Author: Eric Robinson

Peterson wins national honors for victory

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER Photo of Erik Peterson by Jimmy Lafakis The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Erik Peterson National Athlete of the Week after his victory at the Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday, September 26. He won the race with a come from behind effort on the…
Women’s Soccer Falls to St. John’s

ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team lost their first Big East game of the season to No. 19 St. John’s University by a score of 1-0. The loss marks Butler’s fourth loss of the season, moving their record to 8-4-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Big East. “I…
Volleyball Falls to Marquette

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Aki Aitsebaomo showcased her offensive and defensive prowess on Wednesday night, but the Bulldogs fell to the Marquette Golden Eagles 3-1. Aitsebaomo accounted for one-third of Butler’s digs with 20. Marquette moved to 9-5 on the season (2-1 Big East), while Butler fell to 5-11 (2-2 Big East). Marquette’s .309…
Men’s Golf finishes fourth at Badger Invitational

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER / Photo courtesy of Butler Sports The Butler Men’s golf team ventured into Big Ten country from this past Saturday to Tuesday to compete in the 2015 Badger Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The event took place at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, WI. The Bulldogs…
Men’s Soccer Stays Unbeaten With Last-Minute Goal

MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s soccer team captured a 3-2 road victory over the Evansville Purple Aces Tuesday night after a tiebreaking goal in the 90th minute. Vincent Mitchell broke the 2-2 tie game in the last seconds which pushed Butler over the edge for the win.…
Women’s Soccer Shuts out Villanova, Card earns Big East honor

ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis Big East Conference play started off on the right foot for the Butler University women’s soccer team as they opened it up Sunday evening with a 3-0 victory over Villanova University at The Butler Bowl. Sunday’s win is the first ever victory for the Butler…
Men’s Tennis takes on Purdue Invitational

MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s tennis team traveled to West Lafayette to compete in the 2015 Purdue Fall Invitational this past weekend. Three flights made up the doubles competition, and six flights for the singles competition. The field for the tournament contained 17 teams. The participating teams included host Purdue, Butler, Dayton,…
Replacing a Legend

ERIC ROBINSON | SPORTS CO-EDITOR After former associate athletic director Jim McGrath retired after 34 years at the helm, the Butler athletics department didn’t even have to go outside of Indianapolis to find his successor, John Dedman. After growing up in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, John Dedman graduated from Butler in 2003 and worked under McGrath as…
Bulldogs struggle in Spartan Invitational

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Butler’s volleyball team came up short in all three matches at the Spartan Invitational this weekend. The Bulldogs lost in five sets to both No. 19 Michigan State and Miami (Ohio) on Friday, and fell in four sets to the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday. The opener saw unranked Butler…