2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–6 (0–3 Big East)
Head coach	Austin Parkinson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Latrell Flemming; Kristin Wodrich; Holly Hoopingarner; Nevena Markovic;
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UConn	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	2	.857
Creighton	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
Seton Hall	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	3	.786
DePaul	2	–	1	.667	7	–	9	.438
Marquette	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Georgetown	1	–	1	.500	8	–	5	.615
Villanova	1	–	1	.500	7	–	7	.500
Providence	1	–	2	.333	8	–	8	.500
St. John's	0	–	3	.000	10	–	4	.714
Butler	0	–	3	.000	10	–	6	.625
Xavier	0	–	3	.000	5	–	9	.357

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of January 2, 2025 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
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
Kilyn McGuff	11	G	6'0"	Senior	Columbus, OH	Belmont

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
McKenzie Swanson F	Rochester, Michigan	Marian High School (Michigan)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
McKenzie Swanson F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lily Zeinstra G	Byron Center, Michigan	Byron Center High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Lily Zeinstra G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lily Carmody G	Melbourne, Australia		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Lily Carmody G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jocelyn Land F	Chanhassen, Minnesota	Holy Family Catholic High School (Minnesota)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Jocelyn Land F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 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)	So	Bedford North Lawrence	Bedford, IN
G/F	2	Riley Makalusky	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Hamilton Southeastern	Fishers, IN
G	3	Ari Wiggins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Heritage Christian Michigan	Indianapolis, IN
F	5	McKenzie Swanson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Birmingham Marian	Rochester, MI
G	10	Lily Zeinstra	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Byron Center	Byron Center, MI
G	11	Kilyn McGuff	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bishop Watterson Belmont	Columbus, OH
G	12	Lily Carmody	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr		Melbourne, Australia
F	14	Jocelyn Land	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Holy Family Catholic	Chanhassen, MN
G	21	Caroline Strande	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Racine Lutheran Minnesota	Racine, WI
G	23	Jordan Meulemans	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	De Pere	De Pere, WI
F	24	Cristen Carter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, 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)	Sr	Trinity Lutheran	Brownstown, IN

Head coach

Austin Parkinson (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Latrell Fleming (Wisconsin)
Kristin Wodrich (Texas Tech)
Holly Hoopingarner (IUPUI)
Nevena Markovic (IUPUI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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+	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						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Providence						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Georgetown						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Creighton						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	DePaul						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
February 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., SNY	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Villanova						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports	Marquette						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., FloSports	at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2025 5:30 p.m., FloSports	at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports	Xavier						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 22, 2024 4:30 p.m., SNY	UConn						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7–10, 2025 TBA	vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References