Final Non-Conference Road Game Sends Butler to Ohio

Story Links

The Bulldogs will be in Athens this weekend to play Ohio on Sunday afternoon. The 1 p.m. tip on ESPN+ will be the fifth meeting between the two programs.
 
GameDay
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Location: Athens, Ohio – Convocation Center
Live Stats: OhioBobcats.com
Watch: ESPN+
 
Bulldog Bits
– Butler is the first BIG EAST school to reach eight wins this season.
– Lily Zeinstra led Butler in scoring for the first time in her career on Thursday night (13 points).
– Zeinstra and Caroline Strande sparked a 13-0 fourth quarter scoring run to outscore the Skyhawks 21-11.
– Zeinstra went 3-for-4 from 3-point range to lead BU from behind the arc.
– Ari Wiggins has been great from 3-point range this year making 75% of her attempts (6-8).
– Karsyn Norman had a season-high nine points, four assists and zero turnovers in 22 minutes vs. UT Martin.
– Norman ranks fourth in the league in assist to turnover ratio.
– Kilyn McGuff recorded her fourth double-double of the year vs. UT Martin with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
– McGuff leads the BIG EAST in double-doubles.
– McGuff needs seven rebounds to reach 500 in her collegiate career.
– McGuff leads the team and ranks fifth in the conference in rebounds per game (7.2).
– McGuff needs just four more 3-pointers to reach 100 in her career and Strande is five shy of 100.
– Strande ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in points per game with her 15.6 scoring average.
– Strande ranks third among all BIG EAST players in made 3-pointers (20).
– Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (28.0).
– Cristen Carter ranks third in the league in blocked shots (14) and is sixth in blocks per game (1.4).
– The Bulldogs lead the league in free throw attempts (20.6) and free throws made (14.7) per game.
– Butler has attempted 20 or more free throws in four-straight games and seven times overall.
 
BIG EAST Standings
Creighton 1-0, 6-2
UConn 0-0, 7-0
St. John’s 0-0, 7-1
Butler 0-0, 8-2
Marquette 0-0, 5-2
Seton Hall 0-0, 5-2
Villanova 0-0, 5-2
Georgetown 0-0, 5-3
Providence 0-0, 5-5
DePaul 0-0, 3-6
Xavier 0-1, 4-4
 
Scouting Ohio                                                                                      
The Bobcats are 2-4 at the start of the season with victories over George Washington and Ohio Christian. They are averaging 61 points per game while allowing 69. Head Coach Bob Boldon took over the Bobcat program prior to the 2013-14 season and has become the winningest coach in program history, reaching the 100-win mark faster than any other Bobcat women’s basketball coach. This year’s team takes more 3-pointers than any other Mid-American Conference team. Bailey Tabeling leads the team in mak…