The Bulldogs will go for their second-straight BIG EAST win on Tuesday night when they host the Georgetown Hoyas for a 7 p.m. tip. Butler heads into the contest with an 11-7 overall record while the Hoyas enter at 8-8. Each program is 1-4 in the BIG EAST standings.
 
Game Day
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com
Watch: FloSports.com – BEDN
 
Bulldog Bits
- Kilyn McGuff led Butler to victory against Providence with 14 points and seven rebounds.
- McGuff has scored in double figures 11 times this year including in each of Butler's last three games.
- McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 27th in the nation in double-doubles (7).
- McGuff leads the team and ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game (8.1).
- McGuff has led Butler in rebounding 14 times this year, including in each of Butler's last four games.
- BU is third in the league in rebound margin (+3.1).
- McGuff is the only Bulldog to average 30+ minutes of playing time per game.
- McGuff and Karsyn Norman are the only two players on the roster to start in every game this year.
- Karsyn Norman tied her career-high point total vs. Providence with 11 against the Friars.
- Norman set new career-high marks by going 4-for-4 from the free throw line on Wednesday night.
- The Bulldogs lead the league in free throw attempts (19.2) and free throws made (13.3) per game.
- Norman led Butler with six assists against PC; it was the fifth time this year she reached six in a game.
- Sydney Jaynes had 13 points in the win over PC.
- Jaynes has scored in double figures, and has hit a 3-pointer in three-straight games.
- The Bulldogs are 9-2 this year when three players score in double figures.
- Butler limited Providence to just 16 second half points in their 10-point BIG EAST win.
- BU was only whistled for four fouls against the Friars.
- Butler is now 7-2 in games played at Hinkle.
- Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (24.9).
 
Scouting Georgetown                                                                       
The Hoyas have lost three-straight and head to Hinkle Fieldhouse with an 8-8 overall record. Georgetown is now 1-4 in BIG EAST action taking recent losses to UConn, Villanova, and Seton Hall. Their lone conference win came at home over Xavier. Head Coach Darnell Haney has a trio of student-athletes impacting games on a nightly basis. Graduate guard Kelsey Ransom leads the league in scoring (19.9) and is second in assists (4.4). She's the league leader in minutes played and is second in free throw attempts. Ariel Jenkins is the top rebounder in the BIG EAST averaging 10.2 per game and Victoria Rivera is one of the best 3-point shooters in the conference, making nearly three per contest.
 
All-Time Series                                                                                                   
Georgetown leads the all-time series against Butler 12-11. The Hoyas took the slim lead by sweeping the Bulldogs one year ago. They won 60-55 at Hinkle Fieldhouse and 70-63 at McDonough Arena. Butler however swept Georgetown in Coach Parkinson's first season at the helm. They won 72-48 on the road and 58-56 at home in 2022-23.
 
Last Game vs. The Hoyas                                                                               
Georgetown snapped Butler's four-game winning streak last February with a 70-63 victory in Washington, D.C. Kelsey Ransom led all players with 31 points. Butler's leading scorer was Riley Makalusky with 21. Makalusky made three 3-pointers in the first quarter and only missed two shots the entire game. Eight of Butler's 11 made field goals in the first half came from behind the arc and the Bulldogs would shoot 41 percent from long range in the game (12-29). A back and forth first half featured 14 lead changes over the opening 20 minutes. The two teams were tied 33-33 at the half, but GU used a 6-0 scoring run to take a 57-52 lead heading into the fourth. Butler had a chance to tie the game with less than a minute remaining, but the Hoya defense got a stop and would pull out the seven-point win.
 
Focused On Free Throws                                                                                
The Bulldogs have made 35 of their last 40 free throw attempts, shooting 87.5 percent over their last three games. They made 12 of their 13 tries in the win over Providence (92.3%). It marked the first game for BU to shoot over 90 percent from the line (min. 13 attempts) since Nov. 20, 2023.
 
First 50                                                                                                                  
Cristen Carter and Riley Makalusky will each appear in their 50th game for Butler on Tuesday. Carter has started in 30 games for the Bulldogs and is just seven rebounds shy of 200. Makalusky has also started in 30 games for BU and has made 52 3-pointers over her first 50 games. She is also just four rebounds away from 100.
 
'Dawgs Playing D                                                                                               
The Bulldogs are now 7-1 when they keep their opponent under 60 points. They limited Indiana to 46 points, Santa Clara to 50 and recently kept Providence to just 47. Butler's 10-point win over the Friars made the team 6-1 in games decided by 6-10 points. Their first BIG EAST win came after two tough road losses at Creighton and Marquette. BU fell by just four to the Bluejays and three to the Golden Eagles.
 
Add to the Offense                                                                                            
Ari Wiggins and Sydney Jaynes have added an extra wrinkle to the Butler offense this season. Wiggins is shooting 58 percent from behind the arc and Jaynes has extended her range to shoot 50 percent from deep. Wiggins is 10-for-17 this year, a vast improvement over last year when she went 10-for-38. Jaynes is now 9-for-18 as a senior after going 7-for-27 as a junior.
 
A First for Butler Women's Basketball                                                       
The Butler women's basketball game against UConn set for Saturday, Feb. 22 is officially sold out! The final home game of the regular season will set a new program single-game attendance record with more than 9,000 fans expected to be at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Strande To Miss Rest of the Season                                             
Caroline Strande left the Wisconsin game due to injury on Dec. 11 (ankle) and remained sidelined for the next two games. She returned to action against Seton Hall in the BIG EAST home opener on Dec. 29 and suffered a season-ending knee injury.
 
What's Missing?                                                                                                
Caroline Strande and Jordan Meulemans provided Butler with 710 points last year. Strande led the team with her 15.1 scoring average and was recognized as a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. She became the first Bulldog in program history to lead her team in points, rebounds and assists during the same season. Meulemans also suffered a knee injury before the start of the regular season. She made 61 3-pointers last year, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.
 
18 3-Pointers                                                                                        
The Bulldogs set a single-game program record against Saint Francis by hitting 18 3-pointers. Eight different players made at least one 3-pointer and no Bulldog made more than four. As a team, BU shot 56.3 percent from behind the arc, making 18 of their 32 attempts. The old record of 16 was reached two times previously. BU hit 16 3-pointers at Georgetown on Jan. 11, 2014 and the 2023-24 team matched that effort with 16 against St. Thomas in game two of the Tiger Turkey Tip-Off.
 
10 Wins                                                                                                                 
The Bulldogs reached 10 non-conference wins before the start of BIG EAST play for just the second time since joining conference. Butler went 6-2 in November and highlighted that stretch of action with a 56-46 home win over Indiana. The victory came in front of a record-setting crowd of 4,135 fans.
 
Up Next                                                                                                                 
Butler will play at Xavier on Saturday, Jan. 18. The 2 p.m. tip from the Cintas Center will be the 55th meeting between the two programs.