Bulldogs Journey to Hartford for Saturday Matinee With No. 1 UConn

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will journey to Hartford, Conn. to tackle the No.1 UConn Huskies at PeoplesBank Arena on Saturday, Feb. 7. Tip-off for the BIG EAST Conference matchup is slated for midday and can be broadcast stay on FS1 with Kylen Mills and Kim Adams on the decision. 
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
Time: 12 PM
Location: Hartford, Conn. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: FS1
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (9-14, 3-10 BE) is coming off a 67-57 defeat in opposition to Villanova on Wednesday night. McKenna Johnson led a trio of Bulldogs in double figures with a career-high 16 factors on 6-for-11 capturing. Lily Zeinstra (11) and Mallory Miller (10) rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures.
• Caroline Dotsey and Saniya Jackson led the squad on the glass in opposition to Villanova, knocking down six rebounds apiece.
• Saniya Jackson leads the BU offense, averaging 9.7 factors per sport. The redshirt sophomore is capturing 48.8-percent from the ground and 29.8-percent from past the arc. Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, knocking down 5.5 rebounds per sport.
• Saniya Jackson was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, Jan. 26, after a formidable week for Butler. The redshirt sophomore tallied her first profession double-double in opposition to DePaul (1/21), pouring in a career-high in factors (22) and rebounds (10) en path to a 73-67 win over the Blue Demons.
• The Fort Wayne native practically posted her second double-double in as many video games in opposition to Marquette (1/25), chipping in 12 factors and 9 rebounds within the contest. The redshirt sophomore averaged 17.0 factors, 9.5 rebounds and three.5 assists per sport en path to her first BIG EAST Weekly Honor of her profession.
• Butler’s two freshmen, Addison Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been strong contributors this season for BU averaging 19.1 and 15.7 minutes per sport, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City, is averaging 5.9 factors, 2.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals per sport. She is capturing 43.6-percent from the ground and is sinking 77.4-percent of her makes an attempt from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.2 factors, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per sport. The Michigan native has been spectacular from the ground, capturing 44.6-percent whereas sinking 39.7-percent of her photographs from behind the arc.
• Dotsey, Zeinstra and Miller have all been pivotal items for Butler, averaging 8.5, 8.7 and 9.6 factors per sport, 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 couple of.0 blocks per sport in a 2-0 week for Butler.
• BU is within the high 100 nationally in area purpose proportion (43.3%; 86th) and free throw proportion (75.7%; forty fifth).
• Butler had six gamers rating in double figures in opposition to 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.
• Austin Parkinson is in his fourth season on the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.

 
SCOUTING NO. 1 UCONN

• UConn (24-0, 13-0 BE) is coming off a commanding 86-40 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night. Azzi Fudd led the best way for the Huskies pouring in a game-high 25 factors.
• Sarah Strong leads a trio of Huskies averaging double figures, posting 19.2 factors per sport. Fudd (17.5) and Blanca Quiñonez (10.7) spherical out the Huskies averaging double figures.
• Strong leads the squad on the glass, knocking down 8.0 rebounds per sport.
• UConn is on a 40-game win streak relationship again to Feb. 7 of final season.
• Geno Auriemma is in his forty first season on the helm of the Huskies and is the winningest coach in faculty basketball historical past.

 
2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets stay on sale, offering the very best seating places nonetheless out there for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to position your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season can be found via ButlerSports activities.com/PurchaseTickets.
 
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
 
Technology advisor Anthony James Partners (AJP) supplied design, procurement, and building administration companies for the upgrades, supporting Butler in deciding on SNA Displays to fabricate and set up greater than 2,700 sq. ft 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 undertaking is a brand new LED middle hung show consisting of 4 curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly linked to create a steady 360-degree video floor. Each facet includes a 4 mm pixel pitch for elevated pixel density and readability. The middle hung additionally consists of 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 consists of 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 cellular scorer’s tables geared up with LED screens. For recruitment and coaching functions, the undertaking additionally options two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjoining observe facility, immediately built-in into the brand new management administration system.
 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs can be again in motion on Wednesday, Feb. 11 as BU travels to Providence, R.I. for a convention matchup with the Providence Friars. Tip-off at Alumni Hall is slated for 7 p.m. and the sport can be broadcast stay on ESPN+.