JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team was defeated by their cross-town rival, the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds, 4-3 on Feb. 11. Butler’s record dropped to 2-5 with the defeat. Freshman Ari Gerstein and junior Alex Woldmoe defeated Arklon Huertas del Pino and Andrea Morlet 6-3, but the Greyhounds…
Lee: Sports media may change some, but it won’t change me
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu I hope the TV network will not mind if I refuse to wear heels. Should it matter? No. Will it? Yes. I see myself teetering treacherously towards a future as a heel-adorned sports reporter, and my career ending with unfortunate headlines: “ESPN Reporter Slips on Ice Covering NHL”…
Track and field posts strong performance at prestigious Meyo Invitational
ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University track and field team set personal and indoor school records at the prestigious Meyo Invitational hosted by the University Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana Feb. 5-6. The Meyo Invitational holds prestige because only the top runners in the country are invited to the event.…
Women’s tennis loses to Bradley
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team fell to Bradley University at home on Feb. 6 with a final score of 6-1. The defeat puts the team’s season record to 0-6. Junior Kailey Eaton was the sole winner for the Bulldogs after gaining the upperhand at No. 3 singles.…
Women’s tennis drops seventh straight match to Cleveland State
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team lost Sunday afternoon to Cleveland State University by the smallest of margins with a final score of 4-3 at the Butler Bubble. So far, the Bulldogs are 0-7 on the season. Cleveland State dominated the doubles competition and walked away with three…
Butler softball begins season in Alabama
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu Although the weather may not suggest it, the Butler University softball team will have their first game in less than a week. They won’t be playing in the Indianapolis winter, however. Auburn, Alabama is the first stop of their trip down south. Six-year head coach Scott Hall said…
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.…