The Butler women's basketball team will open the 2026-27 season on Monday morning as Tennessee Tech visits Hinkle Fieldhouse for the Bulldogs' season opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. as BU hosts its annual Kids Day Game, with local Indianapolis schools in attendance. In partnership with the NCAA, this game will serve as our annual Readers Become Leaders event. Close to 3,500 Indianapolis students and their teachers will be in attendance as the program encourages young students to continue reading in school.
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The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Brendan King and Eva Hallman on the call. Bulldog fans can now also listen to the live audio broadcast of the game on the Butler Sports App or the Butler Athletics MIXLR page with John Nolan and Owen Priscott on the call.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
Time: 11 AM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Butler Sports App & Butler Athletics MIXLR
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Maria Marchesano, a 2005 Butler alum, returned in April and was named the 10th head coach in program history. Marchesano's 14-year head-coaching career includes 234 wins.
• The Bulldogs' preseason included two exhibitions, both wins against Ball State and Franklin College.
• Against Franklin, seven Bulldogs scored in double figures, with Taya Ellis (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Laniah Wills (11 points, 10 rebounds) both recording double-doubles in the game.
• Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson are the lone returners for Butler. BU added 11 new players this offseason with four freshmen and seven transfers joining the squad.
• Saniya Jackson averaged 5.5 rebounds per game and 1.9 steals per game last year, both marks led the squad. The redshirt-junior started all 31 games for BU and averaged 9.2 points per game while playing 30.4 minutes per game.
• BU's transfer class includes 2025-26 MAC All-Defensive selection Tamar Singer (Miami Ohio), Horizon League All-Freshman selection Karina Bystry (Northern Kentucky), Lili Krasovec (Purdue Fort Wayne), Destiny Macharia (Purdue Fort Wayne), Judit Valero (FIU), Ellis (Bowling Green) and Jacy Weisbrod (Northern Michigan). Both Krasovec and Macharia followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne to Indianapolis. 
• Wills, Olivia Hastings, Lexi Baer and Sage Miskel comprised Butler's 2025-26 signing class and are the four freshmen on the roster. Miskel is the daughter of former Butler men's basketball Academic All-American, Chris Miskel.
• Butler's roster has players from five different states (Indiana, Wisconsin, Maryland, Tennessee, Illinois) and five different countries (Israel, Spain, Hungary, Canada, Australia).
• The Bulldogs will play 20 BIG EAST games, facing all 10 conference opponents both at Hinkle Fieldhouse and on the road.
• Butler went 12-19 in 2025-26, posting a 9-8 record at Hinkle. BU finished 6-14 in BIG EAST play and did not play in the postseason.

 
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH

• The Golden Eagles posted a 15-14 record last season with an 8-12 record in SoCon action.
• Tennessee Tech had three players average double figures last season in Chloe Larry (13.6 ppg), Reghan Grimes (13.5 ppg) and Reagan Hurst (12.0 ppg). None of the trio return in 2026.
• Tennessee Tech will look for transfers Savannah Davis (Middle Tennessee) and Morgan Sieper (Southern Miss) to contribute heavily on offense.
• Kim Rosamond enters her 11th season at the helm of the Golden Eagles. She has led the program to eight consecutive winning seasons and will look to replicate that success during the 2026-27 season.

ABOUT THE SERIES

• This will be the second all-time meeting between the two programs.
• The last time the two sides met was the 1989-90 season. Tennessee Tech won that contest.

 
2026-27 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Fans will be able to purchase single-game tickets online at ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets or in person at the Butler Athletics Ticket Office at Hinkle Fieldhouse (which is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.). Season tickets for the 2026-27 basketball season are still on sale at butlersports.com/seasontickets. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.
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UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Thursday, Nov. 5 as Lipscomb visits Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Greg Rakestraw and Dante Lang on the call. Fans can also listen live on the Butler Sports App or the Butler Athletics MIXLR page. More information about the game can be found on Butlersports.com.