Butler Defeats UIC in Round 2 of WNIT 61-54

The Butler women’s basketball team recorded a 61-54 win over UIC on Sunday to advance to the Super 16 of the WNIT. Lily Zeinstra scored a game-high 16 points and Sydney Jaynes chipped in with 15 points and five rebounds.
 
Butler took care of the ball on Sunday, and it showed in the final box score. The Bulldogs were credited with 18 assists on 25 made field goals and only had 10 turnovers.
 
Ari Wiggins had a team-high four assists against the Flames with just one turnover in 29 minutes of playing time.
 
Jocelyn Land also made a huge impact in her first start of the season. The freshman had eight points before the first media timeout of the game and would end the contest with 13. Land made three of the team’s five 3-pointers on the day while adding two rebounds.
 
A total team effort featured six of the seven active players on the roster scoring points in the first quarter and Lily Carmody who didn’t score in the first, was responsible for the first made field goal of the second quarter.
 
The Flames trailed Butler by six after the first quarter and the Bulldogs would head to the locker room up by five at the half.
 
UIC got within a point of BU at 33-32 early in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs would hang onto the lead. Sydney Jaynes was big in the second half and would shoot 7-for-9 from the field to get her 15 points.
 
Butler’s defense getting stops down the stretch was also important in crunch time. BU limited UIC to just 13 points in three of the four quarters on Sunday.
 
The Bulldogs will enjoy this win and now wait to see who they play next. Purdue Fort Wayne will host Old Dominion on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The winner will face the Bulldogs.
 
A date, location and start time will be decided after the game on Tuesday. Continue to check ButlerSports.com for incoming information.