2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	6–6 (0–2 Big East)
Head coach	Austin Parkinson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Latrell Flemming; Kristin Wodrich; Holly Hoopingarner; Nevena Markovic;
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	0	1.000
Villanova	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Seton Hall	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
Creighton	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Marquette	2	–	1	.667	7	–	4	.636
St. John's	1	–	1	.500	11	–	2	.846
Xavier	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Georgetown	0	–	1	.000	7	–	3	.700
Providence	0	–	2	.000	7	–	5	.583
Butler	0	–	2	.000	6	–	6	.500
DePaul	0	–	2	.000	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Austin Parkinson, play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Karsyn Norman	1	G	5'6"	Junior	Bedford, IN	Transferred to Ball State
Riley Makalusky	2	G/F	6'2"	Junior	Fishers, IN	Transferred to West Virginia
Ari Wiggins	3	G	5'8"	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Kilyn McGuff	11	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Lily Carmody	12	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Boston College
Jocelyn Land	14	G/F	6'0"	Sophomore	Chanhassen, MN	Transferred to Montana
Caroline Strande	21	G	5'11"	GS Senior	Racine, WI	Graduated
Jordan Meulemans	23	G	6'0"	RS Junior	De Pere, WI	Transferred to Marquette
Cristen Carter	24	F	6'4"	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Georgetown
Sydney James	32	F	6'3"	Senior	Brownstown, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Gabby Wilke	1	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Beaver Dam, WI	South Dakota
Kennedy Langham	4	G	5'7"	Junior	Harvest, AL	Samford
McKenna Johnson	7	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Wilmot, WI	Minnesota
Nevaeh Jackson	11	G	6'0"	Junior	Fort Wayne, IN	Valparaiso
Saniya Jackson	12	G	6'0"	RS Sophomore	Fort Wayne, IN	Valparaiso
Mallory Miller	24	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Aberdeen, SD	Arizona State
Caroline Dotsey	15	F	6'2"	Junior	Havertown, PA	Maine

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Anna Wypych G	Rockford, MI	Rockford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Anna Wypych G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Addison Baxter G	Larwill, IN	Columbia City	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Addison Baxter G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Gabby Wilke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	South Dakota	Beaver Dam, WI
G	2	Anna Wypych	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Rockford	Rockford, MI
G	4	Kennedy Langham	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Samford	Harvest, AL
F	5	McKenzie Swanson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Birmingham Marian	Rochester, MI
G	7	McKenna Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Minnesota	Wilmot, WI
G	10	Lily Zeinstra	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Byron Center	Byron Center, MI
G	11	Nevaeh Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Valparaiso	Fort Wayne, IN
G	12	Saniya Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Valparaiso	Fort Wayne, IN
F	24	Mallory Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Arizona State	Aberdeen, SD
F	25	Caroline Dotsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Maine	Havertown, PA
F	31	Lilly Stoddard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Crown Point Purdue	Crown Point, IN
G	33	Addison Baxter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Columbia City	Larwill, IN

Head coach

Austin Parkinson (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Latrell Fleming (Wisconsin)
Kristin Wodrich (Texas Tech)
Holly Hoopingarner (IUPUI)
Chelsey Perry (UT Martin)

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
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Taylor	W 95–63		–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Wright State	W 74–53	1–0	14 – Zeinstra	6 – Tied	8 – Baxter	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,867) Indianapolis, IN
November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	L 69–74	1–1	14 – Jackson	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (893) Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan	L 59–68	1–2	16 – Zeinstra	4 – Tied	5 – Langham	Hinkle Fieldhouse (783) Indianapolis, IN
November 16, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Kentucky	W 73–56	2–2	14 – Zeinstra	8 – Miller	4 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,111) Indianapolis, IN
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Indiana	L 53–72	2–3	13 – N. Jackson	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,716) Bloomington, IN
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 67–53	3–3	13 – Zeinstra	6 – Dotsey	4 – Langham	Hinkle Fieldhouse (811) Indianapolis, IN
November 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m., Ion	vs. Dayton Fort Myers Tip-Off	W 92–66	4–3	19 – Zeinstra	7 – Stoddard	6 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (927) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2025* 5:00 p.m., Ion	vs. Georgia Fort Myers Tip-Off	L 54–80	4–4	12 – Tied	5 – Dotsey	2 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (932) Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seton Hall	L 51–70	4–5 (0–1)	12 – Jackson	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium (629) South Orange, NJ
December 7, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marquette	L 55–80	4–6 (0–2)	15 – Dotsey	8 – Dotsey	6 – Zeinstra	Al McGuire Center (1,304) Milwaukee, WI
December 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	W 101–56	5–6 (0–2)	16 – Miller	7 – Miller	6 – Wypych	Hinkle Fieldhouse (754) Indianapolis, IN
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 74–52	6–6	12 – Wypych	9 – Dotsey	6 – Miller	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Xavier						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV	UConn						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgetown						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Providence						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	DePaul						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marquette						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Villanova						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Connecticut						PeoplesBank Arena Hartford, CT
February 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. John's						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Creighton						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 1, 2026 3:30 p.m., Peacock	Seton Hall						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 6, 2026 TBA	TBA						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule - Butler Bulldogs". Butlersports.com.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2025

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References