INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI women's basketball is back in action on Wednesday (Nov. 20) looking to rebound from a loss at No. 17/19 Miami last Sunday (Nov. 17). The Jags will head across town to take on Butler with the game beginning at 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on YouTube.

IUPUI (2-1) came close to pulling the upset against Miami the last time the Jags took the court, falling to the Hurricanes by nine. IUPUI had a three-point lead heading in to the final quarter but the Hurricanes used a 12-0 run in the last frame to pull away.

Macee Williams led the Jaguars with 17 points, bouncing back from a five-point effort against Southern Illinois. Freshman Natalie Andersen was a spark for head coach Austin Parkinson, pouring in a career-high 15 points, hitting three threes along the way. Holly Hoopingarner had her best game of the year, also finishing in double-figures with 14.

JAG SCRATCHES

• IUPUI was handed its first loss of the season with a nine-point defeat at Miami on Sunday (Nov. 17). The Jags took a three-point lead in to the fourth quarter but went scoreless for a four-minute stretch in the fourth, allowing the Hurricanes to go on a 12-0 run.
• The Jags were down by 12 at halftime but outscored the Hurricanes 24-9 in the third quarter.
• Macee Williams finished the game with a team-high 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting with 13 of her points coming in the second half.
• Freshman Natalie Andersen scored a career-high 15 points, hitting three threes.
• Holly Hoopingarner was the third Jaguar to finish in double-figures with 14 points. Hoopingarner was efficient from the field, going 6-for-8 from the floor, including 2-for-3 from behind the arc.
• IUPUI was just 5-for-6 from the free throw line against the Hurricanes. While the Jaguars shot the ball well from the stripe, in the first two games of the season, IUPUI had attempted 25 and 22 free throws.
• Turnovers continue to be a story for the Jaguars early in the season. IUPUI committed 23 turnovers, matching a season-high, against Miami, including turning the ball over in four out of five possessions in the fourth quarter during the Hurricanes' run.
• Rachel McLimore was held to just seven points against the Hurricanes after scoring 18 in each of the first two games of the season.
• This will be the first time IUPUI has faced Butler with the Bulldogs as a member of the Big East. The Jags have only played two other current Big East teams going 1-1 against Marquette and 0-1 against DePaul.
• Katelyn O'Reilly made her first appearance of the season and scored two points and dished out two assists in 11 minutes.
• Williams is now 33 points shy of 1,000 points for her career. By hitting the mark, Williams would be the 26^th Jaguar to reach 1,000 career points.
• IUPUI will be looking to win its second game of the season against an opponent from Indiana. The Jaguars beat Ball State in the season-opener and will play IU Northwest later in the season.

SCOUTING BUTLER
The Jaguars now turn their attention to a Butler team that is 3-0 on the season. The Bulldogs have beaten Wagner, Detroit Mercy and Eastern Kentucky to start the season with the lowest margin of victory being 16 in the season opener. The game against the Jags will be the fourth-straight home game for Butler to start the season.

Kristen Spolyar is on a tear for the Bulldogs to start the season. Spolyar, a senior guard from Lebanon, Ind., is averaging 24.3 points per game and pulling down 8.3 rebounds per game. Both numbers lead the Bulldogs. Spolyar is shooting over 50 percent from the field and has hit 15-for-20 free throws this year.

Both Genesis Parker and Tenley Dowell are averaging 12 points per contest as the only other Bulldogs to be averaging double-figures.

The Bulldogs have a decided advantage on the defensive end, shooting almost 10 percent better than their opponents thanks in part to at 18-7 advantage in blocked shots and a 49-22 advantage in steals.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE BULLDOGS
IUPUI is 7-17 all-time against the Bulldogs having dropped the last four meetings and nine of the last ten games. This is the first meeting between IUPUI and Butler since 2012, meaning IUPUI has not played Butler since the Bulldogs joined the Big East.