Butler Falls to Undefeated Georgia 80-54

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at Seton Hall

12/4/2025 | 7PM

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Dec. 04 (Thu) / 7PM

at Seton Hall

History

FT. MYERS, Fla. – Butler fell to the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs 80-54 on Saturday evening in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off at Sun Coast Credit Union Arena. With the loss, Butler slides to 4-4 on the season while Georgia improves to 9-0 on the season. 
 
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Lily Zeinstra and Caroline Dotsey led the Bulldogs with 12 points apiece. 
Kennedy Langham (11) and Mallory Miller (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 
Dotsey led the squad on the glass, pulling down five rebounds in the contest. 
Saniya Jackson, Langham and Zeinstra all had two assists apiece. 
Butler shot 16-for-48 from the floor (33.3%). 
BU forced eight Georgia turnovers. 

 
GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS

Enjulina Gonzalez led the Georgia offense with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting from the floor. 
Mia Woolfolk pulled down a team-high six rebounds. 
Gonzalez paced the offense with seven assists. 
Georgia shot 32-for-59 from the floor (54.2%). 
The Bulldogs forced 16 Butler turnovers and turned those into 15 points. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides traded buckets to start the game as BU jumped out to an early 9-6 advantage. Georgia then staged an 8-0 run forcing BU to take a timeout as the Georgia lead grew to five. Georgia closed the quarter going 4-of-5 from the floor as the Bulldogs held a 24-14 advantage at the end of the first. 
After trading buckets to start the second, Butler sank three-consecutive shots from the floor, forcing Georgia to take a timeout at the 6:25 mark of the second quarter. Butler continued to pressure Georgia as Caroline Dotsey converted a three-point play and Zeinstra earned a foul driving to the hoop as the Dawgs cut the Georgia lead to seven. Georgia held Butler without a field goal over the final 3:36 of the half as Georgia took the 39-31 lead into the half. 
Georgia was able to stage a 6-0 run early in the third, as their lead grew to 11 at the halfway mark of the quarter. Georgia closed the quarter with a 10-point lead after a buzzer beater made the score 56-46. 
Georgia scored the first bucket of the fourth on a deep 3-pointer extending their lead to 13. Georgia went on a 13-0 run in the final minutes of the game and Butler was unable to mount a comeback, dropping the contest 80-54.

 
UP NEXT
Butler will tip-off BIG EAST play on Thursday, Dec. 4. BU will travel to Seton Hall for a 7 p.m. tip with the Pirates. Fans can stream the game on ESPN+ and a link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.