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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host the Creighton Bluejays on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Tip-off between the two slides is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Kelsie Kasper and Alexis Ayala on the call. Butler will have its annual Pink Game while also taking part in Project 44 night.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026
Time: 7 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler (9-17, 3-13 BE) is coming off a 58-47 loss against St. John’s on Saturday afternoon. McKenna Johnson and Caroline Dotsey led the Dawgs with nine points apiece in the contest. They were followed closely by Mallory Miller who chipped in eight.
Saniya Jackson leads the BU offense, averaging 9.5 points per game. The redshirt sophomore is shooting 48.7-percent from the floor and 28.8-percent from beyond the arc. Caroline Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.1 rebounds per game.
Saniya Jackson was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, Jan. 26, after an impressive week for the Dawgs. The redshirt sophomore tallied her first career double-double against DePaul (1/21), pouring in a career-high in points (22) and rebounds (10) en route to a 73-67 win over the Blue Demons.
The Fort Wayne native nearly posted her second double-double in as many games against Marquette (1/25), chipping in 12 points and nine rebounds in the contest. The redshirt sophomore averaged 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game en route to her first BIG EAST Weekly Honor of her career.
Butler’s two freshmen, Addison Baxter and Wypych, have been solid contributors this season for BU averaging 19.1 and 15.9 minutes per game, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City, is averaging 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals per game. She is shooting 43.6-percent from the floor and is sinking 77.4-percent of her attempts from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 4.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. The Michigan native has been impressive from the floor, shooting 42.1-percent while sinking 36.6-percent of her shots from behind the arc.
Dotsey, Lily Zeinstra and Miller have all been pivotal pieces for Butler, averaging 8.5, 8.3 and 9.3 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.
BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage (74.8%; 67th).
Austin Parkinson is in 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 (12-14, 8-9 BE) is coming off a 74-64 loss against Villanova on Sunday evening. Kennedy Townsend led Creighton in the contest with 23 points.
Ava Zediker paces the Bluejay offense, averaging 13.6 points per game. Neleigh Gessert (12.3) and Kennedy Townsend (11.5) round out the Bluejays averaging double figures.
Grace Boffeli leads Creighton on the glass, averaging 8.9 rebounds per game.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Butler is 8-19 all-time against the Bluejays dating back to 2014. Earlier this season BU dropped a hard fought road battle in Omaha, Nebraska 67-59.
The last time the Bulldogs defeated the Bluejays was the 2019-2020 season at Hinkle Fieldhouse in a 76-61 victory. Kristen Spolyar scored a game-high 20 points and Genesis Parker chipped in with 19 to lead BU to victory.
Andrew Smith and Project 44
Butler annually partners with Project 44 at a home game to highlight the organization’s mission to create awareness for the national bone marrow registry.
Launched in 2016, Project 44 was created in honor of the late Andrew Smith. Wearing No. 44, Andrew was a beloved member of Butler’s two-time NCAA Men’s Basketball national championship game teams. On Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 25, Andrew passed away following a two-year battle with cancer.
Having been a personal recipient of a bone marrow transplant in November of 2015, Andrew and his wife Samantha were blessed with an additional three months together.
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 NEXTThe Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday, February 21, as BU travels to Washington, D.C., to take on the Georgetown Hoyas in the Dawgs second to last away game of the season. Tip-off between the two sides is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
