Four in Double Figures Lifts Butler to 74-53 Victory Over Wright State in Season Opener

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the Wright State Raiders on Monday morning at Hinkle Fieldhouse 74-53. Four Bulldogs recorded double figures in the victory with Lily Zeinstra leading the way with 14 points in the contest. With the win, BU opens the season at 1-0 for the second-consecutive season. 

BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Lily Zeinstra paced the Bulldog offense with 14 points on an efficient 50 percent shooting (5-10) from the field. Zeinstra chipped in three rebounds and four assists. 

Nevaeh Jackson (13), Saniya Jackson (12) and Anna Wypych (11) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures. 

Addison Baxter led the offense with eight assists on the day to go with six rebounds and six points. 

Lilly Stoddard and Baxter led the Dawgs on the glass pulling down six rebounds each. 

Butler shot 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field while sinking five 3-pointers in the contest. 

Saniya Jackson was stellar on the defensive end, tallying six steals in the contest. 

Butler forced 16 turnovers and scored 16 points off turnovers in the game. 

WRIGHT STATE HIGHLIGHTS

Chloe Chard Peloquin (15) and Claire Henson (13) led Wright State in scoring. 

Peloquin grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. 

The Raiders shot 33.8 percent (22-65) from the floor while shooting 23.8 percent (5-21) from beyond the arc. 

WSU grabbed 32 rebounds and forced 16 turnovers. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Wright State came out of the gates hot going on a 12-2 run to start the game while shooting 71.4 percent from the field. 

Butler responded, staging a 7-0 run to even the score at 16-16 with under a minute left in the first quarter. 

Both sides continued to trade buckets as BU held a narrow edge, 25-22 at the halfway mark of the second quarter. 

Butler went on a 9-0 run that saw Mallory Miller sink a deep three with just over two minutes left in the frame giving the Bulldogs a 12-point advantage. 

The Dawgs limited Wright State to only one made basket in the final five and a half minutes of the quarter taking the 36-24 lead into the break. 

Butler held WSU to zero field goals during a four-minute stretch in the third as the BU lead ballooned to 13. BU continued to pull away from the Raiders in the third as the frame finished with the Dawgs up 19. 

Behind 19 points in the final quarter, Butler secured the 74-53 victory in its season opener. 

UP NEXT

Butler will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 7 as BU welcomes Columbia to Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. and a link to live stats and a live stream on ESPN+ can be found on Butlersports.com.