The Butler women's basketball team is 3-0 to start the Maria Marchesano Era after defeating the Central Michigan Chippewas 74-42 on Sunday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse Thursday evening to host the North Dakota State Bison, with tip scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Jonathan Matthes and Will Hicks on the call. Bulldog fans can 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 calling the action.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026
Time: 7 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. | Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Listen: Butler Sports App & Butler Athletics MIXLR
Watch: ESPN+
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​ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler defeated Central Michigan, 74-42 on Sunday afternoon in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Nevaeh Jackson led all scorers in the contest with 21 points. The senior added six assists, six steals, four rebounds and a block to her stat line against the Chippewas.
• Jacy Weisbrod had her best outing as a Bulldog against CMU, scoring 14 points in only 18 minutes of action. The graduate student shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and was 5-for-10 from the floor. She added two rebounds and two steals while being +16 while on the court.
• In a 3-0 week for Butler, Nevaeh Jackson (14.0 ppg), Saniya Jackson (11.7 ppg) and Taya Ellis (10.3 ppg) all averaged double figures. Judit Valero (9.7 ppg) and Tamar Singer (9.7 ppg) followed closely behind, almost averaging double figures as well.
• In a productive opening week for the Bulldogs, Nevaeh Jackson averaged 14.0 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game, 4.0 assists per game and 3.3 steals per game.
• Another vital piece of the backcourt, Singer, averaged 9.7 points per game, 9.3 assists per game, 5.0 steals per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. Singer ranks second nationally in assists with 28 to her credit. The Haifa, Israel native also leads the team in double-doubles, with two in the first three games of the season.
• Last Thursday, Butler defeated Lipscomb, 104-57, and it was a record night for the Bulldogs. For the first time in program history, BU had six players in double figures for the second consecutive game. Lili Krasovec (15), Singer (13), Saniya Jackson (13), Valero (12), Ellis (10), and Laniah Wills (10) all eclipsed the double-digit mark against the Bisons.
• The Lipscomb game was the first time in program history that three players recorded double-doubles in the same game. Singer (13 points, 13 assists), Ellis (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Wills (10 points, 10 rebounds) were the three Bulldogs who recorded double-doubles. Wills's 10 points and 10 rebounds are both career-bests for the freshman.
• The Bulldogs' win over Lipscomb marked the first time in program history that the team has scored 100+ points in back-to-back games. Butler also scored the most points in a quarter in program history against the Bisons, posting 37 in the third quarter. The 37-point quarter bettered the previous mark of 35 that BU scored against Northeastern in the 2019 WNIT tournament.
• Butler ranks top 15 nationally in multiple categories: assists per game (13th, 23.7 apg), bench points per game (15th, 41.7), steals per game (13th, 19.3 spg) and scoring offense (15th, 95.3 ppg).
• In the first three games of the season, the Bulldogs have scored 160 points in the paint. BU has limited its opponents to only 54 paint points across that stretch.
• 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.
• BU's transfer class includes 2025-26 MAC All-Defensive selection Singer (Miami Ohio), Horizon League All-Freshman selection Karina Bystry (Northern Kentucky), Lili Krasovec (Purdue Fort Wayne), Destiny Macharia (Purdue Fort Wayne), Valero (FIU), Ellis (Bowling Green) and Weisbrod (Northern Michigan). Both Krasovec and Macharia followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne to Indianapolis.
• Butler's roster has players from five different states (Indiana, Wisconsin, Maryland, Tennessee, Illinois) and five different countries (Israel, Spain, Hungary, Canada, Australia).

 
SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA STATE

• NDSU enters Thursday's matchup with a 1-2 overall record after a narrow 66-60 loss to Creighton on Monday night in Fargo, N.D.
• Karrington Asp leads the Bison offense, averaging 19.3 points per game in NDSU's first three games of the season.
• Sophie Hawkinson paces the offense, dishing out 3.7 helpers per game. Miriley Simon leads the squad on the glass, pulling down seven rebounds per game.
• Jory Collins is in his eighth season at the helm of the Bison.

 
ABOUT THE SERIES

• This will be the first meeting between the two sides in program history.

 
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
Butler will once again hit the road this weekend and will travel to Martin, Tenn. to take on the UT Martin Skyhawks. Tip-off at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.