FT. MYERS, Fla.  - Butler defeated the Dayton Flyers 92-66 on Friday evening in the Bulldogs' first game of the Ft. Myers Tip-Off behind a career-high 19 points from Lily Zeinstra. With the win, Butler improves to 4-3 on the season while the Flyers slide to 3-3. 
 
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Zeinstra led the Bulldogs with a career-high 19 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting effort from the floor. The sophomore tallied a career-high six assists while chipping in three rebounds. 
• Anna Wypych was spectacular, scoring a career-high 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from behind the arc. 
• Caroline Dotsey (12), Saniya Jackson (11), Mallory Miller (10) and Nevaeh Jackson (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
• Lilly Stoddard led the squad on the glass, pulling down seven rebounds in the contest. 
• All 11 Bulldogs that saw action scored in the contest. 
• Butler forced 15 Dayton turnovers marking the 10th-consecutive game Butler has forced its opponents to commit double digit turnovers. 
• BU won the rebounding battle 33-26. 
• Butler shot 59.3-percent (32-54) from the floor and 57.7-percent (15-26) from beyond the arc. 

 
DAYTON HIGHLIGHTS

• Ajok Madol led the Flyers with 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the floor. 
• Fatima Ibrahim led Dayton on the glass with six rebounds. 
• Madol paced the offense with four assists. 
• Dayton shot 43.5-percent (27-62) from the floor. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dayton scored the opening bucket of the game before Butler held the Flyers scoreless for the next three minutes as BU strung together a 7-0 run, giving the Dawgs an early 7-2 advantage. After a bucket and a free throw from Dayton, Butler staged an 8-0 run with all eight points coming from the Jackson twins. Another three-pointer from Zeinstra forced Dayton to take a timeout with the Dawgs up 18-7 with under two minutes left in the frame. The first quarter ended with the Dawgs up, 20-9. 
• Dayton opened the second quarter with two quick buckets before Butler was able to string together a 24-2 run as the Bulldog lead ballooned to 29 with just under two minutes left in the quarter. Butler continued to dominate through the end of the second as the Bulldogs took the 47-19 lead into the half. 
• Butler continued to dominate the Flyers, scoring 16 points to Dayton's 11 through the first six minutes of the third. Jayda Johnson hit three-consecutive 3-pointers for the Flyers before the third quarter ended with Butler ahead, 67-41. 
• Dayton started the fourth frame on a 13-7 run, forcing Butler to take a timeout with just under seven minutes left in the contest. Butler was able to close out the Flyers over the final minutes of the game, securing the 92-66 victory at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will be back in action tomorrow as the Dawgs take on Georgia in their second game of the Ft. Myers Tip-Off. Tip is slated for 5 p.m. at Sun Coast Credit Union and fans can watch the game live on ION.