The Butler softball team lost 5-1 to St. John’s University today concluding its first home series of the year. The Red Storm (10-13 overall, 3-0 Big East) completed the sweet of the Bulldogs (14-15, 2-4) behind the pitching of Tori Free. Free held the Bulldogs to three hits, collecting five strikeouts and giving up no…
In-state battle: Bulldogs face Irish in Round of 32
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The first full day of NCAA Tournament action saw four upsets (nearly seven), and 12 of the day’s 16 games were decided by 10 points or fewer (five one-point games). Butler and Notre Dame both survived close games at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Fighting Irish…
Hooked ‘Em: Bulldogs outlast Longhorns to set up matchup with Notre Dame
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s mid-March, which can only mean one thing. Madness. On a day that saw two No. 14-seeds beat No. 3-seeds and a No. 11-seed take down a No. 6-seed, the six-seeded Butler men’s basketball team came out on the right end of a close game with the University of Texas…
Welcome to the Dance – No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team once again gets a taste of March Madness this year, after missing the tournament last season. The Bulldogs (22-10 overall, 12-6 Big East) are the No. 6-seed in the Midwest region and will take on the No. 11-seed Texas Longhorns tomorrow at CONSOL…
Butler opponents in the Big Dance
Nine of Butler’s opponents this season made the NCAA Tournament — five Big East teams, and four non-conference teams. The Bulldogs were 7-9 in those games. BIG EAST TEAMS Villanova (32-2 overall, 16-2 Big East) | East No. 1 seed The Wildcats stormed through the Big East schedule, with just two losses coming against Seton…
OVERTIME: A memorable NYC experience leads right into the madness
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR New York City was quite the experience, even if the Bulldogs only got to play one game at Madison Square Garden. I have come to realize that my trip to New York was about more than me going to follow my school’s basketball team. I saw sights that I…
Bulldogs a No. 6-seed, will face No. 11 Texas
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament after missing the postseason last Spring. The Bulldogs (22-10) are the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns. The game will be Thursday in Pittsburgh — times will be…
Musketeers sink Bulldogs in overtime at Big East QF
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Just because it was in New York City, it didn’t mean there was going to be anything different about Thursday night’s Butler-Xavier game. The No. 6-seed Musketeers came away with a 67-61 overtime win over the No. 3-seed Bulldogs, advancing to play Georgetown University in the Big East semifinal Friday.…
Butler-Xavier Big East QF Preview
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR When it comes to early-to-mid March, there’s nothing that compares to the Big East Tournament. There is just so much history. You’ve got Kemba and the Cardiac Kids who won four straight games to qualify for the 2011 NCAA Tournament — which they won. You’ve got the Syracuse-Connecticut six-OT thriller.…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney – Day Three
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR With more and more time in the big city comes more and more comfort. Which in turn, means more and more adventure. Day three out here in New York City was a fun one, as I took a water taxi to Brooklyn’s DUMBO district. On the fairy I got a…