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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler's first home game of the season will be against Detroit Mercy on Sunday night at 5 PM. The Bulldogs will play their next three games at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Austin Peay and Roosevelt will also visit Indianapolis before Thanksgiving break.
GameDay
Date: Sunday, Nov. 12
Time: 5 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com – Statbroadcast
Watch: FloHoops
Bulldog Bits
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Caroline Strande led Butler with 17 points in the setback at (RV) Iowa State
- Strande filled up the box score with a team-high seven rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Strande and
Rachel Kent scored 10 of Butler's 12 first quarter points at Hilton Coliseum
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Jordan Meulemans hit two 3-pointers late in the second quarter to help BU go on an 8-2 scoring run
- Butler opened the third quarter on a 6-2 scoring run to get within two points of Iowa State
- BU shot 44 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range in the third quarter
- The Cyclones made a 12-2 run midway through the third quarter with Kent off the court (3 fouls)
- Butler and Iowa State played in front of 9,938 fans as part of an Education Day
- All three Bulldog freshmen saw court time on Monday
- Butler opened the season with a road game for the first time since 2014
- The Bulldogs scheduled a Big 12, Big Ten and SEC opponent during their non-conference slate
- Over the last decade, BU has played 12 Big Ten opponents in non-conference action, three from the SEC and three from the Big 12
- Butler defeated Franklin 108-41 in an exhibition game on Oct. 30.
BIG EAST Standings
DePaul 2-0
Georgetown 2-0
Creighton 2-0
Marquette 1-0
Providence 1-0
Seton Hall 1-1
St. John's 1-1
UConn 1-0
Villanova 0-0
Butler 0-1
Xavier 0-1
Scouting Detroit Mercy
The Titans opened their 2023-24 campaign with a convincing win at Eastern Michigan, defeating the Eagles 68-38 at the George Gervin Center. Paris Gilmore paced the offense with a team-high 13 points and head coach Kate Achter saw Emma Trawally Porta and Irene Murua record double-doubles in the victory. Detroit dominated in the first (20-7) and final quarter (17-9) to win their season opener for the first time since 2018-19. The Titans used the same recipe to dominate Chicago State in their home opener on Friday night. Three players scored in double figures for Detroit in the 83-48 win and sophomore Myonna Hooper matched her career-high with 15 points. Detroit Mercy is 2-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2010-11. The last time the Titans posted back-to-back 30-point wins was in 2012!
All-Time Series
Butler trails Detroit Mercy in the all-time series 28-34. The old Horizon League foes last met on the hardwood just two games into the 2019-20 season. Butler topped Detroit 82-60 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The first meeting was played at Detroit during the 1985-85 campaign. The Titans won that matchup 89-55.
Home Openers
Butler is 1-0 in home openers under the guidance of head coach
Austin Parkinson. The Bulldogs beat Chicago State a year ago 84-57. The Bulldogs trailed the Cougars early, but 53 second half points would put them in control of the contest.
Career Milestones
Sydney Jaynes needs five more assists to reach 100 in her career.
Kendall Wingler is five 3-pointers shy of 100, seven rebounds shy of 200 and eight points away from 500.
Kent Keeps Her Streak Alive
Graduate transfer
Rachel Kent has started in every game of her collegiate career (111). Kent started in 51 games over two seasons at Saint Louis and 59 games at IUPUI before arriving at Butler. She is a 40 percent career 3-point shooter and needs just nine points vs. Detroit Mercy to reach 1,300.
Sharpshooter
Jordan Meulemans has made 44 shots at Butler with 35 of those makes coming from 3-point range (79.5%). The BU sophomore led the team at Iowa State with three triples in 35 minutes of action. She was just one shy of tying her single-game high of four set at Georgetown (1/11/23) and vs. Seton Hall (2/24/23).
'Dawgs Add Three on National Signing Day
Head Coach
Austin Parkinson announced the addition of three talented student-athletes to the women's basketball program on National Signing Day. Mckenzie Swanson (6-3, F) Lily Zeinstra (5-11, G) and Jocelyn Land (6-0, F) all made their decisions official early on Wednesday morning, giving the Bulldogs a strong recruiting class.
Welcome to The Team Wiggins
Ari Wiggins made the first start of her collegiate career on Monday at Iowa State. The BU guard scored a career-high six points in 16 minutes of playing time.
3-Point Threat
The Bulldogs led the BIG EAST Conference and ranked eighth in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage during the 2022-23 season by making 37.6 percent of their shots from distance. Butler made 227 3-pointers, the fourth-most in the league. They averaged 7.6 made 3-pointers per game, tying DePaul for the second-best mark in the conference.
Indiana All-Stars
The Bulldogs have six Indiana All-Stars on the 2023-24 roster. All three incoming freshmen (Norman, Makalusky, Carter) earned the recognition in 2023 and
Lilly Stoddard was honored in 2022.
Sydney Jaynes and
Ari Wiggins round out the group from the 2021 class.
Up Next
Butler will play Austin Peay Saturday afternoon at 5 PM. The Bulldogs are 3-2 all-time against the Govs. Austin Peay won the last meeting 68-65 in 2021. They also won the first meeting in 1996 71-70.
