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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler opens BIG EAST play this week as the Dawgs travel to South Orange, N.J. to take on Seton Hall on Thursday, Dec. 4. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025
Time: 7PM
Location: South Orange, N.J.
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler (4-4) enters BIG EAST action after going 1-1 at the Fort Myers Tip-Off last week. BU secured a 92-66 win over Dayton before falling to Georgia 80-54 in the Dawgs second game of the event.
Against Dayton, Lily Zeinstra set a career-high in points and assists as the sophomore poured in 19 points and six assists in BU’s win. Anna Wypych set a career-high in points with 12 in the contest, all of which came from beyond the arc.
Butler had six players score in double figures against Dayton (Zeinstra 19, Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). This is the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.
Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 13.9 points per game. The sophomore is shooting 52.6-percent from the floor and 47.1-percent from beyond the arc. Mallory Miller leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 4.8 rebounds per game.
Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson have been stellar for BU, averaging 8.8 and 8.4 points per game, respectively. Nevaeh pulls down 2.9 rebounds per game while Saniya grabs 3.8.
Butler currently ranks 53rd nationally and fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 45.7-percent clip. BU is in the top 100 nationally in three-point percentage (35.3%, 64th) and free throw percentage (73.6%, 89th).
Lilly Stoddard is 38th nationally in blocks this season with 14 to her credit. Saniya Jackson is 83rd nationally in total steals with 19 to her credit. Zeinstra ranks 28th nationally in 3-point percentage shooting at a 47.1-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. Wright State, 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 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 SETON HALL
Mariana Valenzuela leads the Pirate offense, averaging 13.8 points per game. She poured in 21 points against Fordham on Nov. 20, marking a season-high for the senior.
Valenzuela also leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 8.2 rebounds per game. Jada Eads paces the Seton Hall offense with 4.5 assists per game.
Seton Hall is led by Anthony Bozzella, who is in his 13th season at the helm of Seton Hall. Bozzella holds a 230-152 career record with the Pirates.
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, Dec. 7 as the Dawgs travel to Milwaukee to face Marquette. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. EST. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can find a link to live stats on Butlersports.com.
