BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Balance was the name of the game for the Butler men’s basketball team on Wednesday night, as the Bulldogs visited Seton Hall. Butler (12-9, 2-7) used solid defense and key shots down the stretch to down the Pirates (12-9, 3-5) 64-57, grabbing their first Big East road win.…
New Team, New Challenges for Men’s Assistant Coach
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Assistant Sports Editor Chris Holtmann joined Butler men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller’s staff as an assistant coach in July. It is the latest stop in a winding journey for the basketball lifer. Holtmann grew up in Lexington, Ky., and was raised a University of Kentucky basketball fan. That was the beginning of…
Big ‘Fresh’man on Campus
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The 2013-2014 Butler men’s basketball season has had its fair share of ups and downs. A 1-7 mark in Big East play so far would imply there have been more of the latter recently. However, some positives that have come from this season include sophomore guard Kellen Dunham’s team-leading 18…
Women’s basketball: Big first half sends DePaul past Butler
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team (8-11, 3-5) was defeated by the DePaul Blue Demons (15-5, 6-2) 85-64 Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. DePaul came into the contest second in the Big East after a victory over Georgetown. The Bulldogs were coming off an upset win against the top team…
Men’s basketball falls to 1-7 in Big East with loss to St. John’s
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The story has been told time and time again this season. Butler (11-9, 1-7) had a lead, and let it slip away. The same was true Saturday afternoon, as what was at one point a double-digit lead turned into a 69-52 defeat at the hands of St. John’s…
Butler Gets First Conference Win
Matthew Vantryon | Assistant Sports Editor Coming into their Saturday matinee versus Marquette, Butler (11-7, 1-5) had opened its home conference schedule with three consecutive overtime contests and three losses. The overtime trend continued Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs finally found themselves on the winning end of the scoreboard as the final horn sounded.…
Bulldogs Suffer Sixth League Loss
MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor Butler (11-8, 1-6) hit the road last night to take on Providence (14-5, 4-2). Despite a strong start, Butler faded down the stretch. A late comeback fell short, and the Bulldogs fell 65-56. The key to the game was domination on the glass. Providence outrebounded Butler by 15 and…
Butler bounces back versus Marquette in overtime
By Matthew VanTryon | Staff Reporter Butler has had a propensity for nail-biting games this season. The trend continued on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs finally found themselves on the winning end of the scoreboard as the final horn sounded. The Bulldogs overcame a 12-point second half deficit at the hands of the Marquette Golden…
Bulldogs routed by Creighton
By Matthew VanTryon | Staff Reporter Butler suffered their most lopsided defeat of the season at the hands of All-American Doug McDermott and the Creighton Bluejays Tuesday night. Butler (10-7, 0-5) dropped its fifth consecutive game 88-60. Creighton (15-2, 5-0) scored at will in the opening half. The Jays shot 67 percent from the floor…
Bulldogs drop another in overtime, fall to 0-4 in Big East
By Matthew VanTryon | Staff Reporter Once again, the Butler Bulldogs found themselves in a position to come away with their first conference win, as they had a lead late in the game. And once again, the lead slipped through their fingers and the Bulldogs came up short. Georgetown (11-4, 3-1) defeated Butler (10-6, 0-4)…