Bulldogs Head to Florida to Face Dayton and Georgia in Fort Myers Tip-Off

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will head to Fort Myers, Fla., to participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off this week. BU will face Dayton on Friday, Nov. 28 and Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 29. Both games will tip at 5 p.m. and can be streamed live on ION. 
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION VS. DAYTON (3-2)
Date: Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
Time: 5PM
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ION
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION VS. GEORGIA (7-0)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025
Time: 5PM
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ION
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler (3-3) secured a 67-53 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Lily Zeinstra led the way for BU against the Panthers with 13 points, two rebounds and three assists. 
Saniya Jackson (12), Addison Baxter (12) and Caroline Dotsey (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures on Sunday as Butler earned its third victory of the season. 
Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 13.3 points per game through six games. The sophomore is shooting 51.7-percent from the floor and 42.3-percent from beyond the arc. Mallory Miller leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 4.7 rebounds per game. 
Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson have been stellar for BU, averaging 9.8 and 8.5 points per game, respectively. Nevaeh pulls down 3.0 rebounds per game while Saniya grabs 4.3. 
Butler currently ranks 72nd nationally and fourth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 39.2-percent clip. 
Lilly Stoddard is 36th nationally in blocks this season with 11 to her credit. Saniya Jackson is 74th nationally in total steals with 15 to her credit through six games. 
Against Wright State in the season opener, Saniya Jackson recorded six steals in the game. That is the most steals in a game from a Butler player since Kristen Spolyar had six on Feb. 9, 2020 against Villanova. Jackson was two steals short of her career-high, eight. 
Freshman Addison Baxter stuffed the stat sheet vs. Wright State, dishing out eight assists to go with six points and six rebounds against WSU. Baxter’s eight assists in the contest are the most in a game from a Butler player since Nov. 23, 2021 when Zoe Jackson did it against SIUE. 
The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2025 WNIT Tournament and advanced to the second round after defeating UIC 61-54. Zeinstra led the squad with 16 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. 
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. 
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).
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. 

 
SCOUTING DAYTON

Dayton enters Friday’s contest with a 3-2 record after defeating Canisius 61-52 on Friday. Nayo Lear led the Flyers with a game-high 19 points. 
Lear leads the Flyer offense, averaging 17 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. The guard is shooting 57.1-percent from the floor through five games this season.
Fatima Ibrahim pulls down a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game for Dayton. Ibrahim is the Flyers second leading scorer, posting 11.6 points per game. 
Tamika Williams-Jeter is in her fourth season at the helm of the Flyers. Williams-Jeter led Dayton to an 18-13 record a season ago. 

 
SCOUTING GEORGIA

Georgia will face Kansas on Friday before taking on the Bulldogs on Saturday evening. Georgia is currently 7-0 after defeating Georgia Tech 87-59 on Sunday evening. 
Dani Carnegie leads the Bulldog offense, averaging 18.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. 
Miyah Verse leads Georgia on the glass pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game. 
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson is in her fourth season at the helm of the Georgia program and played her collegiate career at Georgia. Abrahamson-Henderson boasts a career record of 419-206 in 20 seasons as a head coach. 

 
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 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.