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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler and Georgetown will battle inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday night at 7 PM. Johnny Soper and Sydney Buck will call the action on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
 
GameDay
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com – Statbroadcast
Watch: FloSports.com - BEDN
 
Bulldog Bits
- Wednesday will be the 20th overall meeting between Butler and Georgetown.
- Georgetown ranks 100 in the latest NET Rankings and Butler comes in at 128.
- With eight wins, Butler has now doubled their win total from the previous two seasons combined.
- Anna Mortag led Butler to victory at Providence with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
- A different Bulldog has led Butler in scoring over the team's last four games.
- Butler has made at least seven 3-pointers in six-straight games.
- BU has made 10+ 3-pointers in a single game six times this year.
- Mortag ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (41.1).
- Jessica Carrothers ranks eighth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (50.0).
- Carrothers has shot 50% or better from the field in four of Butler's last five games.
- Sydney Jaynes ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (50.3).
- Jaynes battled foul trouble at Providence and was limited to just two shots in 18 minutes.
- Rachel McLimore has made eight 3-pointers over her last two games while shooting 57 percent from distance.
- Jordan Meulemans has made a 3-pointer in five-straight games.
- Kendall Wingler scored a career-high 23 points vs. Georgetown in the first meeting (Jan. 11).
- 23 points is the second-highest individual scoring game for Butler this season (Jaynes - 26 vs. Illinois).
- Wingler made a season-high four 3-point field goals at Georgetown.
- Butler hasn't swept an opponent since 2019-20.
 
Scouting Georgetown                                                                           
The Hoyas are 12-13 overall with a 5-11 record in the BIG EAST. They most recently took a 67-59 loss to UConn at Entertainment & Sports Arena. Guard Kennedy Fauntleroy was the highest scoring freshman in the BIG EAST last week, averaging 17.5 points off 50-percent shooting. At No. 15 Villanova, the rookie guard had 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. She followed that with a game-high 24 points and five steals against No. 4 UConn. Kelsey Ransom is another talented guard on the Georgetown roster. She leads the team in scoring (13.0) rebounding (6.9), assists 3.2) and steals (2.8).
 
All-Time Series vs. Georgetown                                                         
Butler holds a narrow 10-9 lead over Georgetown in the all-time series. The Bulldogs will look to sweep the season series against Georgetown for the first time since 2019-20. Since joining the BIG EAST, Butler is 5-4 against Georgetown inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. They averaged 66 points per games over those five wins, but just 48 points over the four losses. The first-ever meeting was played in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11, 2014. Georgetown won the matchup 85-79.
 
Butler's Last Game vs. Georgetown                                                  
Trailing 15-12 after the first quarter, Butler erupted for a 22-8 second quarter to pull away from the host Hoyas. Kendall Wingler scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead the Bulldogs, who snapped a three-game skid with the win. Kelsey Ransom tallied 16 points, six boards and four steals in the setback. Butler registered 19 assists on 26 field goals, including six dimes for Jessica Carrothers, who was playing for the first time since Dec. 18. Georgetown forced 21 turnovers but committed 20 of their own.
 
Georgetown's Last Game                                                                                   
Georgetown led UConn 17-13 at the end of the first quarter, but would take 67-59 loss to the Huskies after being outscored 19-8 in the third quarter. Graceann Bennett joined Kennedy Fauntleroy (24) in double figures with 11 points. She added four assists and three rebounds against UConn. The Hoyas shot 37 percent from the field and forced 23 UConn turnovers, resulting in 17 Hoya points.
 
Behind The Arc                                                                                       
Butler ranks seventh in the NCAA and second in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (38.2). The Bulldogs average 7.9 made 3-point field goals per game (2nd in the BIG EAST) and have made 10 or more in back-to-back games. Rachel McLimore leads the team with 37 made 3-pointers this season (39%). The Bulldogs also have four other student-athletes with at least 20 makes from long range this season. Three of those four are shooting 39% or better from behind the arc.
 
Back Home at Hinkle                                                                            
Butler will play three of their final four regular season games at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The team opened the year playing seven of their first 10 at home. The Bulldogs have not won on their home court since Dec. 7 against Southern Indiana (58-48). All three of their conference wins this year have been picked up on the road (Xavier, Georgetown, Providence). BU is 3-9 at home this year, 3-8 on the road and 2-0 at a neutral site.
 
First February Win                                                                                               
Butler's first win in the month of February was significant in that it was the first time this season BU trailed their opponent at halftime and came back to win. It was also the first time BU shot less free throws than their opponent and won a game. Furthermore, it was just the second time this season that BU posted a win with their opponent shooting over 40 percent from the field.
 
Playing For A Sweep                                                                             
The Bulldogs have not swept a conference opponent during the regular season since 2019-20. That year, BU swept Providence, Creighton, Villanova, Xavier and Georgetown to help them reach 11 conference wins.
 
Run It Back                                                                                                            
The Bulldogs scored 72 points at Georgetown behind 50 percent shooting (26-52) and 13 made 3-pointers. BU shot 54 percent from behind the arc and didn't miss a free throw (7-7).
 
Butler at Providence Recap                                                                 
Butler outscored Providence 15-11 in the fourth quarter at Alumni Hall to record their eighth victory of the season (63-62). Providence had a good look on their final possession, but the 3-point attempt from the right wing rimmed out allowing Butler to come out on top. BU had three players score in double figures in Rhode Island. Anna Mortag was a huge factor in the outcome with a game-high 17 points. Mortag hit three of Butler's 10 3-pointers in the game and would chip in with four rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.
 
Tournament Talk                                                                                                 
The 2023 BIG EAST women's basketball tournament is 17 days away. If the tournament started this week, Butler would play as the No. 10 seed and face No. 7 seed DePaul. The winner of that contest would advance to the quarterfinals to play No. 2 seed Villanova. Other first round pairings would feature No. 6 seed Seton Hall playing No. 11 seed Xavier and No. 8 seed Georgetown playing No. 9 seed Providence. The tournament will be held in Uncasville, Conn. at Mohegan Sun Arena. Action starts March 3 and the championship game will air March 6 on FS1.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                  
Butler will return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a 7 PM tip vs. Xavier. The contest is the annual Pink Out game for the Bulldogs.