The Butler women's basketball team dominated first round action against Santa Clara in the 2024 Gulf Coast Classic to claim a 79-50 win at Hertz Arena. Sydney Jaynes scored a season-high 16 points and was one of three Bulldogs to score in double figures against the Broncos. Butler never trailed on Friday night and improved to 6-1 on the season with the victory.
 
Jaynes was able to score inside and out to net her game-high 16 points. She went 3-for-3 from 3-point range while adding four rebounds and two steals. All 16 of her points came in the first half on 5-of-11 shooting.
 
Riley Makalusky was also a spark for the Bulldogs at the start of the game. She had 10 points over the first six minutes of the contest and would end the game with 13 total. Makalusky has now scored in double figures in three-straight games. She went 2-for-3 from 3-point land on Friday helping BU reach a season-high 10 3-pointers.
 
Lily Zeinstra and Ari Wiggins were also 3-point threats for BU on Friday. Zeinstra went 3-for-5 from behind the arc to score a career-high nine points and Ari Wiggins was 2-for-2 from deep to add 10. Each Bulldog logged a new season-high in minutes played.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Butler dominated the action in the second quarter to win that frame 20-6
- BU shot 60 percent from the field in the opening quarter helping them shoot 44 percent in the game
- Butler went 10-for-24 from 3-point range (41.7%)
- BU ended the first quarter on a 16-4 run and ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run
- The Bulldogs had 44 bench points on Friday
- BU had 20 second chance points and limited Santa Clara to just three
- Kilyn McGuff and Caroline Strande each had eight points
- Lily Carmody had nine points
- Santa Clara was led by Olivia Pollerd and her team-high 14 points
 
Up Next
Butler will play the winner of the contest between #5 Texas and New Mexico State. Second round action will tip at 7:30 p.m.