GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER Photo of Erik Peterson by Jimmy Lafakis The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Erik Peterson National Athlete of the Week after his victory at the Virginia Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday, September 26. He won the race with a come from behind effort on the…
Women’s Soccer Falls to St. John’s
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team lost their first Big East game of the season to No. 19 St. John’s University by a score of 1-0. The loss marks Butler’s fourth loss of the season, moving their record to 8-4-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Big East. “I…
Volleyball Falls to Marquette
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Aki Aitsebaomo showcased her offensive and defensive prowess on Wednesday night, but the Bulldogs fell to the Marquette Golden Eagles 3-1. Aitsebaomo accounted for one-third of Butler’s digs with 20. Marquette moved to 9-5 on the season (2-1 Big East), while Butler fell to 5-11 (2-2 Big East). Marquette’s .309…
Men’s Golf finishes fourth at Badger Invitational
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER / Photo courtesy of Butler Sports The Butler Men’s golf team ventured into Big Ten country from this past Saturday to Tuesday to compete in the 2015 Badger Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin Badgers. The event took place at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, WI. The Bulldogs…
Women’s Soccer Shuts out Villanova, Card earns Big East honor
ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis Big East Conference play started off on the right foot for the Butler University women’s soccer team as they opened it up Sunday evening with a 3-0 victory over Villanova University at The Butler Bowl. Sunday’s win is the first ever victory for the Butler…
Butler hosts blood and bone marrow drive in support of Andrew Smith
KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTER Butler University, Indiana Blood Center and Be the Match Indiana held a blood drive and bone marrow transplant event in Hinkle Fieldhouse Sept. 29 in honor of former Butler University basketball center Andrew Smith. Smith was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a rare condition of non-Hodgkin’s disease, in…
Bulldogs sweep Providence, earn second Big East win
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER The Butler volleyball team brought out the brooms this weekend, sweeping rival Providence at Hinkle Fieldhouse Saturday. Freshman Anna Logan led the Bulldogs with 13 kills in the Bulldogs’ three-set win over Providence. Logan also added four blocks. The 25-16, 25-11, 27-25 victory was Butler’s first home Big East win…
Butler comes from behind to stun Campbell in Homecoming game
CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER Unexpected fourth quarter action completely turned the Homecoming game around for the Butler Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 PFL) as they beat the visiting Campbell Camels (2-2, 0-1 PFL) 25-24 Saturday at the Butler Bowl. The large, and very loud crowd that had gathered stayed through the scoreless second and third quarters,…
Men’s Tennis takes on Purdue Invitational
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s tennis team traveled to West Lafayette to compete in the 2015 Purdue Fall Invitational this past weekend. Three flights made up the doubles competition, and six flights for the singles competition. The field for the tournament contained 17 teams. The participating teams included host Purdue, Butler, Dayton,…
Hard work pays off for Briana Lilly
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Nora Navin Late afternoon light angles through the paneled windows of Hinkle Fieldhouse, splaying across the volleyball court, the pattern of its wooden boards a familiar sight for Butler University women’s volleyball player Briana Lilly. The first-year says she spends about 30 hours of her week devoted solely…