BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Both the Butler men’s and women’s tennis teams are 1-2 over their last three matches and hope to bounce back from losses this weekend. The men will compete first when they host 3-0 DePaul University Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Butler Tennis Bubble. Despite the team’s recent struggles, coach…
Track heading to IU, ready for long season
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler track and field team is back in action for its second season in the Big East this coming spring. The Bulldogs have competed in five meets so far this season, including visits to Indiana University, the University of Illinois and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. They again travel…
Recent acquisitions make Cavaliers title contenders in NBA
WESLEY BRYANT | SPORTS COLUMNIST After their recent roster acquisitions, the Cleveland Cavaliers can now be in the conversation for an NBA title. The trade that saved their year can be simply put as creating something out of nothing. The Cavs now have something that they didn’t have as much of before, which is height and…
Lady Bulldogs pull off seventh straight win
BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team won their seventh consecutive game Sunday afternoon, defeating rival Xavier 58-54 in Cincinnati. Ijeoma Uchendu led the Bulldogs (11-9 overall, 7-2 Big East), scoring 22 points, while sophomore Loryn Goodwin and junior Blaire Langlois added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Langlois dished out five…
Bulldogs “Stay Positive,” rout Pirates
The Butler men’s basketball team beat Seton Hall University 77-57 Sunday, the Bulldogs’ largest margin of victory in Big East Conference play this season. The Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) got out to a 27-15 lead in the first half. But things turned sour as Seton Hall (13-6, 3-4) closed the half on a…
Butler vs. Seton Hall Game Notes
The Butler men’s basketball team looks to win its fourth game in five tries when it hosts the Seton Hall Pirates Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip off is set for 3:00 on FOX Sports Net. Tale of the Tape Butler (14-6 overall, 4-3 Big East) The Bulldogs are coming into Sunday’s game feeling a little…
Bulldogs get wins in two different meets in same day
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler Track & Field team was sent to two different locations on the same day and came away with five event wins on Friday. This was Butler’s fourth and fifth time in action so far this season. Last time out, the Bulldogs finished ninth out of ten schools…
OVERTIME – WANTED: Student Section
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR | kbeery@butler.edu One NFL game is left to be played, which means that basketball season is just about to the point where things get fun. Teams start going on the “bubble watch.” The likes of Joe Lunardi and Jerry Palm begin putting out “Bracketology” reports that actually have some…
Bulldogs escape late Bluejays rally, find themselves one game out of first place
It wasn’t pretty. It was intense. It was chippy. It was near disaster. It was just another night in the Big East conference. The Butler men’s basketball team once again found itself in a tight conference game, coming away with a 64-61 win over the Creighton Bluejays Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win –…
Obert transitioning well to new court
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER Senior Belle Obert helped lead the Butler volleyball team to a 20 win season this year. She earned All-Region, First Team All-Big East, and honorable mention All-America honors. But for her, that was not enough. Now she’s making her mark on Butler athletics once again, this time with a basketball.…