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INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler Bulldogs will open the new year in Omaha, Neb. as the Bulldogs take on the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, Jan. 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026
Time: 2 PM ET / 1 PM CT
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler (7-7, 1-3 BE) is coming off a 94-47 setback against the No. 1 UConn Huskies on Sunday, Dec. 28. Caroline Dotsey and Addison Baxter led Butler with 10 points apiece in the contest. Dotsey pulled down a game-high nine rebounds against UConn.
Lily Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 10.3 points per game. The sophomore is shooting 46.2-percent from the floor and 35.8-percent from beyond the arc. Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game.
Butler’s two freshmen, Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been solid contributors this season for BU averaging 20.1 and 16.3 minutes per game, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City is averaging 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game. She is shooting 43.5-percent from the floor and is shooting 74.4-percent from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. The Michigan native has been impressive from the floor, shooting 46.4-percent while sinking 39.5-percent of her shots from behind the arc.
Dotsey, Saniya Jackson and Mallory Miller have all been pivotal pieces for Butler, averaging 9.8, 8.8 and 8.5 points per game, respectively. Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 22 after leading Butler to its first conference win of the season over Xavier with 25 points in the contest. Miller earned a nod to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 15. Miller averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for Butler.
Butler currently ranks 85th nationally and fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 43.6-percent clip. BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage (74.7%; 65th) and assists per game (15.1; 94th).
Butler had six players score in double figures against Dayton on Nov. 28 (Lily Zeinstra 19, Anna Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). That was the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.
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.
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 CREIGHTON
Creighton (6-8, 2-3 BE) is coming off a 74-64 defeat at Villanova on New Year’s Day. Neleigh Gessert and Kennedy Townsend led the Bluejays with 25 points and 19 points, respectively.
Ava Zediker leads a trio of Bluejays averaging double figures posting 12.8 points per game. Gessert (12.2) and Kiani Lockett (10.0) round out those averaging doubles figures for CU.
Grace Boffeli leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 8.2 rebounds per game.
Jim Flanery is in his 24th season at the helm of Creighton and boasts a career record of 453-275.
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.
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 Wednesday, Jan. 7 as the Georgetown Hoyas are set to visit Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off at Indiana’s basketball cathedral is slated for 7 p.m. and the game can be streamed live on ESPN+.
