Sports

Bulldogs face tough quarterfinal test against Providence

PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu The late season push by the Butler University men’s basketball team placed them in a tie for fourth place in the Big East, knotted up with the Providence Friars. The two teams will face off in the second round of the tournament with Providence owning the No. 4…
Softball splits games at Coach B Classic

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team, now 8-9 on the year, went 2-2 at the Coach B Classic hosted by the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale, Illinois. On March 5, the Bulldogs lost to the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 5-3 after the Jayhawks scored two runs in…
Bulldogs fall to Blue Demons in final game of postseason

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The DePaul Blue Demons stormed out of the gates en route to a 76-49 victory over the Butler Bulldogs on March 6. The Bulldogs never led in the contest, and the loss ended their season. DePaul’s hot three-point shooting proved to be too much for the Bulldogs to…
Butler wins big on senior day

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team closed out the season with an impressive 95-74 win against Marquette University on March 6 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Following the game was a senior day ceremony to honor senior guard Kellen Dunham, redshirt senior guard/forward Roosevelt Jones, graduate forward Austin Etherington and…
Bulldogs drop Muncie match to Cardinals

JIMMY LAFAKIS | SPORTS REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team found themselves on the short end of the racket on Mar. 5. Ball State University defeated the Bulldogs 5-2 in Butler’s final match before spring break. The Bulldogs squandered the doubles point to begin the match. Five of the six singles matches…
Women’s basketball snatches tight victory over Xavier

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Senior Blaire Langlois was not ready for her career to end. She clung to the notion that this season would still continue, that the Butler Bulldogs would live to fight another day in Chicago. The senior leader placed her hand on deck, and the other Bulldogs followed suit.…
Men’s basketball holds off Seton Hall

MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu The Butler University men’s basketball team survived a late surge by Seton Hall University to win by a score of 85-78. Butler improves to 20-9 overall and 9-8 in the Big East. Seton Hall falls to 21-8 on the season and 11-6 in conference play. Kellen Dunham led…
Jay Bilas visits Butler University for the CCOM Symposium

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu College basketball analyst Jay Bilas spoke to a filled Reilly Room on Wednesday, March 2, about his experiences in life. He was brought to speak on campus as a part of the third annual CCOM Symposium. The symposium took place during the week of Feb. 29 to March…
Women’s basketball drops both games in final weekend

ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The Butler University women’s basketball team lost both games in their final weekend of the regular season, first to Georgetown University 49-35 on Feb. 26 and then to Villanova University 66-46 on Feb. 28. The two losses put the Bulldogs at 9-20 on the season and 4-14 in…