2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

2025–26 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–19 (6–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Latrell Flemming
  • Kristin Wodrich
  • Holly Hoopingarner
  • Nevena Markovic
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2025–26 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 20 – 0   1.000 35 – 0   1.000
Villanova 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Seton Hall 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Marquette 12 – 8   .600 18 – 12   .600
Creighton 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
St. John's 11 – 9   .550 22 – 12   .647
Providence 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455
Butler 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387
Georgetown 6 – 14   .300 14 – 17   .452
DePaul 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250
Xavier 4 – 16   .200 11 – 19   .367
† 2026 Big East tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

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

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

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 Commit date
Anna Wypych
G 		Rockford, MI Rockford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Addison Baxter
G 		Larwill, IN Columbia City 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 – N. 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 – S. 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 W 64–58  7–6
(1–2) 		 25 – Dotsey   8 – Dotsey   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (888)
Indianapolis, IN
December 28, 2025
4:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV 		No. 1 UConn L 47–94  7–7
(1–3) 		 10 – Tied   9 – Dotsey   4 – Baxter  Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,626)
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Creighton L 59–67  7–8
(1–4) 		 17 – S. Jackson   7 – Tied   4 – Zeinstra  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,003)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgetown L 46–63  7–9
(1–5) 		 11 – Johnson   5 – Miller   2 – Johnson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (597)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at St. John's L 39–49  7–10
(1–6) 		 10 – Dotsey   6 – Tied   3 – Zeinstra  Carnesecca Arena (903)
Queens, NY
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Providence W 62–52  8–10
(2–6) 		 13 – Tied   10 – Dotsey   5 – Baxter  Hinkle Fieldhouse (777)
Indianapolis, IN
January 18, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Villanova L 65–73  8–11
(2–7) 		 25 – Miller   5 – Tied   5 – Miller  Finneran Pavilion (1,741)
Villanova, PA
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		DePaul W 73–67  9–11
(3–7) 		 22 – S. Jackson   10 – S. Jackson   4 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (845)
Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marquette L 60–64  9–12
(3–8) 		 14 – Miller   9 – S. Jackson   4 – Baxter  Hinkle Fieldhouse (439)
Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Xavier L 59–63  9–13
(3–9) 		 14 – Dotsey   5 – S. Jackson   4 – Baxter  Cintas Center (990)
Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Villanova L 57–67  9–14
(3–10) 		 16 – Johnson   6 – Tied   4 – S. Jackson  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,176)
Indianapolis, IN
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 1 UConn L 48–80  9–15
(3–11) 		 13 – Dotsey   12 – S. Jackson   4 – Wypych  PeoplesBank Arena (13,811)
Hartford, CT
February 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Providence L 64–73  9–16
(3–12) 		 12 – Langham   6 – Jackson   4 – Miller  Alumni Hall (678)
Providence, RI
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. John's L 47–58  9–17
(3–13) 		 9 – Dotsey   7 – Jackson   3 – Langham  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,876)
Indianapolis, IN
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Creighton L 58–67  9–18
(3–14) 		 18 – Johnson   5 – Jackson   4 – Miller  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,210)
Indianapolis, IN
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgetown W 66–58  10–18
(4–14) 		 13 – Wypych   10 – S. Jackson   4 – N. Jackson  McDonough Arena (943)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at DePaul W 71–64  10–18
(5–14) 		 21 – Wypych   14 – Jackson   8 – Miller  Wintrust Arena (1,417)
Chicago, IL
March 1, 2026
3:30 p.m., Peacock 		Seton Hall W 62–55  12-18
(6–14) 		 19 – Miller   8 – Jackson   5 – Langham  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,678)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 6, 2026
10 a.m., Peacock 		(9) vs. (8) Georgetown
First Round 		L 58–62  12–19
  18 – Wypych   7 – S. Jackson   6 – S. Jackson  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

References

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