            
Tenley Dowell and Emilia Sexton rank second and third on the team in scoring against BIG EAST competition. Dowell has reached double figures in four of Butler's last five games and shined in Sunday's setback to Seton Hall with a career-high 17 points. Sexton recently scored a career-high 19 points in a home contest vs. DePaul. She has hit double figures in four of Butler's last eight games.
 
Starting Five Shuffle                                                                              
Butler has used 13 different starting lineups over 19 games this season. The combination of Celena Taborn, Trinity White, Zoe Jackson, Alex Richard and Kendall Wingler have been used the most this year (five times). Butler rolled out Taborn, Richard, Jackson, Tenley Dowell and Emilia Sexton against the Pirates. Taborn has started in 14 consecutive games. Dowell has the second longest streak on the team with seven-straight starts.
 
Fantastic Freshmen                                                                               
Butler freshmen have scored 638 of the 1,120 Bulldog points this season (56.9%). BU first-year players scored 30 of the team's 56 points against Seton Hall. A freshman has led BU in scoring eight times this year, including Jan. 28 with Trinity White scoring 10 points at Villanova.
 
Taborn Take Over                                                                                                
Celena Taborn has scored in double figures nine times this season (16 games). She has 1,441 points in her collegiate career ranking 83rd among all active NCAA student-athletes and is the first Bulldog to score 30+ in a single game since Kristen Spolyar when she scored 30 vs. Marquette on Jan. 17, 2020.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler will travel to Providence, Rhode Island on Feb. 11 to play the Friars on Friday night at 7 PM. The Bulldogs will also play at Creighton on Super Bowl Sunday. That game will tip at 2 PM.