HENRY BREDEMEIER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | hbredeme@butler.edu
The Butler women’s basketball team lost to Marquette 95-57 at Hinkle Fieldhouse, as they fell to 1-11 on the season. Redshirt senior Jaia Alexander scored a season-high 22 points for the Bulldogs, and senior Genesis Parker added 10 points. Butler’s leading scorer Okako Adika, who averages 13.6 points per game, was quiet in this one, only taking four shots and scoring two points.
Marquette started the game on a quick 6-0 run before Alexander hit a step-back mid-range jumper to get the Bulldogs on the board. Marquette imposed their will on the Bulldogs in the first five minutes of the game, specifically in the rebounding department.