INDIANAPOLIS - Butler returns to Hinkle Fieldhouse after opening BIG EAST play on the road last week with games at Seton Hall and Marquette. Indiana State and Eastern Illinois will visit Hinkle Fieldhouse this week as the Bulldogs finish nonconference action on Sunday. Thursday's game is the first of a four-game homestand for the Bulldogs that includes their BIG EAST home opener on Dec. 19 against Xavier and finishes with a visit from No. 1 UConn Dec. 28.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025
Time: 7PM 
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (4-6, 0-2 BE) opened BIG EAST action last week with two road games at Seton Hall and Marquette. Butler fell at Seton Hall 70-51, and 80-55 at Marquette. Caroline Dotsey led BU in the two games averaging 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 50-percent from the floor. 
• Last week, Lily Zeinstra was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after an impressive two games at the Ft. Myers Tip-Off. Zeinstra averaged 15.5 points, 2.0 steals, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists. 
• Against Dayton, in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off, Lily Zeinstra set a career-high in points and assists as the sophomore poured in 19 points and six assists in BU's win. Anna Wypych set a career-high in points with 12 in the contest, all of which came from beyond the arc.
• Butler had six players score in double figures against the Flyers (Zeinstra 19, Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). This is the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.
• Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 11.9 points per game. The sophomore is shooting 48.4-percent from the floor and 40.5-percent from beyond the arc. Caroline Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson have been stellar for BU, averaging 8.8 and 7.1 points per game, respectively. Nevaeh pulls down 2.5 rebounds per game while Saniya grabs 3.8.
• Butler currently ranks 98th nationally and sixth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 43.3-percent clip. BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage, sinking 74.3-percent (77th) of its shots from the charity stripe. 
• Lilly Stoddard is 77th nationally in blocks this season with 14 to her credit. Saniya Jackson is 133rd nationally in total steals with 20 to her credit.
• Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
• Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.

 
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE

• Indiana State (4-3) is coming off a 102-50 win over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Monday. Six players scored in double figures for ISU as Tierney Kelsey led the way for the Sycamores with 17 points. 
• Kelsey paces the ISU offense, averaging 18.1 points per game. She is shooting 43.6-percent from the floor while sinking 31.3-percent of her shots from behind the arc. 
• Amerie Flowers leads Indiana State on the glass, pulling down 8.1 rebounds per game. 
• Marc Mitchell is in his second season at the helm of the Sycamores. Previously, he was the head coach at the University of Indianapolis. 

 
2025-26 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women's Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
 
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
 
Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.
 
The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.
 
Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer's tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.
 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 14 as BU hosts Eastern Illinois in its final nonconference game of the season. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 2 p.m. and fans can find a link to live stats on Butlersports.com.