# 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.

## 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.

## 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. |||||||||