Basketball

Teams travel out of state, on a tight schedule

PHIL TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Being a Division I athlete comes with perks. Along with a select amount of tuition scholarships, players get free meals and thousands of dollars worth of free merchandise in the form of sneakers and apparel. Most people forget about the opportunity to travel the country, or the world,…
Women’s basketball narrowly loses to Seton Hall

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu After a late charge by Seton Hall University, the Butler University women’s basketball team lost the annual breast cancer awareness game by a score of 72-67 on Feb. 19 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs are now 8-18 on the season and 3-12 in the Big East Conference. Seton Hall, who was ranked third in…
Women’s basketball upsets St. John’s on senior day

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University women’s basketball team held off a late charge to give their seniors a great send off Feb. 21 as they defeated St. John’s University 62-58 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will graduate senior guard Blaire Langlois and senior forward/center Belle Obert after this season. Feb. 21 was their final game in Hinkle Fieldhouse. “I’m super excited for…
Men’s basketball falls to #1 Villanova

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…
Butler women’s basketball snaps seven game losing streak, defeats Providence

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University women’s basketball team snapped a seven game losing streak to defeat Providence College 65-50 and win their second game of 2016 on Feb. 7 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs’ other 2016 win also came against the Friars on their court Jan. 8. They now sit at…
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.…