MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team lost another Big East game to Villanova University 77-67 on Feb. 20. With the loss, Butler falls to 18-9 overall and 7-8 in conference play. Villanova improves to 24-3 on the season and 13-1 in Big East play. Kelan Martin led the…
Men’s basketball gets crucial Big East win at Seton Hall
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team captured a much-needed Big East road win at Seton Hall University on Feb. 10 with a final score of 81-75. The Bulldogs are now 17-7 overall and 6-6 in the Big East. Seton Hall falls to 17-7 on the season and 7-5…
Andrew Smith same in the classroom and on the court
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu “It is hard to describe how good of a person Drew was,” Andrew Smith’s friend and former teammate Alex Barlow said. “Words would not do him justice because he was as great as they come.” Andrew Smith died on Jan. 12 in the arms of his wife Samantha. There…
Butler men’s basketball blows out St. John’s
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team defeated St. John’s University on Feb. 6 with a score of 89-56. With the win, Butler improves to 16-7 overall and 5-6 in Big East play. St. John’s falls to 7-17 on the season and 0-11 in conference play. Roosevelt Jones led the…
Women’s basketball drops seventh straight game against Creighton
ZACH HORRALL | CO-SPORTS EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University women’s basketball team lost their seventh straight game as they fell in the final quarter to Creighton University with a score of 52-42 on Feb. 5 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The loss drops Butler to 7-15 on the season and 2-9 in the Big East Conference.…
Butler men’s basketball defeats Georgetown, dedicates win to Kampen family
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team defeated Georgetown University on Feb. 2 with a final score of 87-76. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 15-7 overall and 4-6 in Big East play. Georgetown falls to 13-10 on the season and 6-4 in conference play. The Bulldogs had something…
From young fan to manager, Butler basketball is life for Adam Owens
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Adam Owens was there before it happened. He was in the spot before all of the attention, acclaim and recognition came. Adam Owens stuck through thick and thin, and now, his patience is being rewarded. Owens, a freshman, hails from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He currently serves as a…
Butler men’s basketball managers fall to DePaul
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu It’s not often that the light shines upon the people behind the scenes, but on the night of Jan. 26, the students that help run the Butler men’s basketball team got the opportunity to show off in the manager’s game. The Bulldog managers faced off against the managers…
Butler men’s basketball soars against DePaul
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team defeated DePaul University on Jan. 27 at Hinkle Fieldhouse with a score of 67-53. The win helps Butler improve to 14-6 overall and 3-5 in Big East conference play. DePaul falls to 7-13 on the season and 1-7 in conference play. The @ButlerMBB…
Butler men’s basketball falls at Marquette
MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team lost another Big East conference game on Jan. 30 to Marquette University with a final score of 75-69. The loss brings the Bulldogs to 14-7 overall and 3-6 in conference play. The Golden Eagles improve to 15-7 on the season and 4-5 in…