Butler Battles Cleveland State in Horizon League Women's Basketball TV Game

Feb. 4, 2005

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Indianapolis, Ind. - Horizon League women's basketball action will be featured on FSN Ohio and FSN Midwest as Cleveland State travels to Butler on Saturday, Feb. 5. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The game will air at 4 p.m. ET on FSN Ohio on Saturday, and on FSN Midwest at 2 a.m. ET on Sunday.

Butler currently stands at 9-11 on the season and 3-6 in the Horizon League after defeating Detroit 59-46 on Thursday night. Cleveland State remains at 3-17 overall and 2-7 in League play.

The contest will mark the first meeting this season between the Bulldogs and the Vikings. Cleveland State is coming off a 64-58 win over Youngstown State Feb.2 , while the Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak with their Feb. 3 win over the Titans. Cleveland State is led by junior Erin Martin who is tied for third in the League in scoring in League contests with 13.1 points per game.

The Bulldogs' leading scorer is sophomore Ellen Hamilton who is registering 10.8 points per game in League contests. Butler currently leads the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentages (38 percent) with Maria Marchesano leading the way with 53.8 percent and a 2.62 average per League contest.

Dave Loane will call the play-by-play for Saturday's game with color commentary by Toni Roesch. Betsy Ross will handle sideline duties.