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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Central Michigan at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Tip-off at Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral is slated for 7 p.m.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
Time: 7PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler opened the season with a 74-53 victory over Wright State last Monday in BU’s annual Kids Day game that saw over 1,000 local Indianapolis students attend the game.
BU faced a Columbia squad on Friday night that has made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. The Lions narrowly edged out Butler in a 74-69 overtime thriller at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Neveah Jackson led BU in the contest with 14 points, seven rebounds and one steal. Lily Zeinstra (13) and Kennedy Langham (13) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
Zeinstra leads the BU offense averaging 13.5 points per game through two games. The sophomore is shooting 50 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. Saniya Jackson leads the squad on the glass pulling down 5.5 rebounds per game.
Butler currently ranks 60th nationally and third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 47.8 percent clip.
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. WSU, 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. 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 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Central Michigan enters Wednesday’s contest with a 1-1 record after dropping their season opener to Georgia Southern 98-72 and winning a Sunday matchup with Davenport 71-44.
Madi Morson leads Central Michigan averaging 20.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg and is shooting 44 percent from the field. Ayanna-Sarai Darrington leads CMU on the glass pulling down 8.5 rebounds per game.
Morson and Darrington both earned MAC Preseason honors as Morson landed on the All-MAC First Team while Darrington landed on the Second Team. The Chippewas were picked to finish fifth in the MAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Kristin Haynie enters her third season at the helm of CMU and boasts a 20-39 record over the last two seasons. Haynie helped coach both Morson and Darrington to All-MAC honors a season ago as Morson was named the Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-MAC Freshman Team with teammate Darrington.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Butler is 2-0 all-time vs. Central Michigan. The last time the two programs met was in 1998 when Butler secured a 74-63 victory.
The only meeting prior to 1998 was in 1995. Butler defeated the Chippewas 66-46.
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 Sunday, Nov. 16 as BU welcomes Northern Kentucky to Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can purchase tickets for the game here.
