INDIANAPOLIS - Butler defeated Milwaukee 67-53 on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the win, BU improves to 3-3 on the season while Milwaukee slides to 2-5. Butler was led by Lily Zeinstra who had a game-high 13 points on 50-percent shooting from the floor. 
 
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Zeinstra led the way for BU with 13 points, two rebounds and three assists. 
• Saniya Jackson (12), Addison Baxter (12) and Caroline Dotsey (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
• Dotsey led the squad on the glass, pulling down six rebounds in the contest. 
• Kennedy Langham paced the offense with four assists. 
• Butler forced 20 Milwaukee turnovers and converted them into 32 points. 
• The Bulldogs shot 45.5 percent (25-55) from the floor. 

 
MILWAUKEE HIGHLIGHTS

• Jorey Buwalda led the Panthers with 11 points on 3-for-11 shooting from the floor. 
• Buwalda and Payton Rechlicz pulled down six rebounds apiece for Milwaukee. 
• Sophia Rampulla and Izzy Pugh paced the offense with three assists each. 
• Milwaukee won the rebounding battle 39-31. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets throughout the first quarter as neither side was able to generate a lead with the first frame ending even at 11-11. Dotsey led BU in the first with four points. 
• Butler started the second on an 8-0 run as BU went 4-for-4 from the field behind two buckets from Mallory Miller. BU's offense continued to dominate in the second as Anna Wypych and Zeinstra sank a couple of 3-pointers for BU as the lead ballooned to 14 (31-17). Butler took the 34-21 advantage into the half. 
• The third opened with Butler going on a 9-2 run behind a deep three from Miller. BU then held Milwaukee without a bucket for over three minutes as the lead grew to 24 for the Dawgs. Butler took a commanding 56-33 lead into the final quarter of action. 
• Butler was able to continue its aggressive play in the fourth, holding Milwaukee scoreless for over two minutes after an early five-point spurt from the Panthers. Butler held off Milwaukee's comeback efforts, cruising to the 67-53 win at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will travel to Fort Myers, Florida for the fourth-annual Fort Myers Tip-Off. BU will face Dayton on Friday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. before squaring off with Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. Fans can stream the games live on ION. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.