Butler defeated Indiana on Wednesday night for just the second time in program history. BU trailed by two at the half, but limited Indiana to just 18 second half points to pull out the 56-46 victory. Caroline Strande led all players with 14 points and Sydney Jaynes came up huge in crunch time with 11. The victory in front of 4,135 fans moves Butler to 3-0 on the season while IU slips to 1-2.
 
Butler's defense forced Indiana to shoot 1-for-5 from the field over the opening stages of the contest, but the Hoosiers would hang onto a 7-6 lead at the first stoppage. Each possession was a battle which caused BU to go over four minutes without a point, but the Bulldogs would eventually climb back within one after a Lily Carmody 3-pointer from the left wing. All three IU field goals in the first quarter were made from 3-point range giving the Hoosiers a 13-11 edge.
 
Scoring in the second quarter got underway with a Carmody hook-shot from the right block. Fellow freshman Lily Zeinstra followed that bucket with a made 3-pointer giving Butler a 16-15 lead.
 
IU was responsible for the next four points helping them lead 26-20 at the media timeout. BU was limited to just two made field goals over the final five minutes giving the visitors a slim 28-26 advantage at halftime.
 
Butler came out firing in the second half and tied the game at 35-35 on a Riley Makalusky 3-pointer in front of the BU bench. The tempo slowed down over the final minutes of the third, but a 12-2 Butler run gave the home team a 41-37 lead heading into the fourth.
 
The two evenly matched teams exchanged 3-pointers at the start of the fourth, but the slugfest would follow keeping the score at 46-44 with five minutes remaining.
 
Jaynes went to work on the right block at the three minute mark to double Butler's lead at 48-44. She went back to the same spot on the next trip to give BU a six-point lead.
 
That advantage stuck until the one minute mark and BU would hit free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Caroline Strande led all players with 14 points and eight rebounds
- Strande was perfect from the free throw line (6-6)
- Sydney Jaynes shot 5-for-8 from the field to net her 11 points
- Lily Carmody came off the bench to provide BU with nine points
- Karsyn Norman had four assists and zero turnovers in 30 minutes of action
- Cristen Carter had five points, seven rebounds and two blocks for BU
- Riley Makalusky had eight points in the victory
- Butler ended the game on a 10-0 scoring run
- There were seven ties and six lead changes on Wednesday night
- Shay Ciezki and Yarden Garzon combined to score 21 of IU's 46 points
 
Up Next
Butler will play at Vanderbilt on Sunday, Nov. 17. Tip is set for 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.