The Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Butler University

Butler University

Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...

 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League

Horizon League

The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....

, in which it has competed since joining Division I competition in the 1986-1987 season. The women’s basketball team began competing in the IAIAW in 1975-1976 under coach Xandra Hamilton and had their first winning season two years later, obtaining a 9-5 record under coach Linda Mason. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Beth Couture

Beth Couture

Beth Couture is the head women's basketball coach at Butler University. From her first season at Butler in 2002–2003 through the 2010–2011 season, she compiled a 148–127 record including three consecutive WNIT appearances and four consecutive 20-win seasons, including a 23–10 mark in 2010, the...

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NCAA Tournament Results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...

. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1996 1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament took place from March 15 – March 31, 1996. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Georgia, Stanford, and Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Georgia 83–65 in the championship game.-Regional cities:...	#15	First Round	Iowa	L 67–72

NIT Results

The Bulldogs have appeared in four National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

s. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1993 1993 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - UAB 55, Providence 52...	First Round Consolation Second Round Consolation Third Round	Florida International UNLV Northwestern	L 75–79 (OT) W 74–71 L 85–89
1998 1998 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal....	First Round Second Round	Bowling Green LSU	W 95–90 L 58–74
2009 2009 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...	First Round Second Round	Duquesne Marquette	W 59–58 L 49–58
2010 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites...	First Round	Illinois State	L 54–57
2011 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites...	First Round	Wisconsin	L 48–68

Awards

Horizon League Women's Basketball Coach of the Year

• 1989-90 - Paulette Stein
• 1992-93 - Paulette Stein
• 1994-95 - June Olkowski
• 1995-96 - June Olkowski
• 1997-98 - June Olkowski

Horizon League Women's Basketball Player of the Year

• 1992-93 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1997-98 - Sarah Schuetz
• 2009-10 - Melanie Thornton

First Team All-League

• 1989-90 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1990-91 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1991-92 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1992-93 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1994-95 - Liesl Schultz
• 1996-97 - Sarah Schuetz
• 1997-98 - Jennifer Marlow
• 1997-98 - Sarah Schuetz
• 1998-99 - Jennifer Marlow
• 2003-04 - Nancy Bowden
• 2005-06 - Jackie Closser
• 2006-07 - Jackie Closser
• 2007-08 - Lade Akande
• 2009-10 - Melanie Thornton
• 2009-10 - Brigid Mulroy

Second Team All-League

• 1986-87 - Martha Kondalski
• 1987-88 - Martha Kondalski
• 1987-88 - Pam Schiefelbein
• 1988-89 - Martha Kondalski
• 1992-93 - Mary Majewski
• 1993-94 - Liesl Schultz
• 1995-96 - Debbie Benziger
• 1996-97 - Jennifer Marlow
• 1996-97 - Alexis Proffitt
• 1998-99 - Sarah Hurrle
• 1999-00 - Kristen Bodine
• 2000-01 - Kelly Kuhn
• 2005-06 - Lade Akande
• 2006-07 - Lade Akande
• 2010-11 - Chloe Hamilton
• 2010-11 - Brittany Bowen

Horizon League Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year

• 1989-90 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1990-91 - Angela Cotton

Horizon League All-Newcomer Team

• 1989-90 - Mary Majewski
• 1989-90 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1990-91 - Angela Cotton
• 1991-92 - Lynn Bihn
• 1995-96 - Jennifer Marlow
• 1996-97 - Sarah Hurrle
• 1997-98 - Lori Ives
• 1998-99 - Kristen Bodine
• 1998-99 - Kelly Kuhn
• 1999-00 - Valerie Burg
• 2001-02 - Maria Marchesano
• 2003-04 - Ellen Hamilton
• 2004-05 - Cassie Freeman
• 2005-06 - Lade Akande
• 2006-07 - Susan Lester
• 2009-10 - Alyssa Pittman

Horizon League Tournament MVP

• 1995-96 - Debbie Benziger

Horizon League All-Tournament Team

• 1989-90 - Mary Majewski
• 1989-90 - Shelly Roby
• 1990-91 - Brandi Kimble
• 1990-91 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1991-92 - Lynn Bihn
• 1991-92 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1992-93 - Mary Majewski
• 1992-93 - Julie Von Dielingen
• 1995-96 - Debbie Benziger
• 1995-96 - Alexis Proffitt
• 1997-98 - Jennifer Marlow
• 1997-98 - Sarah Schuetz
• 2003-04 - Nancy Bowden
• 2005-06 - Lade Akande
• 2006-07 - Jackie Closser
• 2009-10 - Melanie Thornton
• 2009-10 - Susan Lester
• 2010-11 - Brittany Bowen

Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year

• 2009-10 - Melanie Thornton

Horizon League All-Defensive Team
First awarded in 1995-96

• 1995-96 - Sarah Schuetz
• 1996-97 - Sarah Schuetz
• 1997-98 - Sarah Schuetz
• 1998-99 - Sarah Schuetz
• 2001-02 - Nancy Bowden
• 2002-03 - Nancy Bowden
• 2003-04 - Nancy Bowdrn
• 2003-04 - Angel Mason
• 2004-05 - Cortney Urquhart
• 2008-09 - Melanie Thornton
• 2009-10 - Melanie Thornton

Yearly records