Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Butler fell to the Providence College Friars 73-64 on Wednesday evening in Providence, Rhode Island. With the loss Butler slides to 9-16 on the season and 3-12 in BIG EAST play while the Friars improve to 12-14 overall and 5-10 in conference action. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Kennedy Langham led a trio of Bulldogs in double figures with 12 points on an efficient 4-for-5 shooting performance from the floor. Lily Zeinstra (10) and Nevaeh Jackson (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 
• Saniya Jackson led the squad on the glass, pulling down six rebounds. 
• Mallory Miller paced the offense, dishing out four assists in the contest. 
• Butler shot 23-for-53 (43.4%) from the floor and shot 4-for-16 (25%) from beyond the arc. 
• BU forced 17 PC turnovers. 
• Anna Wypych made her first collegiate start. 

PROVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Sabou Gueye led all scorers with 19 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the floor. Teneisia Brown (16), Orlagh Gormley (13) and Nalani Kaysia (10) rounded out the Friars in double figures. 
• Gueye and Brown led PC on the glass, pulling down a game-high eight rebounds apiece. 
• Ashley Dinges paced the Friar offense, dishing out four assists. 
• Providence shot 26-for-51 (51%) from the floor and shot 4-for-12 (33.3%) from beyond the arc. 
• PC outrebounded Butler 36-25. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets to open the game after the Friars got on the board first. Providence held the narrow 9-8 advantage at the media timeout of the first quarter. Butler closed the first frame with the narrow 20-18 lead after a buzzer-beater three from Gabby Wilke. 
• Providence strung together a 7-0 run early in the second quarter as the Friar lead grew to as many as six (29-23). Both sides continued to go back and forth throughout the frame. PC finished the quarter on a 7-2 run and took the 35-28 lead into the half. 
• Both sides continued to go back and forth in the third, trading buckets on nearly every possession. PC held an eight-point lead (49-41) at the end of the third frame as the Bulldogs looked to claw back in the final 10 minutes of action. 
• PC attempted to put the Bulldogs away early in the fourth as the PC lead grew to as many as 12 (58-46). BU would not go away as the Dawgs were able to cut the deficit to seven with under a minute left in the game. BU was unable to complete the comeback, as the Friars secured the 73-64 victory at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 14 as the St. John's Red Storm visit Hinkle Fieldhouse for a BIG EAST Conference matchup. Tip-off between the two sides is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Kelsie Kasper and Alexis Ayala on the call.