Butler Announces 2025-26 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Schedule

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2025-26 BIG EAST Schedule

The BIG EAST portion of Butler’s women’s basketball schedule features all 10 BIG EAST opponents visiting Hinkle Fieldhouse in addition to the Bulldogs making the trip to all 10 BIG EAST cities.

The entire 2025-26 BIG EAST Conference women’s basketball schedule was announced Friday. Game times and television information will be announced at a later date.
 
Additional notes on Butler’s 2025-26 BIG EAST schedule:

Butler hosts defending national champion Connecticut Sunday, Dec. 28. The Huskies’ visit to Hinkle Fieldhouse last season was a sell-out, setting a new Butler Women’s Basketball single-game attendance record with 9,100 fans.
The Bulldogs open BIG EAST play Thursday, Dec. 4, traveling to Seton Hall. The Pirates bookend Butler’s schedule as Seton Hall comes to Hinkle Fieldhouse in the regular season finale Sunday, March 1.
Butler’s home BIG EAST schedule includes five weekend games (three Sunday tips, one Saturday game and a Friday night tilt) and five on Wednesdays.
The BIG EAST returns to a 20-game, full round-robin conference schedule for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign. BIG EAST women’s basketball teams played 18 conference games in each of the last two seasons.
The BIG EAST season culminates at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., March 6-9 for the 2026 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament. Peacock will stream all 10 of the tournament games.

 
Ticket Information:
The Bulldogs will host 18 games on the Hinkle portion of the 2025-26 schedule, beginning with an Oct. 28 exhibition against Taylor. Season tickets are currently on sale and orders can be done online, in person at the Hinkle Fieldhouse ticket office, or over the phone. Our ticket staff is happy to work with you directly. Please contact tickets@butler.edu! Announcements regarding single-game tickets will be made in the coming days.
 
The 2025-26 roster features three returners, seven transfers and two freshmen. Lily Zeinstra is the top returning scorer for the Bulldogs after averaging 7.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a freshman. Butler’s incoming transfers include 2023-24 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Kennedy Langham (Samford), ESPN’s No. 60 recruit in the Class of 2024 McKenna Johnson (Minnesota), 2024-25 America East Conference Sixth Player of the Year Caroline Dotsey (Maine), twins Nevaeh Jackson and Saniya Jackson from Valparaiso, Mallory Miller (Arizona State), and Gabby Wilke (South Dakota).