MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / File photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s and women’s tennis teams each traveled to compete in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, a five-day tournament being played from Oct.15-19. The men traveled to the University of Tennessee while the women went to Purdue University for the tournament. On…
Butler Announces Addition Of Women’s Lacrosse
MAX GABOVITCH | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler athletic department announced Wednesday that it will be adding women’s lacrosse as a new varsity sport. The addition will give Butler 20 varsity sports and the team will begin play during the 2016-2017 school year, according to an athletic department press release. Butler Vice President and Athletic…
Men’s Soccer: Hard Work Shows In National Rankings
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER delee1@butler.edu The Butler men’s soccer team brought a national spotlight to the school this past week after recently released rankings placed the Bulldogs within the top 25 teams in the nation. College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer each had Butler at 19th in their respective national polls. The National Soccer Coaches…
Butler falls to top-ranked Creighton 1-0
ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s soccer team fell to unbeaten #1 Creighton University on Wednesday night at the Butler Bowl 1-0. The loss gives the Bulldogs a record of 6-3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big East. Creighton stays undefeated with the win at 13-0-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Senior…
Women’s soccer beats Georgetown
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team handed Georgetown University their first conference loss of the season, defeating the Hoyas 1-0 at home on Oct. 11. Game day! Your Dawgs take on the Georgetown Hoyas @ 1pm! @Kenzie_Muchow is ready for battle!! #DawgsGottaEat pic.twitter.com/3VmYhbvSmK — Butler Womens Soccer (@ButlerWSoccer) October 11,…
Butler falls to Villanova in five sets
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Despite Butler sophomore Makayla Ferguson recording 31 assists, 14 digs, three blocks and six kills, Butler fell to Villanova in five sets Saturday night. The tide of the match shifted multiple times. The final scores of the sets were 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 9-15. The loss moved Butler to 5-14…
Men’s soccer stays perfect in Providence
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team stayed unbeaten Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Providence. The Bulldogs’ record improved to 6-0-3 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. Providence fell to 4-4-1 (0-2). Senior Vincent Mitchell broke the scoreless tie early in the second half with a goal assisted by…
Women’s Volleyball Falls to Xavier
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER A double-double from Anna Logan was not enough on Saturday, as the Butler women’s volleyball team fell to the Xavier Musketeers in three sets. Logan, who finished with 10 kills, 10 digs and five blocks, also posted the highest attack percentage (.364) of any Bulldog. The final scores of the…
Women’s Soccer falls to DePaul
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team lost on the road to No. 19 DePaul University 3-2 Thursday, moving them to 9-5-1 on the season and 2-2 in the Big East. “Overall, I think we played well,” said senior midfielder Randi Delong. “It wasn’t our best game, but we still played…
Godlevske, young Bulldogs prepare for season
CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER With the first official week of practice under its belt, the Butler University women’s basketball team is ready for the new season to begin. The Bulldogs are focusing heavily on leadership this season as they look ahead to their first exhibition game against Marian University Nov. 1. Another exhibition game…