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The Butler women’s basketball team took a 50-49 loss at Xavier on Saturday afternoon to move their overall record to 12-8.
BU took a one point lead with one minute to play in the fourth quarter, but their comeback bid fell short with the Musketeers scoring the game-winner six seconds before the final buzzer. Riley Makalusky scored in transition to give Butler a 49-48 lead. The field goal was just Butler’s 16th of the game and pushed Makalusky up to eight points in the game.
Xavier called timeout after the go-ahead bucket and the Bulldogs got a stop with Lily Carmody getting a steal. Carmody was unable to convert on the next possession and Loren Christie’s layup with six seconds would decide the outcome. Christie had 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting for the home team and Meri Kanerva was the team’s leading scorer with 16. Xavier ended the game making four of their last five field goal attempts. They shot 54 percent from the field and limited BU to just 33 percent shooting. The Bulldogs never got going from long range, shooting 3-for-21 from behind the arc. Cristen Carter and Sydney Jaynes led the offensive attack with nine points each. Each BU forward added five rebounds to their stat total. Inside the Box Score- Kilyn McGuff added seven points and a team-high nine rebounds- Lily Carmody chipped in with six points and seven rebounds- Butler turned the ball over 19 times on Saturday- Xavier outscored Butler 18-9 in the first quarter- BU limited Xavier to six points in the second quarter and nine in the fourth- BU went on a 10-0 run in the second quarter- Xavier won the points in the paint battle 28-18- Butler’s bench was responsible for 21 points Up NextButler’s BIG EAST Road Trip game will land on Jan. 22 next week with Creighton coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday. The 7 p.m. tip will stream on FloSports.com.
