2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Austin Parkinson, played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference.

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
  • Austin Parkinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Latrell Flemming
  • Kristin Wodrich
  • Holly Hoopingarner
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 UConn180 1.000336  .846
No. 23 Creighton153 .833266  .813
St. John's117 .6111815  .545
Villanova117 .6112213  .629
Marquette117 .611239  .719
Georgetown99 .5002312  .657
Seton Hall810 .4441715  .531
Butler612 .3331517  .469
Providence612 .3331321  .382
DePaul414 .2221220  .375
Xavier018 .000127  .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 11–18, 6–14 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Madison Royal-Davis3G5'11"SophomoreToledo, OHTransferred to Oakland
Jessica Carrothers4G/F6'2"FreshmanFishers, INTransferred to Indiana Northwest
Shay Frederick5G5'7"GS SeniorGreenville, WIGraduated
Trinity White10G5'9"SophomoreMcKinney, TXTransferred to Murray State
Tenley Dowell11G6'0"RS SeniorMorton, ILGraduate transferred to UAB
Rachel McLimore14G/F5'10"GS SeniorZionsville, INGraduated
Kelsy Taylor44F6'2"GS SeniorLouisville, KYGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious
school
Ari Wiggins3G5'8"JuniorIndianapolis, INMichigan
Rachel Kent10G/F5'11"GS SeniorDes Plaines, ILIUPUI
Lilly Stoddard31F6'4"SophomoreCrown Point, INPurdue
Anna Mortag34G6'0"SeniorMilwaukee, WIIUPUI

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Karsyn Norman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G/F 2 Riley Makalusky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN
G 3 Ari Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHeritage Christian
Michigan
Indianapolis, IN
G/F 10 Rachel Kent 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSMaine West
IUPUI
Des Plaines, IL
G 12 Chloe Jeffers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDelaware Hayes Delaware, OH
G 21 Caroline Strande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrRacine Lutheran
Minnesota
Racine, WI
F 22 Rosemarie Dumont 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSainte-Foy Quebec City, QC
G 23 Jordan Meulemans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoDe Pere De Pere, WI
F 24 Cristen Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBen Davis Indianapolis, IN
G/F 30 Abby Stoddard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCrown Point Crown Point, IN
F 31 Lilly Stoddard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCrown Point
Purdue
Crown Point, IN
F 32 Sydney James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrTrinity Lutheran Brownstown, IN
G/F 34 Anna Mortag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBrookfield Central
IUPUI
Milwaukee, WI
G 55 Kendall Wingler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrMeade County
Eastern Kentucky
Ekron, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Franklin (IN) W 108–41 
                Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 55–82  0–1
 17  Strande  7  Strande  4  Kent  Hilton Coliseum (9,938)
Ames, IA
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
Detroit Mercy W 68–61  1–1
 18  Wingler  7  Strande  2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,162)
Indianapolis, IN
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
Austin Peay W 53–47  2–1
 21  Strande  7  Strande  3  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,087)
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2023*
11:00 a.m., Youtube
Roosevelt W 104–50  3–1
 23  Makalusky  9  Stoddard  5  Norman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,626)
Indianapolis, IN
November 24, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
L 66–77  3–2
 11  Wiggins  9  Kent  7  Kent  Alex G. Spanos Center (494)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. St. Thomas
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
W 76–54  4–2
 24  Meulemans  9  Strande  4  Wiggins  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Bradley W 67–46  5–2
 17  Strande  8  Meulemans  4  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (692)
Indianapolis, IN
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN+
at Wisconsin W 59–51  6–2
 25  Kent  9  Strande  5  Wiggins  Kohl Center (3,581)
Madison, WI
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Vanderbilt L 39–51  6–3
 12  Strande  8  Jaynes  4  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (873)
Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Chicago State W 84–51  7–3
 23  Meulemans  9  Strande  6  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (654)
Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY
at No. 17 UConn L 62–88  7–4
(0–1)
 13  Tied  5  Strande  5  Wiggins  XL Center (9,354)
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., Youtube
Ohio W 69–49  8–4
 18  Kent  13  Strande  6  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038)
Indianapolis, IN
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
Georgetown L 55–60  8–5
(0–2)
 22  Kent  9  Strande  3  Meulemans  Hinkle Fieldhouse (892)
Indianapolis, IN
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
Seton Hall L 50–64  8–6
(0–3)
 15  Meulemans  6  Strande  3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (979)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at No. 22 Creighton L 53–89  8–7
(0–4)
 10  Kent  5  Tied  2  Tied  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,131)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., BEDN
Villanova L 54–65  8–8
(0–5)
 12  Strande  10  Strande  3  Kent  Hinkle Fieldhouse (777)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at St. John's L 42–60  8–9
(0–6)
 13  Jaynes  6  Strande  3  Jaynes  Carnesecca Arena (293)
Queens, NY
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
Providence L 53–63  8–10
(0–7)
 22  Strande  8  Tied  3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (157)
Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at Xavier W 90–57  9–10
(1–7)
 26  Strande  10  Strande  6  Tied  Cintas Center (238)
Cincinnati, OH
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., BEDN
at Marquette L 48–59  9–11
(1–8)
 13  Strande  7  Norman  4  Strande  Al McGuire Center (2,212)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
DePaul L 57–67  9–12
(1–9)
 12  Strande  7  Strande  3  Strande  Hinkle Fieldhouse (808)
Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 22 Creighton L 65–75  9–13
(1–10)
 15  Jaynes  6  Kent  4  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,041)
Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
St. John's W 64–59  10–13
(2–10)
 18  Strande  9  Strande  6  Jaynes  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,238)
Indianapolis, IN
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., BEDN
at Providence W 55–48  11–13
(3–10)
 22  Strande  9  Strande  3  Kent  Alumni Hall (507)
Providence, RI
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., BEDN
at Villanova W 55–52  12–13
(4–10)
 19  Strande  9  Strande  3  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (3,059)
Villanova, PA
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS2
Xavier W 84–46  13–13
(5–10)
 17  Strande  6  Kent  6  Wiggins  Hinkle Fieldhouse (933)
Indianapolis, IN
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BEDN
at Georgetown L 63–70  13–14
(5–11)
 21  Makalusky  9  Strande  4  Norman  McDonough Gymnasium (919)
Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., BEDN
at DePaul W 73–70  14–14
(6–11)
 15  Tied  7  Strande  4  Jaynes  Wintrust Arena (1,154)
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., BEDN
Marquette L 52–74  14–15
(6–12)
 10  Norman  5  Tied  2  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,780)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 8, 2024*
11:00 a.m., BEDN
(8) vs. (9) Providence
First Round
L 60–75  14–16
 20  Strande  7  Strande  5  Norman  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Bowling Green
First Round
W 75–63  15–16
 24  Strande  5  Strande  5  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (537)
Indianapolis, IN
March 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Purdue
Second Round
L 51–62  15–17
 14  Makalusky  7  Jaynes  6  Norman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,968)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

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