Okako Adika drives around a Providence defender during Thursday’s loss. Adika led the Bulldogs with 14 points and six rebounds. Photo by Christian Bates.
HENRY BREDEMEIER | STAFF REPORTER | hbredeme@butler.edu
The Butler women’s basketball team lost their first game of the new year to Providence, 62-50, in a rematch of the Bulldogs first game of the season. Butler falls to 0-5 on the season — 0-4 in the Big East. Junior forward Okako Adika led Butler with 14 points and six rebounds, and senior guard Chanell Williams led the Friars with 16 points and eight rebounds.