The 2026–27 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team will represent Butler University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Maria Marchesano, will play their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and compete as a member of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2025–26 season 12–19 overall and 6–14 in Big East play, finishing eighth in the conference. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost 58–62 in the first round to No. 9 Georgetown to end their season.
On April 6, it was announced that head coach Austin Parkinson had mutually agreed with the university to depart the program after four seasons, in which he posted a 54–73 record alongside two WNIT appearances. Two days later on April 8, Purdue Fort Wayne head coach Maria Marchesano was announced as the program's new head coach. In five seasons with the Mastodons, Marchesano led the team to a 94–76 record, as well as a WNIT Super 16 appearance in the 2025–26 year.
Offseason Departures Butler departures Gabby Wilke 1 Forward 6'2" Sophomore Beaver Dam, WI Transferred to Loyola Chicago Anna Wypych 2 Guard 6'0" Freshman Rockford, MI Transferred to Michigan State Kennedy Langham 4 Guard 5'7" Junior Harvest, AL Transferred to Southern Miss McKenzie Swanson 5 Forward 6'3" Freshman Rochester, MI Transferred to Wake Forest McKenna Johnson 7 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Wilmot, WI Transferred to Green Bay Lily Zeinstra 10 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Byron Center, MI Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast Mallory Miller 24 Forward 6'4" Sophomore Aberdeen, SD Transferred to Florida Caroline Dotsey 25 Forward 6'2" Junior Havertown, PA Transferred to UMass Lilly Stoddard 31 Forward 6'4" Senior Crown Point, IN Graduated Addison Baxter 33 Guard 5'9" Freshman Larwill, IN Transferred to Miami (OH)
Incoming transfers Butler incoming transfers Judit Valero 1 Guard 5'11" Senior Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain FIU Destiny Macharia 2 Guard 5'6" Sophomore Columbia, MD Purdue Fort Wayne Taya Ellis 6 Forward 6'1" Senior Toronto, Ontario Bowling Green Tamar Singer 13 Guard 5'4" Junior Haifa, Israel Miami (OH) Lili Krasovec 14 Forward 6'3" Senior Budapest, Hungary Purdue Fort Wayne Karina Bystry 20 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Englewood, TN Northern Kentucky
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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