GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University softball team will return home today to face Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis for the second time this year at IUPUI at 4 p.m. Head coach Scott Hall said he sees IUPUI as a strong program and knows how good it is. “They are a very solid…
OVERTIME: Season’s end leaves room for optimism
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR University of Notre Dame’s Pat Connaughton made the play of the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend when he denied Kellen Dunham’s last-second three-point attempt. Sure, Butler University’s basketball season came to an emotional end Saturday when the Bulldogs lost to Notre Dame 67-64 in the round of 32, but they came…
Notre Dame outlasts Butler 67-64 in NCAA Tournament OT thriller
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Indiana basketball was showcased when the spotlight was brightest on Saturday night. Butler faced Notre Dame in the Round of 32 with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. It took an extra period, but the Irish outlasted Butler for a 67-64 overtime win that ended Butler’s season.…
Schank leads Butler baseball to third straight win
WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team won its third straight game Friday afternoon, as it defeated Cleary 5-0 to open up a three-game home stand. Butler starting pitcher Jeff Schank (2-4) earned his second win of the season by tossing seven shutout innings and allowing only three hits. He struck out seven…
In-state battle: Bulldogs face Irish in Round of 32
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The first full day of NCAA Tournament action saw four upsets (nearly seven), and 12 of the day’s 16 games were decided by 10 points or fewer (five one-point games). Butler and Notre Dame both survived close games at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, the Fighting Irish…
Hooked ‘Em: Bulldogs outlast Longhorns to set up matchup with Notre Dame
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It’s mid-March, which can only mean one thing. Madness. On a day that saw two No. 14-seeds beat No. 3-seeds and a No. 11-seed take down a No. 6-seed, the six-seeded Butler men’s basketball team came out on the right end of a close game with the University of Texas…
Meet the Texas Longhorns
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The University of Texas men’s basketball team features seven players 6-foot-8 or taller, three of which are starters. They’re a long team, to say the least, and they lead the nation in blocked shots per with 8.2 per game. “They’re huge,” Butler guard Kellen Dunham said. “They’re long, they like…
Welcome to the Dance – No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Texas
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu The Butler men’s basketball team once again gets a taste of March Madness this year, after missing the tournament last season. The Bulldogs (22-10 overall, 12-6 Big East) are the No. 6-seed in the Midwest region and will take on the No. 11-seed Texas Longhorns tomorrow at CONSOL…
The difference a year can make
MATTHEW VANTRYON | MANAGING EDITOR Photo by Mike Andrews Chris Holtmann said last season’s 14-17 campaign that ended with the Bulldogs sitting in the Big East cellar left the team with one prevailing thought. That can’t happen again. What a difference a year makes. Just one year ago, Bulldogs fans were not even hopeful for…
Collegian editors make their Final Four picks
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR This March sets us up for history. The Kentucky Wildcats’ pursuit for perfection continues tomorrow and will likely end here in Indianapolis on March 6 with John Calipari doing what nobody has done since Bobby Knight did it in 1976 — hoisting the National Championship trophy after taking his team…