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INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs will take their three-game winning streak to the west coast this weekend to participate in the 2023 Tiger Turkey Tip-Off. Pacific will host the action with BU taking on the host school and St. Thomas. Each game will stream on ESPN+.
 
GameDay vs. Pacific (3-1)
Date: Friday, Nov. 24
Time: 6:30 PM ET
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Watch: ESPN+
 
GameDay vs. St. Thomas (3-1)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 25
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Location: Stockton, Calif.
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Watch: ESPN+
 
Bulldog Bits
- Riley Makalusky scored a career-high 23 points in 21 minutes in the win over Roosevelt.
- Makalusky became just the seventh player in program history to make seven 3-pointers in a single-game. She was two shy of tying the school record.
- Jordan Meulemans went 4-for-6 from 3-point range Monday helping her score a career-high 16 points.
- Caroline Strande scored 18 points in the win and just missed a double-double by adding eight rebounds.
- Strande has scored in double figures in every game this season and leads the team with her 16.8 scoring average.
- Lilly Stoddard led Butler in rebounding for the first time in her career with a career-high nine boards vs. Roosevelt. She has a block in three-straight games.
- Karsyn Norman came up with a career-high five assists vs. the Lakers.
- Ari Wiggins didn't have a turnover vs. Roosevelt and supplied BU with nine points, a career-high four steals and three assists.
- Rosemarie Dumont scored a career-high seven points in six minutes on Monday afternoon.
- Chloe Jeffers made her Bulldog debut on Monday and came up with two points and three rebounds.
- Butler shot 58 percent from the field, 54 percent from 3-point range and 92 percent from the free throw line vs. the Lakers.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Marquette 4-0
Butler 3-1
Creighton 3-1
UConn 3-1
Georgetown 3-1
Villanova 3-1
Seton Hall 3-2
St. John's 2-2
Providence 2-2
DePaul 3-3
Xavier 0-5
 
Scouting Pacific                                                                                      
The Tigers defeated Yale to improve to 3-1 on the season. Anaya James paced the offense with a season-high 20 points. The Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 25-13 in the fourth quarter to move to 3-0 at home for the first time since 2019. Head Coach Bradley Davis is in his ninth season Pacific. This year's team was picked third in the WCC and senior guard Liz Smith was included on the All-WCC Preseason Team. Smith leads the team with her 16.3 scoring average. She rarely leaves the court and is also the team leader in assists.
 
Scouting St. Thomas                                                                             
The Tommies tied their longest win streak (of their DI era) on Tuesday evening with a 74-60 victory at Saint Mary's. Jo Langbehn led the offense with a 19-point performance. She only missed one shot (9-10) while adding five rebounds and a steal. The Tommies lost their opener at Drake but got back on track with wins against River Falls and Utah Valley. Head Coach Ruth Sinn returns three starters from last year's team and were picked to finish eighth in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
 
All-Time Series                                                                                       
Butler has never played Pacific or St. Thomas before this season.
 
A Look Back                                                                                                           
Butler won two games last year at the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament in Boca Raton. They defeated Sacred Heart 64-39 the day after Thanksgiving and topped Binghamton 78-51 on day two of the tournament.
 
100-Point Club                                                                                       
Butler scored 100 points in a regular season game on Monday for the first time since Dec. 12, 2010! Every Bulldog scored at least two points in the victory and three players reached a double figure scoring total.
 
First Time in A Long Time                                                                                   
Butler notched a 30-point win over their opponent on Monday for the first time since Nov. 17, 2019. The 'Dawgs also shot over 90 percent from the free throw line for the first time since Feb. 16, 2020.
 
Kid's Day Game                                                                                      
Butler played Roosevelt in front of 2,626 fans on Monday afternoon as the Bulldogs welcomed over 1,000 kids to Hinkle Fieldhouse for their Kids Day Game. Butler partnered with the NCAA's Readers Become Leaders Program to bring in students from the surrounding elementary schools. BU nearly set a new single-game attendance record that day, approaching the crowd that came on Jan. 12, 2022 when the UConn Huskies visited Indianapolis (2,772). There have been over 1,000 fans at each Butler home game this year.
 
3-1 Start                                                                                                                 
Butler is off to their best start to a season since 2019-20. That year, BU won their first four games of the year on their way to a 19-11 overall record.
 
Winning Recipe                                                                                      
The Bulldogs are aiming to win on the road for the first time this season on Friday when they play at Pacific. Keys to the game for BU include having three players score in double figures, keeping the opponent under 70 points, and getting production off the bench.
 
California Dreamin'                                                                               
The Butler women's basketball program has not played a game in the state of California since 2012. That year, BU traveled to Moraga, Calif. to make up the tournament field along with host Saint Mary's and Portland State. They lost each game in 2012 but split a pair of games in the same tournament during 2005, getting a win over Central Florida.
 
Kent Reaches 1,300 Career Points                                                     
Rachel Kent scored six points vs. Roosevelt to pass 1,300 career points. Her veteran presence in the locker room has been welcomed as the rest of the team combines for just 1,646 points.
 
Strande Continues to Score                                                                 
Caroline Strande has led Butler in scoring in two of their four games this year and has been the top rebounder for BU in three of four contests. She scored a career-high 21 points in the win over Austin Peay and had 18 in her last start vs. Roosevelt. Over 33 games at BU, Strande has scored in double figures 13 times.
 
Career Milestones                                                                                               
Kendall Wingler is just one 3-pointer shy of 100, three rebounds shy of 200, and seven assists away from 100 in her collegiate career. Sydney Jaynes on the other hand had four assists in her last game to top 100 career assists (102). She and Kent are the only players on the roster with 100+ assists in their careers.
 
Behind The Arc                                                                                       
The Bulldogs have made at least six 3-point field goals in every game this season. A year ago, BU made six or more triples 22 times in the span of 30 games. The team caught fire seven times in 2022-23, hitting 10 or more 3-pointers in a single game. They did that for the first time this year with 13 made 3-pointers in their last game vs. Roosevelt. The school single-game team 3-point record is 16. It was set at Georgetown on Jan. 11, 2014.
 
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.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler's final game during the month of November will be against Bradley on Wednesday, the 29th. The 7 PM tip inside Hinkle Fieldhouse will stream on FloHoops.com.