 Hayward was the first Butler player to play in the NBA since Ralph O'Brien in the early 1950s.The women's basketball program at Butler University began in the 1975–76 season, competing in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and saw its first winning season two years later, earning a 9–5 record under the direction of coach Linda Mason.The Bulldogs played in the AIAW National Tournament for the first time in 1982, falling in the second round to William Penn, 77–94.