2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
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WNIT, Super 16 | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 16–18 (5–13 Big East) |
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Home arena | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
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No. 1 UConn † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | – | 3 | .925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Creighton | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Austin Parkinson, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and are members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the first round to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Bowling Green in the first round before losing to Purdue in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Rachel Kent | 10 | G/F | 5'11" | GS Senior | Des Plaines, IL | Graduated |
Chloe Jeffers | 12 | G | 5'10' | Sophomore | Delaware, OH | Not team roster |
Rosemarie Dumont | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Quebec City, QC | Transferred to Laval |
Abby Stoddard | 30 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Crown Point, IN | Graduated |
Anna Mortag | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
Kendall Wingler | 55 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Ekron, KY | Transferred to IU Indy |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kilyn McGuff | 11 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Columbus, OH | Belmont |
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2024
Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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McKenzie Swanson F |
Rochester, Michigan | Marian High School (Michigan) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
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Lily Zeinstra G |
Byron Center, Michigan | Byron Center High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
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Lily Carmody G |
Melbourne, Australia | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | |||
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Jocelyn Land F |
Chanhassen, Minnesota | Holy Family Catholic High School (Minnesota) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Taylor | W 99–48 | – | – | – | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2024* 11:00 a.m., YouTube |
Chicago State | W 87–45 | 1–0 |
17 – McGuff | 10 – Tied | 6 – Norman | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,941) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | W 79–70 OT | 2–0 |
20 – Carmody | 9 – Carter | 4 – Carmody | Klotsche Center (454) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Indiana | W 56–46 | 3–0 |
14 – Strande | 8 – Strande | 4 – Norman | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,135) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 52–81 | 3–1 |
22 – Strande | 4 – McGuff | 4 – Wiggins | Memorial Gymnasium (2,615) Nashville, TN | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Indiana State | W 80–55 | 4–1 |
15 – Strande | 6 – McGuff | 6 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (877) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
UMass Lowell | W 69–44 | 5–1 |
26 – Strande | 10 – McGuff | 5 – Makalusky | Hinkle Fieldhouse (940) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Santa Clara Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
W 79–50 | 6–1 |
16 – Jaynes | 5 – Tied | 4 – Strande | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL | ||||
November 30, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. No. 5 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals |
L 59–94 | 6–2 |
14 – Strande | 6 – McGuff | 3 – Wiggins | Hertz Arena (412) Estero, FL | ||||
December 1, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Boise State Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game |
W 70–54 | 7–2 |
23 – Strande | 10 – McGuff | 6 – Norman | Hertz Arena (274) Estero, FL | ||||
December 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
UT Martin | W 70–60 | 8–2 |
13 – Zeinstra | 10 – McGuff | 4 – Norman | Hinkle Fieldhouse (677) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Ohio | W 69–60 | 9–2 |
18 – McGuff | 15 – McGuff | 3 – Norman | Convocation Center (702) Athens, OH | ||||
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Wisconsin | L 64–71 2OT | 9–3 |
13 – Tied | 9 – McGuff | 5 – Wiggins | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,030) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
December 15, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 95–38 | 10–3 |
18 – Carmody | 7 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (943) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloSports |
at DePaul | L 43–66 | 10–4 (0–1) |
12 – Carmody | 6 – Carmody | 3 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (1,300) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
Seton Hall | L 49–69 | 10–5 (0–2) |
11 – Makalusky | 6 – McGuff | 3 – Jaynes | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,776) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., FloSports |
at Creighton | L 64–68 | 10–6 (0–3) |
16 – Carmody | 10 – McGuff | 4 – Zeinstra | D. J. Sokol Arena (2,196) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Marquette | L 54–57 | 10–7 (0–4) |
18 – McGuff | 17 – McGuff | 4 – Carmody | Al McGuire Center (3,109) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Providence | W 57–47 | 11–7 (1–4) |
14 – McGuff | 7 – McGuff | 6 – Norman | Hinkle Fieldhouse (787) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Georgetown | W 63–53 | 12–7 (2–4) |
18 – McGuff | 7 – Carmody | 4 – McGuff | Hinkle Fieldhouse (742) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
at Xavier | L 49–50 | 12–8 (2–5) |
9 – Tied | 9 – McGuff | 4 – Carmody | Cintas Center (1,293) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Creighton | L 52–63 | 12–9 (2–6) |
16 – Jaynes | 13 – McGuff | 3 – Wiggins | Hinkle Fieldhouse (864) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
DePaul | L 67–74 OT | 12–10 (2–7) |
19 – McGuff | 10 – McGuff | 3 – Norman | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,018) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
at Seton Hall | L 48–71 | 12–11 (2–8) |
14 – Land | 11 – Zeinstra | 3 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (900) South Orange, NJ | ||||
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., SNY |
at No. 6 UConn | L 59–101 | 12–12 (2–9) |
17 – McGuff | 7 – McGuff | 4 – Norman | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT | ||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Villanova | L 59–63 | 12–13 (2–10) |
19 – McGuff | 15 – McGuff | 6 – Wiggins | Hinkle Fieldhouse (987) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
Marquette | W 67–65 | 13–13 (3–10) |
21 – McGuff | 6 – Jaynes | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,812) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
February 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., FloSports |
at Georgetown | W 76–70 | 14–13 (4–10) |
18 – Jaynes | 6 – McGuff | 4 – Carmody | McDonough Arena (119) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., FloSports |
at St. John's | L 43–65 | 14–14 (4–11) |
12 – McGuff | 7 – Zeinstra | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Xavier | W 58–54 | 15–14 (5–11) |
18 – Zeinstra | 7 – McGuff | 4 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (923) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
February 22, 2024 4:30 p.m., SNY |
No. 5 UConn | L 47–86 | 15–15 (5–12) |
13 – Tied | 7 – McGuff | 5 – Carmody | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports |
at Villanova | L 54–56 | 15–16 (5–13) |
21 – McGuff | 9 – Jaynes | 3 – Zeinstra | Finneran Pavilion (1,509) Villanova, PA | ||||
Big East Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2025 11:00 a.m., BEDN |
(9) | vs. (8) Butler First Round |
L 50–66 | 15–17 |
14 – Jaynes | 7 – McGuff | 3 – McGuff | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., YouTube |
UIC Round 2 |
W 61–54 | 16–17 |
16 – Zeinstra | 7 – McGuff | 4 – Wiggins | Hinkle Fieldhouse (445) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
March 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne Super 16 |
L 61–87 | 16–18 |
18 – McGuff | 6 – Zeinstra | 3 – Tied | Gates Sports Center (1,015) Fort Wayne, IN | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.