December 18, 2024

NEWS NOW: BIG EAST Opener Sends Butler to DePaul

NEWS NOW: BIG EAST Opener Sends Butler to DePaul

The first BIG EAST game for the Butler women’s basketball team is coming up on Saturday afternoon. The DePaul Blue Demons will host the Bulldogs at 3 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Central. Action inside Wintrust Arena will stream on FloSports.com.

Game Day

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Time: 3:00 PM ET I 2:00 PM CT

Location: Chicago, Ill. – Wintrust Arena

Live Stats: DePaulBlueDemons.com

Watch: FloSports.com – BEDN

Bulldog Bits

– BU outscored Saint Francis 32-5 in the third quarter on Sunday.

– It was the second time BU has scored 30+ points in a quarter under the leadership of Coach Parkinson.

  1. – Butler only had nine turnovers vs. Saint Francis matching their lowest total of the season.

– Lily Carmody led BU in scoring for the second time this season, scoring 18 in the win over SFU.

– Carmody set new career-high totals in rebounds (7), assists (6) and steals (4) in the victory.

– Carmody hit three 3-pointers in her last game, moving her career total to seven.

– Lily Zeinstra shined in her first start of the season scoring 17 points while shooting 4-6 from three.

– Karsyn Norman had six assists and just one turnover in her last game while adding three steals.

– Kilyn McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 18th in the nation in double-doubles (5).

– McGuff leads the team and ranks fourth in the conference in rebounds per game (7.7).

– McGuff needs five more steals to reach 100 in her career; she is eight free throws shy of 200.

– Ari Wiggins has been great from 3-point range this year making 75% of her attempts (9-12).

– Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (28.3).

– Cristen Carter ranks fifth in the league in blocked shots (15) and is eighth in blocks per game (1.1).

– Carter had seven rebounds in just 13 minutes of playing time in her last game.

– The Bulldogs lead the league in free throw attempts (20.9) and free throws made (14.2) per game.

– Jocelyn Land grabbed a career-high six rebounds in the win over Saint Franics.

– Land went 3-for-6 from 3-point range last week.

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