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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Wright State on Monday, Nov. 3 marking the start of the 2025-26 regular season for the Bulldogs. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. as BU will host its annual Kids Day game. Admission is free.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
Time: 11AM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler went 16-18 in 2024-25 posting an 11-6 record at Hinkle. BU finished 5-13 in conference play picking up wins over Georgetown, Marquette, Xavier and Providence.
The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2025 WNIT Tournament and advanced to the second round after defeating UIC 61-54. Lily Zeinstra led the squad with 16 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Zeinstra chipped in three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The Bulldogs have earned back-to-back WNIT berths under head coach Austin Parkinson.
Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
Zeinstra returns for BU in 2025-26 after a stellar freshman campaign. The Byron Center, Michigan native averaged 26.2 minutes per game while chipping in 7.6 ppg and 2.9 rebounds per game.
BU’s transfer class includes 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).
Last season, Butler had seven players shoot 40% or higher from the field and had five players shoot 35% or better from 3-point range.
In 2024-25, BU was second in the conference in bench points per game averaging 19.5 ppg.
Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons. The Kokomo, Indiana native earned his 266th career win against UIC in the WNIT last season.
Assistant Coach Chelsey Perry served on Taylor’s staff last season in an assistant role before joining the Bulldog staff this past summer. BU faced Taylor in an exhibition on Oct. 28 at Hinkle Fieldhouse that saw the Bulldogs cruise to a 95-63 victory.
SCOUTING WRIGHT STATE
Wright State posted a 10-22 record a season ago and a 7-13 mark in Horizon League action. The Raiders were 8-7 at home and 2-13 on the road.
The Raiders return nine players from last season while adding four newcomers (two transfers and two freshmen).
Claire Henson who started and played all 32 games for Wright State a season ago is the top returning scorer for the Raiders. Henson averaged 9.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 34.1 percent from the floor.
Wright State was picked to finish eighth in the Horizon League in the Preseason Poll.
Kari Hoffman enters her sixth season at the helm of the Raiders in 2025-26. Hoffman is coming off a Horizon League Quarterfinals berth that saw Amaya Staton earn All-League Third Team honors and All-Defensive Team honors.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Butler and Wright State will meet for the 24th time on Monday. Butler holds a 14-9 record against the Raiders.
The first meeting between the two sides came in the 2002-03 season.
BU is 2-1 in the last three meetings against Wright State. The last meeting was in the 2015-16 season as the Raiders won 66-53 in Dayton, Ohio.
2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season went on sale beginning October 2, and are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.
The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.
Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer’s tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action on Friday, November 7 as BU hosts Columbia in a Friday night affair. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the contest will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can find more information about the contest on Butlersports.com.
