Four Score in Double Figures as Butler Defeats Milwaukee 67-53

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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated Milwaukee 67-53 on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. With the win, BU improves to 3-3 on the season while Milwaukee slides to 2-5. Butler was led by Lily Zeinstra who had a game-high 13 points on 50-percent shooting from the floor. 
 
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Zeinstra led the way for BU with 13 points, two rebounds and three assists. 
Saniya Jackson (12), Addison Baxter (12) and Caroline Dotsey (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
Dotsey led the squad on the glass, pulling down six rebounds in the contest. 
Kennedy Langham paced the offense with four assists. 
Butler forced 20 Milwaukee turnovers and converted them into 32 points. 
The Bulldogs shot 45.5 percent (25-55) from the floor. 

 
MILWAUKEE HIGHLIGHTS

Jorey Buwalda led the Panthers with 11 points on 3-for-11 shooting from the floor. 
Buwalda and Payton Rechlicz pulled down six rebounds apiece for Milwaukee. 
Sophia Rampulla and Izzy Pugh paced the offense with three assists each. 
Milwaukee won the rebounding battle 39-31. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides traded buckets throughout the first quarter as neither side was able to generate a lead with the first frame ending even at 11-11. Dotsey led BU in the first with four points. 
Butler started the second on an 8-0 run as BU went 4-for-4 from the field behind two buckets from Mallory Miller. BU’s offense continued to dominate in the second as Anna Wypych and Zeinstra sank a couple of 3-pointers for BU as the lead ballooned to 14 (31-17). Butler took the 34-21 advantage into the half. 
The third opened with Butler going on a 9-2 run behind a deep three from Miller. BU then held Milwaukee without a bucket for over three minutes as the lead grew to 24 for the Dawgs. Butler took a commanding 56-33 lead into the final quarter of action. 
Butler was able to continue its aggressive play in the fourth, holding Milwaukee scoreless for over two minutes after an early five-point spurt from the Panthers. Butler held off Milwaukee’s comeback efforts, cruising to the 67-53 win at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will travel to Fort Myers, Florida for the fourth-annual Fort Myers Tip-Off. BU will face Dayton on Friday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. before squaring off with Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. Fans can stream the games live on ION. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.