Tori Schickel looks past an opponent for an open basket. The junior posted a double-double against USF on Nov. 20.
The Butler University women’s basketball team fell to No. 17 University of Southern Florida 71-55 on the road in their first loss of the season on Nov. 20.
The Bulldogs matched the Bulls early on, completing the first quarter tied at 17. USF pulled away in the second quarter, limiting Butler to 8 points while scoring 23. Butler kept pace in the second half, scoring just one less point than USF, but wasn’t able to overcome the rough second quarter.