Naira Caceres prepares to make a move in a game last season. Caceres scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting, but the star of the show was Okako Adika, who scored 29 points in her Division I debut. Providence defeated Butler, 73-52. Collegian file photo.
HENRY BREDEMEIER | SPORTS REPORTER | hbredeme@butler.edu
In their first game of the 2020-21 season, the Butler women’s basketball team fell to Providence 73-52 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler’s Okako Adika led all scorers with 29 in her Division I debut.
The Bulldogs got off to a quick start, hitting three three-pointers in the first few minutes of the first quarter to take a 9-4 lead.