Author: Austin Miller

Hard work pays off for Briana Lilly

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Nora Navin Late afternoon light angles through the paneled windows of Hinkle Fieldhouse, splaying across the volleyball court, the pattern of its wooden boards a familiar sight for Butler University women’s volleyball player Briana Lilly. The first-year says she spends about 30 hours of her week devoted solely…
The Comeback Story of Mason Dragos

MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER Photos by Jimmy Lafakis Mason Dragos did not think he would be able play tennis ever again, let alone play here at Butler University this year. But after 30 hours in the hospital, one surgery and months of working to regain his strength, Dragos is back to playing tennis after…
Butler football prepares for home-opener against Franklin College

CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler football team (0-1) said they know what they need to do to prepare for this week’s game against Franklin College (0-1), after losing to powerhouse Indiana State 52-17 last Saturday. “The biggest benefit of starting the season with Indiana State, is that they…
Golf looks to replace several pieces

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University men’s and women’s golf teams find themselves in similar positions as they look to start their seasons this fall. The similarities begin with key losses from last year’s teams. The women lose last year’s Big East Player Of The Year Jenna Peters, as well as Isabella Lambert,…
Butler Cross Country completes season opener

PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER The Butler Men’s and Women’s Cross Country team kicked off their season Saturday morning at the Northview Christian Church grounds in Carmel, Ind. Butler raced against instate foes Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Marian University. Both teams started the season off strong despite sitting most of their…
Big things for Bulldogs’ Small

BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER | BAKING@BUTLER.EDU With no prior baseball history in his family, his dad a golfer and boogie boarder from California, and his mom a gymnast at the University of Arizona, Drew Small found his way into the starting lineup as the left fielder of the Butler University baseball team. Small, a…
Women’s tennis ready for Big East gauntlet

SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER | STHUET@BUTLER.EDU Butler University women’s tennis team is heading to Chicago, Illinois, this weekend for a pair of Big East matches with DePaul University and Providence College. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over their neighbor Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis this past week that pushed their record to 6-14 on…
Bulldogs to face off with red-hot Irish

GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | GPRATHER@BUTLER.EDU The Butler University softball team squares off with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish this afternoon at 4:00 in South Bend. Notre Dame (28-11) is a perfect 9-0 at home. The Fighting Irish beat Western Michigan University 10-2 yesterday to push their win streak to 14 games.…
Bulldogs see record winning streak end before Big East play

ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team looks to get back to the form that helped it set a school record with nine consecutive wins during March as it heads into conference play this week against St. John’s University. The previous record for consecutive wins was seven, which was reached five different times.…