Freshman Sydney Shelton works her way around a defender. Photo by Adam Cvik.
DANA LEE | SPORTS REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu
A series of back and forth possessions between the Butler University women’s basketball team and Xavier University in the final minutes of the game resulted in overtime play and a Big East win for the Bulldogs. The road win on Jan. 8 bumps the women’s record to 5-11 and 2-3 in the Big East.
Butler got off to a slow offensive start before elevating their scoring in the second half.