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Michigan to Conclude Non-Conference Slate Against Butler
12/8/2020 12:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
» U-M wraps up a two-game homestand and the non-conference portion of the schedule by hosting Butler in the first meeting between the two teams since 1993.
» Michigan has won its first four games for the fifth time under ninth-year head coach Kim Barnes Arico.
» Naz Hillmon has 22 career double-doubles and needs one more to take over sixth place on the program's all-time list.
THIS WEEK
Wednesday, Dec. 9 -- vs. Butler (Crisler Center), 1 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 19-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team (4-0) concludes its non-conference schedule Wednesday (Dec. 9), when it hosts Butler (0-2) at Crisler Center. The game is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on Big Ten Network Plus.
Hail From Home
Game days may look different this season, but the tradition of cheering on Michigan women's basketball continues. Hail From Home is our way to virtually bring the excitement of game day to fans. Throughout the season, fans can look forward to a variety of digital engagements including a game day check-in with monthly prizes, fan cutouts at Crisler Center, game day playlists, Crisler scoreboard messages, special theme games, and more. » Hail From Home
Wolverine Notes
• The Wolverines are out to a 4-0 start, the fifth time under ninth-year head coach Kim Barnes Arico that U-M has won its first four games. Michigan's best start is 7-0, coming during the 1999-2000 and 2011-12 seasons.
• Michigan moved up five places from No. 24 to No. 19 in this week's Associated Press poll. It is the first time that Michigan is in the top 20 since coming in at No. 13 on Jan. 29, 2018.
• After tallying a pair of double-doubles and helping Michigan to a 2-0 week, junior Naz Hillmon was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll on Monday (Dec. 7). In U-M's win at Notre Dame (Dec. 3), Hillmon went for 20 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best three blocks. She followed that up with another double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) against Wright State (Dec. 6) while dishing out a career-high five assists. On the week, she made 20 of 22 free-throw attempts (90 percent).
• Michigan has had at least four players reach double figures in scoring in all four of its games this season. All five starters -- Naz Hillmon (26), Leigha Brown (22), Amy Dilk (15), Akienreh Johnson (11) and Hailey Brown (10) -- scored at least 10 points in Michigan's win over Central Michigan (Nov. 25). The Wolverines followed that up with four players in double figures at Oakland (Nov. 27) in Hillmon (35), Leigha Brown (11), Hailey Brown (11) and Michelle Sidor (11). The trend continued in Michigan's game at Notre Dame (Dec. 3), with Hillmon (20), Hailey Brown (18), Leigha Brown (14) and Johnson (12) each eclipsing 10 points. Leigha Brown (24), Hillmon (18), Dilk (10) and Hailey Brown scored 10 points or more against Wright State (Dec. 6). Hillmon and the Brown duo have scored at least 10 points in all four games.
• Butler (0-2) is coming off a pair of conference losses to Providence (73-52) and Creighton (88-41) last weekend. The Bulldogs are embarking on a stretch of their schedule that includes three straight ranked opponents in No. 19 Michigan, No. 15 Indiana and No. 3 UConn. Butler is averaging 46.5 points per game on 30 percent shooting while allowing 80.5 points per game on 53.2 percent shooting. Okako Adika is averaging 16.5 points per contest as Butler's only double-figure scorer. It is the first time the two teams are facing off since the Bulldogs defeated the Wolverines, 77-57, on Dec. 11, 1993.
