Butler University Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS - Butler defeated Lipscomb, 104-57, on Thursday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse as a trio of Bulldogs registered double-doubles. Tamar Singer (13 points, 13 assists), Taya Ellis (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Laniah Wills (10 points, 10 rebounds) each accomplished the feat.
 
What was a four-point advantage for the Bulldogs at halftime turned into a 47-point victory. The third quarter proved decisive, as Butler scored 37 points in the frame. Butler's 37-point third quarter is a new program record, bettering the previous mark of 35 that BU scored against Northeastern in the 2019 WNIT.
 
Butler had six players in double figures for the second time this season. It is the first time in program history that BU has had back-to-back games with six players in double figures. Butler has surpassed 100 points in back-to-back games, marking the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have hit triple-digits in consecutive games.
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With the win, Butler improves to 2-0, while Lipscomb slides to 0-2.
 
​BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Lili Krasovec led the Bulldogs with 15 points. The senior added five rebounds and a steal in 22 minutes of action.
• Judit Valero chipped in 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal.
• Singer recorded her second double-double in as many games, recording a career-high 13 assists to go with 13 points. She added two rebounds and six steals in 29 minutes.
• Saniya Jackson recorded 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal.
• Ellis recorded her first double-double in a Bulldog uniform with 10 points and 10 rebounds in only 16 minutes.
• Wills recorded the first double-double of her collegiate career, pulling down 10 rebounds to go with 10 points.
• Butler shot 46.9 percent from the field (38-81) and shot 80 percent from the charity stripe (20-25).
• BU outrebounded Lipscomb 50-29. Butler also dominated the paint, scoring 58 points to Lipscomb's 22.
• Butler has scored 100+ points in both games this season.
• All 13 Bulldogs played in the contest with 11 of them scoring. 

 
LIPSCOMB HIGHLIGHTS

• McKayla Miller led all scorers with 23 points, 20 of which came in the first half. Miller added seven rebounds and three steals.
• Lexi Primus, Mia Smith and Hope Counts all had two helpers apiece.
• Lipscomb shot 38.2 percent (21-55) from the floor and shot 26.1 percent (6-23) from beyond the arc.
• Lipscomb's biggest lead was four points with just over two minutes left in the first quarter.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets early in the first quarter, but it was the Bisons who jumped out to an early 10-7 lead. Butler was able to take the lead with just under a minute left in the first courtesy of a Valero 3-pointer. Lipscomb was able to grab a bucket just before the buzzer as the visitors took the one-point advantage (19-18) into the second frame.
• The second quarter started similar to the first, with both sides going back and forth trading buckets. Butler was able to retake the lead at 29-26 with just over four minutes left in the quarter. Lipscomb retook the lead at 31-29 behind a 5-0 run. Butler rallied late in the quarter, and a Krasovec 3-pointer at the buzzer gave BU the 38-34 lead at the break.
• After an opening 3-pointer from the Bisons, Butler had a three-point play of their own as Saniya Jackson converted a bucket through contact and sank her free throw. After back-to-back buckets from Lipscomb, Butler went on a 10-0 run fueled by four points from Krasovec, which forced the Bisons to take a timeout with BU ahead, 51-42. Butler continued to dominate after the timeout, hitting seven-of-seven shots out of the break as the Bulldog lead ballooned to 14 (59-45). The Bulldogs continued to apply pressure, going on a 6-0 run as the lead grew to 20 (67-47). Butler took the 75-49 advantage into the final frame.
• The Bulldogs opened the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run, forcing another Lipscomb timeout early in the frame. Butler continued to dominate over the final minutes of action as BU secured the 104-57 victory at the final whistle.

 
​​UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 8, as the Bulldogs travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to take on Central Michigan. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.