The Butler women's basketball team is 2-0 to start the Maria Marchesano Era and will take that record on the road for the first time, traveling to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a Sunday tip against the Central Michigan Chippewas. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
Time: 1 PM
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. / McGuirk Arena
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
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​ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler defeated Lipscomb, 104-57 on Thursday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse 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), Tamar Singer (13), Saniya Jackson (13), Judit Valero (12), Taya Ellis (10), and Laniah Wills (10) all eclipsed the double-digit mark against the Bisons.
• Thursday's game was also 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.
• Through two games, Singer leads the nation in assists with 23 to her credit. The junior dished out 10 helpers in the season opener against Tennessee Tech and added 13 against Lipscomb, which is a new career-high for the point guard. Singer is also tied for first nationally in double-doubles with two in two games so far. The floor general is also 11th nationally in steals with nine.
• Butler ranks top 15 nationally in multiple categories: assists per game (12th, 26.0 apg), free throws made per game (10th, 23.50) and scoring offense (12th, 106 ppg).
• In the first two games of the season, the Bulldogs have scored 128 points in the paint. BU has limited its opponents to only 42 paint points in the first two games.
• Butler's bench has contributed 91 points in two games thus far. Averaging 45.5 bench points per game ranks 26th nationally.
• 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 Singer (Miami Ohio), Horizon League All-Freshman selection Bystry (Northern Kentucky), Lili Krasovec (Purdue Fort Wayne), Destiny Macharia (Purdue Fort Wayne), Valero (FIU), Ellis (Bowling Green) and Jacy Weisbrod (Northern Michigan). Both Krasovec and Macharia followed Marchesano from Purdue Fort Wayne to Indianapolis.
• Laniah 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).

 
SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN

• Central Michigan enters Sunday's contest with a 0-2 record, dropping games to Old Dominion (62-58) and No. 18/20 Ohio State (103-36).
• Summer Davis leads the CMU offense, averaging 14.5 points per game.
• Summer Davis and Indya Davis lead the squad on the glass, pulling down seven rebounds a game.
• Kristin Haynie is in her fourth season at the helm of CMU.

 
ABOUT THE SERIES

• This will be the fourth meeting in the series history between the two sides, which dates back to the 1995-96 season.
• Butler is 2-1 against CMU. Last season, the Chippewas pulled out a 68-59 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

 
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 return to Indianapolis to host North Dakota State on Thursday, Nov. 12. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is 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 on the call.