2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

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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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

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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

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References

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