Erin Butler wrapped her three-year Pacific career seventh in three pointers made (160), 14th in three-point percentage (.332) and in the top 50 in blocks (29th, 26), rebounds (44th, 324), Points (45th, 607)and steals (46th, 78). Pacific was 32-14 in Butler''s career when she hit two or more three-pointers in a game.
Senior (2015-16)
Butler averaged 6.5 points per game while hitting 51 three-pointers. She connected on 51-of-177 from deep, while adding 4.1 rebounds per game, to go with 26 assists, 23 steals and 14 blocked shots. She appeared in all 30 games, while starting 12. Scored in double figures in six games, including a season high 17 twice: at CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 13) on 5-of-9 from three-point range, and at San Diego (Dec. 31). Added 15 points at UC Davis (Nov. 16) on 5-of-9 from three-point range. Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 2) to go with 12 points. Handed out a season-high four assists at Portland (Jan. 21). Grabbed a career-best six steals at Portland (Jan. 21). Earned West Coast Conference All-Academic honors.
Redshirt Junior (2014-15)
Played in 25 games with 22 starts for the Tigers. She averaged 6.1 points per game, with 2.08 made three-pointers per game, which ranked sixth in the West Coast Conference. She finished 11th in the WCC in three-point percentage, connecting at a .361 clip. Butler drained a three in 23 of 25 games, including a stretch of 16-straight games before a back injury forced her out of the lineup. (Dating back to 2013-14, Butler hit a three in 19 straight games, the fifth-longest individual streak in program history). Pacific was 12-3 when Butler hit multiple threes in a game, and the Tigers are 22-7 in her career when she hits two or more threes. Butler hit double-figures in scoring nine times in 2014-15 including four of the Tigers'' last seven games. Pacific was 7-2 when she hit double-figures. She scored a season-high 20 points in a win over Cal State Stanislaus (Nov. 14) with a season-best five three-pointers. She added 16 points in a win over Iona (Nov. 23) with four threes made. In Pacific''s win at Gonzaga, Butler played a big role with a trio of three-pointers in five attempts for 10 points. Butler grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Cal State Stanislaus and added seven against California (Nov. 16), while the Tigers were without top rebounder Kendall Kenyon. Posted a career-best four steals in a win over Utah State (Dec. 16). Butler convered a pair of four-point plays on the season. Earned West Coast Conference All-Academic honors.
Redshirt Sophomore (2013-14)
Played in all 31 games with four starts for the Tigers in 2013-14. Butler averaged 7.1 points per game while hitting 57 three-pointers (the 25th time in Pacific history a player has hit at least 50 threes in a campaign). She connected on 35.4 percent from long distance while grabbing 116 rebounds and handing out 18 assists. She also tallied 33 steals and eight blocks on the season. Hit double-figure scoring in 10 games, and hit a three-pointer in 23 of 31 games. Pacific went 14-3 in games in which Butler hit multiple threes. Scored a career-high 19 points at Saint Mary''s (Feb. 8), with a season-best five three-pointers made. Also hit five three-pointers for 17 points against UC Davis (Nov. 11). Added 16 points with four triples at San Francisco (Jan. 9). Grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds and tallied a season-best four assists against Pepperdine (Jan. 18). Recorded four steals in a win against Santa Clara (Jan. 11) and blocked a season-high two shots against BYU (Feb. 2).
Redshirt Freshman (2012-13):
Sat out 2012-13 per NCAA transfer rules after joining the Tigers from the University of Arizona.
Prior To Pacific
Erin Butler spent one season at Arizona as the 5-11 guard played 25 games, starting seven. She averaged 3.4 points per game and 11.4 minutes per contest. On the year, Butler connected on 42 percent of her three-point attempts, knocking down 24 triples. She posted nine assists, eight steals and averaged 0.8 rebounds per contest.
In her first collegiate game, Butler tallied 10 points hitting all three of her shots from behind the three-point arc while adding an assist an a steal against Georgia Southern (Nov. 11). She turned in a pair of 20-point games, with a career-best 23 against Oregon, hitting seven-of-10 three-pointers and 8-of-12 from the field on Jan. 12. Against Washington State (Feb. 16), she scored 21 points on eight-of-11 shooting, knocking down five of eight three-point attempts. Added six points against California (Feb. 2) with a pair of three pointers and two steals, and tallied another six at Colorado (Feb. 9). Chipped in five points against USC (Feb. 23).
High School
From Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Butler was a four-year letter-winner at Mission Viejo High School. She was named a three-time all-conference and 2009-10 first-team All-CIF honoree.
Personal
The daughter of Kim and Terri Butler, Erin is has two brothers, Justin and David, and a sister, Lindsay. Majoring in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.
