2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Latrell Flemming
  • Kristin Wodrich
  • Holly Hoopingarner
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Austin Parkinson, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 11–18, 6–14 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Madison Royal-Davis 3 G 5'11" Sophomore Toledo, OH Transferred to Oakland
Jessica Carrothers 4 G/F 6'2" Freshman Fishers, IN Transferred to Indiana Northwest
Shay Frederick 5 G 5'7" GS Senior Greenville, WI Graduated
Trinity White 10 G 5'9" Sophomore McKinney, TX Transferred to Murray State
Tenley Dowell 11 G 6'0" RS Senior Morton, IL Graduate transferred to UAB
Rachel McLimore 14 G/F 5'10" GS Senior Zionsville, IN Graduated
Kelsy Taylor 44 F 6'2" GS Senior Louisville, KY Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Ari Wiggins 3 G 5'8" Junior Indianapolis, IN Michigan
Rachel Kent 10 G/F 5'11" GS Senior Des Plaines, IL IUPUI
Lilly Stoddard 31 F 6'4" Sophomore Crown Point, IN Purdue
Anna Mortag 34 G 6'0" Senior Milwaukee, WI IUPUI

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Karsyn Norman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G/F 2 Riley Makalusky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
G 3 Ari Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Heritage Christian
Michigan
Indianapolis, IN
G/F 10 Rachel Kent 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Maine West
IUPUI
Des Plaines, IL
G 12 Chloe Jeffers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Delaware Hayes Delaware, OH
G 21 Caroline Strande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Racine Lutheran
Minnesota
Racine, WI
F 22 Rosemarie Dumont 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Sainte-Foy Quebec City, QC
G 23 Jordan Meulemans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So De Pere De Pere, WI
F 24 Cristen Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G/F 30 Abby Stoddard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Crown Point Crown Point, IN
F 31 Lilly Stoddard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Crown Point
Purdue
Crown Point, IN
F 32 Sydney James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Trinity Lutheran Brownstown, IN
G/F 34 Anna Mortag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Brookfield Central
IUPUI
Milwaukee, WI
G 55 Kendall Wingler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Meade County
Eastern Kentucky
Ekron, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Franklin (IN) W 108–41 
                  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 55–82  0–1
 17  Strande   7  Strande   4  Kent  Hilton Coliseum (9,938)
Ames, IA
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
Detroit Mercy W 68–61  1–1
 18  Wingler   7  Strande   2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,162)
Indianapolis, IN
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
Austin Peay W 53–47  2–1
 21  Strande   7  Strande   3  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,087)
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2023*
11:00 a.m., YouTube
Roosevelt W 104–50  3–1
 23  Makalusky   9  Stoddard   5  Norman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,626)
Indianapolis, IN
November 24, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
L 66–77  3–2
 11  Wiggins   9  Kent   7  Kent  Alex G. Spanos Center (494)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. St. Thomas
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
W 76–54  4–2
 24  Meulemans   9  Strande   4  Wiggins  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Bradley W 67–46  5–2
 17  Strande   8  Meulemans   4  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (692)
Indianapolis, IN
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Wisconsin W 59–51  6–2
 25  Kent   9  Strande   5  Wiggins  Kohl Center (3,581)
Madison, WI
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Vanderbilt L 39–51  6–3
 12  Strande   8  Jaynes   4  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (873)
Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Chicago State W 84–51  7–3
 23  Meulemans   9  Strande   6  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (654)
Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY
at No. 17 UConn L 62–88  7–4
(0–1)
 13  Tied   5  Strande   5  Wiggins  XL Center (9,354)
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., Youtube
Ohio W 69–49  8–4
 18  Kent   13  Strande   6  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038)
Indianapolis, IN
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
Georgetown L 55–60  8–5
(0–2)
 22  Kent   9  Strande   3  Meulemans  Hinkle Fieldhouse (892)
Indianapolis, IN
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
Seton Hall L 50–64  8–6
(0–3)
 15  Meulemans   6  Strande   3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (979)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at No. 22 Creighton L 53–89  8–7
(0–4)
 10  Kent   5  Tied   2  Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,131)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., BEDN
Villanova L 54–65  8–8
(0–5)
 12  Strande   10  Strande   3  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (777)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at St. John's L 42–60  8–9
(0–6)
 13  Jaynes   6  Strande   3  Jaynes  Carnesecca Arena (293)
Queens, NY
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
Providence L 53–63  8–10
(0–7)
 22  Strande   8  Tied   3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (157)
Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at Xavier W 90–57  9–10
(1–7)
 26  Strande   10  Strande   6  Tied  Cintas Center (238)
Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., BEDN
at Marquette L 48–59  9–11
(1–8)
 13  Strande   7  Norman   4  Strande  Al McGuire Center (2,212)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
DePaul L 57–67  9–12
(1–9)
 12  Strande   7  Strande   3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (808)
Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 22 Creighton L 65–75  9–13
(1–10)
 15  Jaynes   6  Kent   4  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,041)
Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
St. John's W 64–59  10–13
(2–10)
 18  Strande   9  Strande   6  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,238)
Indianapolis, IN
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at Providence W 55–48  11–13
(3–10)
 22  Strande   9  Strande   3  Kent  Alumni Hall (507)
Providence, RI
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., BEDN
at Villanova W 55–52  12–13
(4–10)
 19  Strande   9  Strande   3  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (3,059)
Villanova, PA
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS2
Xavier W 84–46  13–13
(5–10)
 17  Strande   6  Kent   6  Wiggins  Hinkle Fieldhouse (933)
Indianapolis, IN
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
at Georgetown L 63–70  13–14
(5–11)
 21  Makalusky   9  Strande   4  Norman  McDonough Gymnasium (919)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., BEDN
at DePaul W 73–70  14–14
(6–11)
 15  Tied   7  Strande   4  Jaynes  Wintrust Arena (1,154)
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., BEDN
Marquette L 52–74  14–15
(6–12)
 10  Norman   5  Tied   2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,780)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024*
11:00 a.m., BEDN
(8) vs. (9) Providence
First Round
L 60–75  14–16
 20  Strande   7  Strande   5  Norman  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Bowling Green
First Round
W 75–63  15–16
 24  Strande   5  Strande   5  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (537)
Indianapolis, IN
March 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Purdue
Second Round
L 51–62  15–17
 14  Makalusky   7  Jaynes   6  Norman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,968)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.