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CHICAGO, Ill. – Butler defeated the DePaul Blue Demons 71-64 on Wednesday evening in Chicago. Saniya Jackson recorded her second double-double of her career and her second against DePaul this season with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Anna Wypych poured in a career-high 21 points in the contest marking her third-consecutive game scoring in double figures. With the win, Butler improves to 11-18 on the year and 5-14 in BIG EAST play while DePaul slides to 7-23 overall and 4-15 in league play.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Saniya Jackson was spectacular against the Blue Demons, recording her second double-double of the season, with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the contest. Jackson added one assist and one steal to her stat line.
Anna Wypych recorded a career-high 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting. Lily Zeinstra rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures with 13 points in the contest.
Saniya Jackson led the squad on the glass, pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds.
Mallory Miller paced the offense, dishing out a career-high seven assists in the contest. Miller added seven points and six rebounds and recorded a block in the contest.
Butler shot 25-for-49 (51%) from the field and shot 7-for-17 (41.2%) from behind the arc.
BU forced 13 DePaul turnovers.
DEPAUL HIGHLIGHTS
Michelle Ojo led a quartet of Blue Demons in double figures with 13 points. Meg Newman (12), Natiah Nelson (11) and Devin Hagemann (10) rounded out the Blue Demons in double figures.
Newman and Ojo led the squad on the glass, pulling down five rebounds apiece.
Nelson paced the offense with four assists in the game.
DePaul shot 24-for-63 (38.1%) from the floor and shot 3-for-14 (21.4%) from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides traded buckets to open the game as DePaul jumped out to an early 10-9 lead at the halfway mark of the first quarter. The first continued to be back and forth as neither side was able to pull away. Butler finished the first holding the narrow 19-17 lead.
DePaul started the scoring in the second as both sides continued to go back and forth as the Blue Demons held the slim 25-23 advantage at the halfway mark of the second frame. DePaul was able to make back-to-back shots late in the quarter giving the Blue Demons their largest lead of the game at four (30-26). DePaul took the 34-30 lead into the half.
Butler held DePaul scoreless for the first 2:40 of the second half as the Dawgs were able to cut the deficit to one (37-36) at the seven minute mark. The Dawgs strung together a 8-2 run to erase the deficit, as BU held the 44-41 advantage at the 3:48 mark of the quarter. Butler took the 50-43 lead into the final quarter of action.
Butler began to pull away at the start of the fourth as the Bulldog lead grew to as many as 10 (53-43) early in the frame. DePaul strung together an 8-0 run as the home side cut the Butler lead to two with just over six minutes left. Wypych converted three-point play with just over two minutes left as the Butler lead stood at five (63-58). The Dawgs were able to fend off the Blue Demons comeback efforts, securing the 71-64 victory at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Sunday, March 1, as Butler will conclude the regular season with an afternoon contest against Seton Hall. Butler will also celebrate senior day on Sunday prior to the game starting. The game will be broadcast live on Peacock.
