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Another 2nd-quarter blitz puts Butler women into WNIT's Sweet 16

Whitney Jennings, Kristen Spolyar lead Bulldogs into Sweet 16. David Woods, david.woods@indystar.com

INDIANAPOLIS – Will the WNIT championship trophy remain in the state?

That is Butler’s goal. Like the Indiana Hoosiers a year ago, the Bulldog women were disappointed not to be selected for the NCAA tournament. They are taking it out on their WNIT opponents, as Indiana did in winning this tournament in 2018.

“It was definitely disappointing not to see our names in that (NCAA) tournament,” Whitney Jennings said. “But we have a great opportunity in front of us with the WNIT. We didn’t really hang our heads about it.