Bulldogs Journey to Villanova For Sunday Afternoon Matchup

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler Bulldogs will journey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to tackle the Villanova Wildcats on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tip-off at Finneran Pavillion is slated for two p.m. and the sport can be broadcast stay on ESPN+. 
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
Time: 2 PM
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (8-10, 2-6 BE) is coming off a 62-52 victory over Providence on Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Saniya Jackson and Anna Wypych led the best way for BU with 13 factors apiece within the contest. 
• Saniya Jackson leads the BU offense, averaging 9.2 factors per recreation. The redshirt sophomore is capturing 46.9-percent from the ground and 34.0-percent from past the arc. Caroline Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, knocking down 5.6 rebounds per recreation.
• Butler’s two freshmen, Addison Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been strong contributors this season for BU averaging 19.3 and 16.0 minutes per recreation, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City is averaging 6.3 factors, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.8 steals per recreation. She is capturing 41.4-percent from the ground and is capturing 76.6-percent from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.6 factors, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per recreation. The Michigan native has been spectacular from the ground, capturing 48.6-percent whereas sinking 42.3-percent of her photographs from behind the arc. 
• Dotsey, Lily Zeinstra and Mallory Miller have all been pivotal items for Butler, averaging 8.7,  8.9 and eight.5 factors per recreation, respectively. Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 22 after main Butler to its first convention win of the season over Xavier with 25 factors within the contest. Miller earned a nod to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 15. Miller averaged 12.5 factors, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a pair of.0 blocks per recreation in a 2-0 week for Butler. 
• BU is within the high 100 nationally in free throw share (75.2%; forty seventh) and is fourth within the BIG EAST in free throws made per recreation averaging 11.28 makes per contest. 
• Butler had six gamers rating in double figures towards Dayton on Nov. 28 (Lily Zeinstra 19, Anna Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). That was the primary time Butler has had six gamers in double figures within the final 15 seasons. The final time Butler had six rating in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.
• Butler returns three letterwinners from a 12 months in the past and added 9 new gamers to the workforce with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
• Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season on the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.

 
SCOUTING VILLANOVA

• Villanova (14-4, 7-2 BE) is coming off a 99-50 loss to No. UConn on Thursday night. Kennedy Henry and Brynn McCurry led the Wildcats with 12 and 11 factors, respectively.
• Jasmine Bascoe leads the Villanova offense averaging 16.9 factors per recreation. Bascoe additionally leads the squad in assists, meting out 4.6 helpers per recreation. 
• McCurry pulls down a team-best 5.7 rebounds per recreation and is adopted intently by Denae Carter who grabs 5.4 per contest. 
• Denise Dillon is in her sixth season on the helm of the Wildcats and boasts a 114-51 document in her 5 seasons. 

 
2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets stay on sale, offering the most effective seating places nonetheless obtainable for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at [email protected] or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to put your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season can be found by means of ButlerSports activities.com/PurchaseTickets.
 
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
 
Technology advisor Anthony James Partners (AJP) offered design, procurement, and development administration companies for the upgrades, supporting Butler in deciding on SNA Displays to fabricate and set up greater than 2,700 sq. toes of LED video show expertise, together with a middle hung show system, baseline LED ribbons, a number of courtside tables, and different digital signage.
 
The centerpiece of the venture is a brand new LED middle hung show consisting of 4 curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly related to create a steady 360-degree video floor. Each facet incorporates a 4 mm pixel pitch for elevated pixel density and readability. The middle hung additionally contains customized static lettering alongside the highest ring of the construction and a team-branded Bulldog brand going through downward towards the taking part in floor.
 
Other video signage contains 3-foot-high LED ribbons alongside the second-level fascia at each ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory shows between the second and third ranges, and eight new courtside cell scorer’s tables geared up with LED screens. For recruitment and coaching functions, the venture additionally options two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjoining follow facility, instantly built-in into the brand new management administration system.
 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a two-game homestand beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The Bulldogs will face DePaul earlier than welcoming Marquette to Hinkle on Sunday, Jan. 25. Both video games can be streamed stay on ESPN+.