Author: Kyle Beery | Assistant Sports Editor

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…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney – Day Two

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Day two of my trip started with an early morning. And then of course I went back to bed and slept in. Come on, it’s Spring Break, what else would a college kid do? The room I’m sleeping in at my friends apartment has two windows that overlook exactly…
OVERTIME: A college journalist’s journey to the Big East Tourney

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s already mid-March, which means numerous college basketball teams are heading into the madness of the NCAA Tournament. And I’ve immersed my self in the madness — in a number of ways. Not only am I consumed by all of the basketball going on, today I took my first…
Bulldogs drop heartbreaker on senior night

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It was an emotional night as senior Alex Barlow dried his eyes while addressing a near-sold out crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Barlow and the Butler men’s basketball team came up short of a win on senior night Tuesday, falling to Georgetown University 60-54. The Bulldogs (21-9 overall, 11-6 Big East)…
Women’s team gearing up for postseason minus key player

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR With the coming of March, so too has the “madness” for the Butler women’s basketball team, who finished the regular season last weekend in strange fashion at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and now look to the Big East tournament as their last hope of an NCAA Tournament bid. The Bulldogs (14-15…
Butler-Georgetown Pregame Notes

This is the third meeting between the Bulldogs and the Hoyas, but the second official Big East Conference game. Butler beat Georgetown 64-58 on Nov. 28 at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, while Georgetown came away with a 61-59 overtime win in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17. Tonight’s tip-off is set for 7…
Ijeoma Uchendu suspended for Big East Quarterfinals

BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team announced in a press release Monday morning that senior forward Ijeoma Uchendu will be suspended for the Big East quarterfinals, which will take place on Sunday, March 8. Uchendu was ejected from Butler’s season finale against Seton Hall in the final minute, after receiving…