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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will welcome Northern Kentucky to Hinke Fieldhouse on Sunday, Nov. 16. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m., and fans can get into the Butler volleyball game at 1 p.m. with their women’s basketball ticket for free.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025
Time: 5PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+ – Alexis Ayala & Drew Pieschalski
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler opened the season with a 74-53 victory over Wright State on Monday, Nov. 3, in BU’s annual Kids Day game that saw over 1,000 local Indianapolis students attend the game.
BU faced Central Michigan Wednesday night and two All-MAC players from a season ago led the Chippewas to a 68-59 victory over the Bulldogs.
Lily Zeinstra leads the BU offense averaging 14.3 points per game through three games. The sophomore is shooting 53-percent from the floor and 50-percent from beyond the arc. Saniya Jackson leads the squad on the glass pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game.
Butler currently ranks 54th nationally and third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 47.5 percent clip.
Lilly Stoddard ranks 32nd nationally in blocks with seven to her credit.
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.
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY
NKU enters Sunday’s matchup with an 0-3 record after suffering losses to Marshall, then-No. 20 Louisville and Ball State.
Mya Meredith leads the Norse offense averaging 12.0 points per game and chips in 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
Maddie Moody and Mia Jordan lead NKU on the glass pulling down 4.7 rebounds per game.
Meredith earned a spot on the Horizon League Preseason All-League First Team after averaging 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. NKU was picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
Jeff Hans was named the head coach of NKU in April of 2024. In his first season at the helm of the Norse, NKU posted an 11-21 record while finishing fifth in the Horizon League.
ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the fourth meeting between the two sides dating back to 1983-84.
Butler holds a 2-1 record against NKU and is 2-0 in the last two meetings.
The last time BU faced Northern Kentucky was in 2013-14 as the Dawgs secured a 53-47 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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, Nov. 19 as BU makes the quick trip to Bloomington to face the Indiana Hoosiers. Tip-off at Assembly Hall is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on BIG+.
