The Butler women's basketball team improved to 8-2 on Thursday night after recording a gritty 70-60 win over UT Martin. The Bulldogs outscored the Skyhawks 21-11 in the fourth quarter behind a 12-0 scoring run sparked by Caroline Strande and Lily Zeinstra.
 
BU trailed by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter but would fight back to tie the contest at 58-58 after an old-fashioned 3-point play from Strande. The Bulldogs leading scorer came up with six-straight to pull Butler even and back-to-back clutch 3-pointers from Zeinstra would follow to give Butler a 65-58 lead with just over a minute to play.
 
Zeinstra led Butler with 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting. She went 3-for-4 from distance and added a pair of free throws. Riley Makalusky was in the box score with 11 points and Kilyn McGuff had another double-double with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
 
Butler made adjustments throughout the matchup to get multiple players involved offensively. They had six turnovers in the first quarter and 11 at the half, but still led by 10 after 20 minutes of action. BU only had two turnovers in the second half, helping them secure their 10-point win.
 
The Bulldogs shot 46 percent from the field and 38 percent from behind the arc. McGuff had two triples while Makalusky added one. Karsyn Norman and Caroline Strande each had nine points while Cristen Carter added eight.
 
Butler's final non-conference road trip is up next with the Bulldogs heading to Ohio to face the Bobcats on Sunday. Tip is set for 1 p.m.