Basketball

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…
Women’s basketball loses two games in challenging weekend

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu While the weather put a halt to the East coast, it also put a halt to the Butler University women’s basketball team, losing to St. John’s University on Friday and Seton Hall University on Sunday. The Bulldogs drop to 7-13 overall and 2-7 in Big East conference play.…
Butler men’s basketball drops fifth Big East game at Creighton

MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team started each half slow which ultimately proved to be their downfall, losing at Creighton University 72-64. The Bulldogs drop to 13-6 overall and 2-5 in conference play. The Bluejays improve to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in the Big East. 2.3 left. Creighton…
Men’s basketball loses grip on at Providence

MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team fought hard on Jan. 19 but could not pull off a win at Providence College with a final score of 71-68. The Bulldogs now stand at 13-5 overall and seventh in the Big East with a record of 2-4. Providence improves to 16-3…
Former Butler basketball star Andrew Smith dies after cancer battle

MAX GABOVITCH | SPORTS EDITOR Former Butler basketball player Andrew Smith passed away on Tuesday morning, following battles with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia. He was 25 years old. Smith, a 2013 graduate of the university, played on both of Butler’s Final Four teams in 2010 and 2011. He was a starter as a sophomore on…
Obert leads Butler to first Big East win

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Photos by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler Bulldogs snatched their first Big East victory on Thursday night, defeating Georgetown 82-76. Senior Belle Obert pioneered the offensive attack, posting a team-high 19 points. Obert shot 8-11 from the field, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked three shots in the win. Butler improved to 6-7 (1-1 Big…
Bulldogs drop Big East opener to Providence

MAX GABOVITCH | SPORTS EDITOR Photos by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler Bulldogs dropped their Big East opener on Thursday, losing 81-73 to the Providence Friars at Hinkle Fieldhouse. It was a highly anticipated matchup, with a sellout crowd of 9,100 showing up on New Year’s Eve day to see the No. 9/10 Bulldogs take on…
Lopsided win over IUPUI marks end of non-conference slate for Butler

MAX GABOVITCH | SPORTS EDITOR Photos by Nora Navin The Butler Bulldogs bounced back from a slow start in a big way on Monday night, running away from the IUPUI Jaguars for a 92-54 win. After a sluggish offensive start for both teams, Butler (11-1) led 4-2 when the first media timeout came four-and-a-half minutes…
Defense crucial as Butler hands Purdue first loss

MAX GABOVITCH | CO-SPORTS EDITOR Photo by Jimmy Lafakis Heading into the Crossroads Classic on Saturday, Butler was the second highest-scoring team in the country. They had gone over the 90-point mark four times, including each of the previous two games. That is certainly not what Bulldog fans are used to seeing. Over the past…