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…
Women’s Soccer ‘Ace’ Aces 2-1
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team defeated the University of Evansville Purple Aces 2-1 Sunday afternoon to remain undefeated at home. Butler ended their stretch of Indiana opponent games 2-1, with wins against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Evansville, and a loss to Indiana State University. The game went scoreless…
Men’s Soccer Downs IUPUI in Overtime
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Junior David Goldsmith netted a pair of goals, including the overtime game-winner, and the Butler men’s soccer team defeated Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 3-2 on the road Tuesday night. These were the first two goals of the year for Goldsmith, and the Bulldogs are now on a two-game winning streak…
Women’s Soccer Defeats IUPUI 2-0
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team defeated Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis with a score of 2-0 on Tuesday night at Carroll Stadium keeping their undefeated streak alive at 3-0-1 on the season. Just 2:30 into the game, Butler’s freshman midfielder Jenna Dorchock scored the first goal for the Bulldogs on…