MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team lost Saturday afternoon to Marist, 35-14. Butler drops to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in Pioneer Football League play. Marist improves to 4-4 (3-2 PFL). Marist came out to an early lead after a 60-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game. The next two…
Volleyball picks up win at Providence
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Freshman Anna Logan’s team-high 17 kills propelled the Butler volleyball team to a victory over the Providence Friars on Friday night. Logan added 13 digs to give her a double-double. Two other Bulldogs reached double-figure kill totals in the win. Senior Mary Streidl posted 15 kills and nine digs, and…
Men’s Soccer Falls 1-0 to DePaul
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team was unable to overcome an early goal from DePaul on Wednesday night, losing 1-0 at the Butler Bowl. The lone goal came in the eighth minute, when DePaul’s Jake Scheper was able to capitalize on a Butler turnover, shooting the ball from the right side.…
Women’s Golf Finishes Second At Evansville Invitational
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER/Photo courtesy of Butlersports.com The Butler women’s golf team was in action on Monday, playing at Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville, Indiana. The Bulldogs were scheduled to wrap up the Evansville Invitational on Tuesday, but rain caused the final day to be canceled. The Bulldogs finished the shortened tournament in…
Football comes up short against Dayton
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team fell in the final minutes of the fourth quarter on a 50-yard rushing touchdown to give Dayton the 27-24 win on Saturday night. The Bulldogs drop to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Pioneer Football League. Dayton moves to 7-0 (4-0 PFL). Butler quarterback Matt Shiltz…
Men’s Soccer shuts out Seton Hall
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER After a strong performance against St. John’s last week, the Butler men’s soccer team carried the momentum to Seton Hall in a 3-0 victory for the Bulldogs. With an overall record of 8-3-3, and 4-2 in conference play, Butler remains in third place in the BIG EAST. After the loss,…
Men’s and Women’s tennis compete in ITA Regionals
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…