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Women's Basketball Travels To In-State Rival Butler Sunday
December 01, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals are looking four their fourth-straight win over the Bulldogs
Ball State (2-5) at Butler (5-0)
Sunday, Dec. 2 (2 p.m.)
Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
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Game Notes: Ball State | Butler
Quick Hits:
-The Cardinals and the Bulldogs have met 24 times with the Bulldogs leading the all-time series record 14-10. Ball State has won the last three meetings between the two schools'.
-The Bulldogs are led by Kurt Godlevske who begins his fifth season as the head coach for the Butler women's basketball team. Butler ended the 2017-18 season with an overall mark of 15-17.
-The last time Ball State played at Hinkle Fieldhouse was in 2016 when the Cardinals defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 74-50.
- Ball State registered an 87-75 victory in its last meeting over Butler on Nov. 29, 2017 in Worthen Arena.
- Ball State head coach Brady Sallee owns a 3-2 record against Butler in his six years at the helm of the Cardinals.
Scouting Butler
- Butler has started the season with a 5-0 ledger which marks only the sixth time in program history the Bulldogs have accomplished that feat.
- The Bulldogs have played all five of their games this season inside Hinkle Fieldhouse and today's game against the Cardinals will mark their sixth-straight.
- Butler has not faced a power five program so far this season but Ball State has competed against two - - Big Ten foe Purdue and Athletic Coast Conference member Duke.
- Butler is paced by Whitney Jennings, who averages 14.0 ppg and 1.8 rpg. Behind Jennings is Tori Schickel who is currently averaging 13.8 ppg and 8.8 rpg. Kristen Spolyard is scoring 13.2 ppg while teammate Michelle Weaver rounds out the Bulldogs double digit scoring with 10.2 per contest.
