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
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	15–17 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Austin Parkinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Latrell Flemming Kristin Wodrich Holly Hoopingarner
Home arena	Hinkle Fieldhouse

2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 UConn †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	6		.846
No. 23 Creighton	15	–	3		.833			26	–	6		.813
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Marquette	11	–	7		.611			23	–	9		.719
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Providence	6	–	12		.333			13	–	21		.382
DePaul	4	–	14		.222			12	–	20		.375
Xavier	0	–	18		.000			1	–	27		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Madison Royal-Davis	3	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Toledo, OH	Transferred to Oakland
Jessica Carrothers	4	G/F	6'2"	Freshman	Fishers, IN	Transferred to Indiana Northwest
Shay Frederick	5	G	5'7"	GS Senior	Greenville, WI	Graduated
Trinity White	10	G	5'9"	Sophomore	McKinney, TX	Transferred to Murray State
Tenley Dowell	11	G	6'0"	RS Senior	Morton, IL	Graduate transferred to UAB
Rachel McLimore	14	G/F	5'10"	GS Senior	Zionsville, IN	Graduated
Kelsy Taylor	44	F	6'2"	GS Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ari Wiggins	3	G	5'8"	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Michigan
Rachel Kent	10	G/F	5'11"	GS Senior	Des Plaines, IL	IUPUI
Lilly Stoddard	31	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Crown Point, IN	Purdue
Anna Mortag	34	G	6'0"	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	IUPUI

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Karsyn Norman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Bedford North Lawrence Bedford, IN G/F 2 Riley Makalusky 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN G 3 Ari Wiggins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Heritage Christian Michigan Indianapolis, IN G/F 10 Rachel Kent 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Maine West IUPUI Des Plaines, IL G 12 Chloe Jeffers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Delaware Hayes Delaware, OH G 21 Caroline Strande 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Racine Lutheran Minnesota Racine, WI F 22 Rosemarie Dumont 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Sainte-Foy Quebec City, QC G 23 Jordan Meulemans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So De Pere De Pere, WI F 24 Cristen Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN G/F 30 Abby Stoddard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Crown Point Crown Point, IN F 31 Lilly Stoddard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Crown Point Purdue Crown Point, IN F 32 Sydney James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Trinity Lutheran Brownstown, IN G/F 34 Anna Mortag 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Brookfield Central IUPUI Milwaukee, WI G 55 Kendall Wingler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Meade County Eastern Kentucky Ekron, KY	Head coach Austin Parkinson (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Latrell Fleming (Wisconsin) Kristin Wodrich (Texas Tech) Holly Hoopingarner (IUPUI) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.

See also

• 2023–24 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team