The second meeting between Butler and Creighton will feature the second-place team in conference standings visiting Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. The Bluejays and Bulldogs will come together for a 7 p.m. tip tomorrow after facing off the first time on New Year's Day. The BIG EAST Road Trip contest is the first of two home games on the schedule for BU this week.
 
Game Day
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com
Watch: FloSports.com – BEDN
 
Bulldog Bits
- Lily Carmody set career-high totals at Xavier with five steals and seven rebounds.
- Lily Zeinstra came up with a career-high three steals against the Musketeers.
- BU forced Xavier into committing 22 turnovers.
- Cristen Carter and Sydney Jaynes shared the team lead in scoring at Xavier with nine points each.
- Jaynes is averaging 10 points per game since becoming a starter (12/29).
- Kilyn McGuff had a team-high nine rebounds, seven points, and a steal in Cincinnati.
- McGuff drilled all three of her 3-point attempts at D.J. Sokol Arena.
- McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 33rd in the nation in double-doubles (7).
- McGuff leads the team and ranks third in the conference in rebounds per game (8.0).
- BU is third in the league in rebound margin (+4.1).
- Butler crushed Xavier on the glass 31-19.
- The Bulldogs had 16 offensive rebounds in their last game. They average 12 offensive boards per game.
- Butler is 8-2 at home this year and 4-2 when playing on Wednesday's.
- Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (24.1).
- Butler's bench scored 29 of the team's 64 points at Creighton in the first meeting.
- Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen were responsible for 23 of Creighton's first 25 points in the first meeting.
- Creighton used a 9-0 scoring run in the first quarter to collect a 17-9 lead against Butler.
- An 8-2 Butler scoring run would open up the second half for the Bulldogs.
- Creighton didn't have a 20-point quarter against Butler in the first meeting.
 
BIG EAST Standings
UConn 8-0, 17-2
Creighton 7-0, 15-3
Seton Hall 5-2, 13-5
Villanova 4-3, 10-9
DePaul 4-3, 9-11
Marquette 3-3, 11-6
Butler 2-5, 12-8
Georgetown 2-5, 9-9
Providence 2-6, 9-12
St. John's 1-6, 11-7
Xavier 1-6, 6-12
 
Scouting Creighton                                                                            
The Bluejays have won six in-a-row and are still undefeated in league play with a 7-0 record. They beat DePaul at home over the weekend (92-71) and will visit Indianapolis before a showdown against UConn this weekend at D.J. Sokol Arena. Head Coach Jim Flanery is in his 23rd season at Creighton. This year's team leads the BIG EAST in free throw percentage (79.4) and 3-point field goal percentage (37.3). CU averages nine made 3-pointers per game. Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen are the top two shooters on the team. Maly is fourth in the nation in 3-point percentage (48.5) and second in the conference in made 3-pointers with 47. Jensen makes two 3-pointers per game and ranks third among her peers in assists per game (4.1).
 
All-Time Series                                                                                                   
Creighton holds a 17-8 lead over Butler in the all-time series. The Bluejays have won eight-straight to increase their advantage. Butler's last win came on Feb. 21, 2020. They won 76-61 at Hinkle. It was a season series sweep in 2019-20 as Butler also won at D.J. Sokol that year 73-67.
 
Last Game vs. The Bluejays                                                            
Lauren Jensen led Creighton to victory in the first meeting with 24 points to mark her 30th career game with 20 or more points. Morgan Maly also impacted the outcome with 17 points and 10 rebounds to record her eighth career double-double. Butler outscored Creighton by eight points in the second half, but were unable to come up with the road win. Lily Carmody scored a team-high 16 points while Kilyn McGuff added 15. McGuff grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and had a team-high three steals. Sydney Jaynes went 5-for-9 from the field as she chipped in 11 points.
 
Focused On Free Throws                                                                                
The Bulldogs have made 56 of their last 67 free throw attempts, shooting 83.5 percent over their last five games. BU went 14-for-18 from the line in their last game at Xavier. Kilyn McGuff was responsible for half of those makes, going 7-for-9 in the contest. BU leads the league in free throw attempts per game (18.7) and free throws made per game (13.1).
 
Closing In on 1,000 Points                                                                             
Kilyn McGuff is 54 points away from 1,000 in her collegiate career. The Belmont transfer has scored 223 this year and is averaging a team-best 11.2 points per game. McGuff is also on pace to reach 600 rebounds in her career. After securing nine at Xavier, her career total moved to 580.
 
Tough Luck                                                                                                          
The Bulldogs are now 0-3 in games decided by five points or less. They are 7-1 in games decided by 6-10 points.
 
BIG EAST Road Trip                                                                                           
The BIG EAST Road Trip will feature two hours of pre-game entertainment and activities, including free throw challenges, spirit squad and mascot appearances, and photo opportunities with the BIG EAST championship trophy. All activities will be open to students, alumni, and fans, providing an inclusive and exciting gameday atmosphere.
 
Six, Seven, Eight                                                                                                
After recording five steals in the setback at Xavier, freshman Lily Carmody moved up to sixth in the conference in steals per game, averaging two per contest. Kilyn McGuff went 7-for-9 from the free throw line and now ranks seventh in the league in free throw percentage (74.6). Karsyn Norman is the third member of this trio. She played 28 minutes against Xavier and didn't turn the ball over once. She now ranks eighth among all BIG EAST players in assist to turnover ratio.
 
Milestone Markers                                                                                            
Karsyn Norman is six rebounds shy of 100 in her career and fellow point guard Ari Wiggins is four field goals away from 100 in her career. Wiggins has made 21 3-pointers during her time at Butler after not making one in 37 games at Michigan. Her next defensive rebound will also push her career total to 100.
 
What's Missing?                                                                                                
Caroline Strande and Jordan Meulemans are both out for the rest of the season. Meulemans was sidelined just days before Butler's first game and Strande suffered a season-ending injury on Dec. 29 vs. Seton Hall. Strande was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection last year and became the first Bulldog in program history to lead the team in points, rebounds and assists during the same season. Meulemans 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 stay in Indianapolis this weekend to host DePaul on Jan. 26. The Sunday tip will go up at 2 p.m. on FloSports.com. The Blue Demons defeated the Bulldogs 66-43 in the first meeting at Wintrust Arena. Taylor Johnson-Matthews scored a game-high 22 points and Jorie Allen added a double-double. Butler was led by Lily Carmody and her 12-point performance.