AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Similar to Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Butler women’s basketball program underwent vast changes during the offseason. And just like Hinkle, many are anxious to see the impact of those changes when both make their debut this weekend. After 12 years at the helm of the program, former head coach Beth…
Amidst changes, season begins
MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR The recent changes in the men’s basketball program have been well documented. Players have come and gone, coaching positions shuffled, and Hinkle revamped. Even the troughs in the men’s restrooms have been replaced. Nevertheless, a new basketball season is here, and there are games to be played. Despite the loss…
Rally falls short for Bulldogs against San Diego
BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR The Butler football team came up short Saturday, losing 27-21 to the University of San Diego at the Butler Bowl. The Bulldogs fell to 3-4 on the year and 1-3 in the Pioneer Football League. The Toreros (5-1, 3-1) were in complete control of the game at halftime, with…
Overtime: Fantasy football is not just for jocks
KAYLIN PELLEGRINI | STAFF REPORTER Fantasy football. Odds are, you’ve heard these words tossed around on campus lately. But what does fantasy even have to do with football and why should you even care? Well thankfully, fantasy football can be just as fun for your average Joe as it is for the seasoned fantasy sports…
Butler competes at regional match
KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER This week, while Butler students will be enjoying their fall break, the men’s tennis team will compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals. Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, will host the tournament. Butler will compete in the Ohio Valley division against the highest-ranked team University of Kentucky, which was most…
Bulldogs prepare for pair of meets
MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler swim team will participate in a pair of races this weekend, competing in both the Indiana Intercollegiate meet and the Butler Double Dual meet. The team will face Indiana University-Purdue University and Eastern Illinois in the Butler Double Dual at IUPUI on Friday and travel to Lafayette Saturday…
Butler aims for break-even mark
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team faces Marquette University tonight at the Butler Bowl at 7 p.m. Butler (4-5-3) is trying to end a three-game conference losing streak caused by conference teams Georgetown University, St. John’s University and Creighton University. The Bulldogs may have an edge in hosting the Marquette Golden…
Bulldogs focused on winning games in crunch time
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team hopes to raise its record above .500 in its upcoming games this week. The Bulldogs (7-8) came off a tough overtime loss at Providence University and hope to change the results this week. Junior midfielder Sophia Maccagnone said she knows the importance of learning from…
A Day in the Life: Women’s Soccer
JOE HASENSTAB | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Upperclassmen women soccer players Sophia Maccagnone and Caroline Kowal know firsthand the challenges student-athletes face when it comes to balancing sports and classes. The women’s soccer team usually holds practice from six to about eight p.m. This time is good for the players so they can make it to…
Injuries plague Bulldogs
KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Wearing a Butler football t-shirt, sweatpants and a cast on his right arm, Matt Shiltz stares out across the Butler Bowl as Malcom Weaver barks out signals and runs plays during practice. Weaver will be filling in for Shiltz as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback after Shiltz broke his throwing hand in…