Basketball

Bulldogs escape late Bluejays rally, find themselves one game out of first place

It wasn’t pretty. It was intense. It was chippy. It was near disaster. It was just another night in the Big East conference. The Butler men’s basketball team once again found itself in a tight conference game, coming away with a 64-61 win over the Creighton Bluejays Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win –…
Obert transitioning well to new court

ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER Senior Belle Obert helped lead the Butler volleyball team to a 20 win season this year. She earned All-Region, First Team All-Big East, and honorable mention All-America honors. But for her, that was not enough. Now she’s making her mark on Butler athletics once again, this time with a basketball.…
Red-hot Bulldogs gearing up for rival

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR A time-honored tradition of the New Year is to create a resolution with the hope of improving oneself. Apparently, the Butler women’s basketball team’s resolution was to not lose. Ever. After getting off to a rough 0-6 start, the Bulldogs closed the 2014 calendar year at 4-9. Since then,…
Bulldogs looking to bounce back versus Bluejays tonight

KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Butler knew what it was getting itself into when it joined the Big East conference last fall. More media exposure, a better outlet for recruiting, increased competition in sports outside of basketball, and a better reputation. Oh, and don’t forget about the tough, grind-it-out, fight-for-your-life, intense, heart-pounding basketball games. And…
Women win sixth straight

AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR After a slow start, the Butler Bulldogs women’s basketball team finished strong to beat Georgetown University 63-58 Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse for its sixth consecutive victory. The Bulldogs fell behind early once again, trailing 28-14 late in the first half before closing on a 20-4 run to take…
Butler-Georgetown Preview

By now, most everyone knows that Butler and Georgetown have a pretty friendly off-the-court relationship, mainly because of “The Big Dogs Tour” and the adorable pictures and videos of Butler Blue III (“Trip”) and Georgetown’s bulldog, Jack. That’s all fine and well, but at 5:00 Saturday, the Bulldogs and Hoyas will go at each other…
Butler women pull away late, defeat Villanova for fifth straight win

BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Led by sophomore Loryn Goodwin and senior Ijeoma Uchendu, the Butler Bulldogs (9-9, 5-2) reached .500 for the first time this season and won their fifth straight game with a 72-58 victory over Villanova University Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs were leading 59-53 with 5:22 remaining,…
Butler regains momentum with win over rival Xavier

MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Butler came into Saturday afternoon’s matchup with Xavier looking to rebound after a tough loss to Providence and beat a rival in the process. They accomplished both of those things, and in convincing fashion, with an 88-76 win in front of a sellout crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Several key factors…
Chris Holtmann named Butler head coach

The Butler University athletic department announced in a press release Friday afternoon that Chris Holtmann has been named the 23rd head coach of the men’s basketball program. Holtmann assumed the title of interim head coach in early October after the athletic department announced that Brandon Miller was taking a medical leave of absence. “Chris has…