The first-ever meeting between Saint Francis and Butler will signal the end of the non-conference schedule for the Bulldogs on Sunday at 1 p.m. Butler enters the weekend with a 9-3 overall record and will face a Red Flash team that didn't play this week due to final exams. Fans can catch all the action on FloSports.com
 
GameDay
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com
Watch: FloSports.com
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler played in a double overtime game on Wednesday night for the first time since 2015.
- The Bulldogs led Wisconsin for 32 minutes on Wednesday; they led by 15 in the first half.
- BU dished out 19 assists on 23 made field goals.
- All seven of Butler's made 3-pointers vs. Wisconsin came in the first half.
- Butler grabbed 20 offensive rebounds vs. the Badgers to outrebound Wisconsin 42-39.
- Lily Carmody had a season-high four rebounds.
- Kilyn McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 14th in the nation in double-doubles (5).
- McGuff played 47 of the 50 minutes vs. Wisconsin.
- McGuff leads the team and ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game (8.0).
- McGuff has led Butler in rebounding in nine-straight games.
- McGuff needs two more 3-pointers to reach 100 in her career and Caroline Strande is three shy of 100.
- Strande ranks third among all BIG EAST players in made 3-pointers (22), she averages two per game.
- Ari Wiggins has been great from 3-point range this year making 72% of her attempts (8-11).
- Karsyn Norman needs four assists on Sunday to reach 100 in her career (45 games).
- Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (27.6).
- Butler's bench scored 37 of the team's 64 points against Wisconsin.
- Cristen Carter ranks third in the league in blocked shots (15) and is seventh in blocks per game (1.2).
- The Bulldogs lead the league in free throw attempts (21.1) and free throws made (14.5) per game.
- Butler has attempted 20 or more free throws in six-straight games and nine times overall.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Creighton 1-0, 7-2
St. John's 0-0, 9-1
UConn 0-0, 8-1
Seton Hall 0-0, 7-2
Marquette 0-0, 6-2
Butler 0-0, 9-3
Georgetown 0-0, 6-4
Villanova 0-0, 6-5
Providence 0-0, 6-6
DePaul 0-0, 3-7
Xavier 0-1, 4-5
 
Scouting Saint Francis                                                                                    
The Red Flash are 2-9 overall with wins over Robert Morris and Delaware State. They took the week off to prepare for the Bulldogs after suffering a 61-45 setback to UMBA last Sunday.  Yanessa Boyd scored a team-high 13 points in the loss, marking the fifth time this season she has scored in double figures. Boyd averages 9.2 points per game this year to lead the team. She shoots 38 percent from the field and is the second-best 3-point shooter on the team behind Airah Lavy. Jade Campbell controls the paint to collect 7.8 rebounds per game and Ineivi Plata is yet another impact player for Saint Francis that leads the team in assists and steals.
 
All-Time Series                                                                                                   
This is the first meeting between the two programs.
 
NET Rankings                                                                                       
NET rankings were updated this week and the Bulldogs are listed at 93rd. UConn leads the league (4) and are one of eight BIG EAST schools to appear in the top 100. All three BU setbacks this season came against top-notch competition. Texas is second in the NET rankings, Vanderbilt is 11th and Wisconsin is 84th.
 
Sarah Armington Named to Indiana Basketball HOF                           
Butler alum Sarah Armington was selected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Armington was a 1991 Indiana All-Star that averaged 24.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.7 steals as a senior at Anderson H.S. Over four seasons at Butler, Armington helped the Bulldogs to a 71-42 slate while netting 1,022 points and 480 rebounds. She ranks 23rd all-time on the Butler women's basketball scoring list.
 
History Has Been Made                                                                                  
The Bulldogs won six games during the month of November for the first time in program history. Head Coach Austin Parkinson guided BU to four November wins in his first season with the program and five in 2023-24. BU also won five games during the opening month of the season in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The November slate of games were highlighted by a 56-46 win over Indiana in front of a record-setting crowd of 4,135 fans!
 
Wednesday's Wisconsin Recap                                                                  
Riley Makalusky and Sydney Jaynes both had 13 points for the Bulldogs. Nine of Makalusky's points came from beyond the arc. She also tied career-high totals with six rebounds and two steals. The first double overtime game for Butler since Feb. 8, 2015 featured each team scoring four points in the first OT, but Wisconsin outscored BU 12-5 in the second overtime. Serah Williams led the Badgers with 36 points and 14 rebounds.
 
Strande Sidelined                                                                                             
Caroline Strande left the Wisconsin game with three minutes to play in the first half and was unable to return to action. There is no timetable for her return at this time.
 
Indy 500                                                                                                                
Kilyn McGuff came to Indianapolis to reach 500 career rebounds. She had a career-high 15 rebounds at Ohio, becoming the first Bulldog to grab 15 or more in a contest since Feb. 17, 2019. McGuff has 44 rebounds over her last four games, pushing her season total to 96.
 
Makalusky Making Shots                                                                               
Riley Makalusky has scored in double figures seven times over her last eight games. She had 11 in the win over UT Martin, 10 at Ohio, and 13 vs. Wisconsin.
 
Well Done Wiggins                                                                                           
Ari Wiggins had a team-high five assists and just one turnover in 30 minutes of action vs. Wisconsin. She has hit a 3-pointer in three-straight games and now has posted more assists than turnovers in eight games.
 
Crazy Eights                                                                                                        
Cristen Carter has scored eight points for Butler in three-straight games. She didn't miss a field goal at Ohio (3-3) and went 4-for-5 from the field against Wisconsin.
 
Bulldogs Off The Bench                                                                                  
Sydney Jaynes and Jocelyn Land gave the team a lift against Wisconsin with 13 and eight points against the Badgers. Jaynes just missed a double-double by adding eight rebounds. Land went 3-for-4 from the field to just miss her season-high point total.
 
Schedule Swap                                                                                                  
Three of Butler's first four BIG EAST games this year will be played on the road, but after their FS1 game at Marquette on Jan. 4, the Bulldogs will host four of their next five opponents at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The only road game during that stretch is a short drive over to Cincinnati to play Xavier.
 
1,000 Point Watch List                                                                                     
Three Bulldogs are closing in on 1,000 career points this year. Caroline Strande is the closest at 931. The graduate guard scored 484 points for BU last year just missing the program's top ten list for most points scored in a single-season. Belmont transfer Kilyn McGuff has 846 career points and Sydney Jaynes is up to 773 points.
 
Cheers To 50                                                                                                       
The Butler women's basketball program is celebrating 50 years of Bulldog basketball in 2024-25. Over the previous 49 years, BU has recorded 689 wins under the direction of nine head coaches. The program record for most wins in a single-season was set in 1980-81 when the Bulldogs went 26-2 under the leadership of Linda Mason. Butler's only NCAA Tournament appearance came in 1995-96 when BU posted a 21-9 overall record.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                 
Butler will head to Chicago to play DePaul on Dec. 21. The 2024-25 BIG EAST opener will be played at Wintrust Arena at 3 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Central.