MARKO TOMICH | Contributing sports reporter Walking on to a college sports team may inspire images of a plucky athlete working his or her way onto a squad and trying to make an impact. Alex Barlow, a junior guard on the Butler men’s basketball team, showed the value a walk-on can bring to a team…
More records fall in last meet before Big East championship
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team is coming off another recording-breaking weekend. The team sent athletes to Iowa State for the Cyclone Classic and to Purdue University for the Fred Wilt Boilermaker Invitational. At Iowa State, junior Mara Olson continued her great season with a school record in the 5,000-meter…
Tennis: Bulldogs struggle over weekend
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s tennis team dropped its second match of the season Saturday, falling 5-2 in the Butler Bubble against ASA College. The setback put the Bulldogs at 5-2 for the year and snapped the team’s five-match win streak. Juniors Sam O’Neill and Billy Weldon came out strong for the…
Winter weather brings trying start to new season
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team was supposed to play three games last weekend in North Carolina. Mother Nature decided against that. But she could not stop the Bulldogs (1-1) from getting their first win of the season. Major snowstorms hit the East Coast and cancelled the team’s scheduled flight last Thursday.…
Women’s basketball: Butler back at .500 in Big East with victory
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team (12-13, 7-7) defeated the Georgetown Hoyas (8-18, 2-12) 67-59 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. The game was part of Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Hinkle, showing support for the fight against a disease that formerly affected Butler coach Beth Couture. Senior forward Daress McClung…
Freshman Castro announces intent to transfer
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Historically, Rene Castro never stays in one place for long. The freshman guard from Massachusetts played at three different high schools, despite having success at each stop along the way. Now, as his freshman season on Butler’s men’s basketball team comes to a close, Castro is on the…
Men’s basketball: Butler keeps it close, but No. 18 Creighton prevails
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR For much of the game, it looked like the Butler men’s basketball team may have been able to salvage a gem out of what has deteriorated into a lost season. It was not to be, as All-American senior forward Doug McDermott and No. 18 Creighton downed the Bulldogs…
Bulldogs ready for new season
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler baseball team will have its first games this weekend in North Carolina, officially kicking off its first season in the Big East Conference. The Bulldogs will face off against Wright State, Saint Joseph’s, University of Albany and Canisius over the course of three days, starting Friday. Mother Nature…
Schippers leads on and off the court
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter Thirteen seconds remained in the Big East Conference women’s basketball contest between the Providence Friars and the Butler Bulldogs. The score was tied 69-69 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler junior guard Taylor Schippers took a pass from teammate Lexus Murry and launched a deep 3-point attempt. The shot fell, and it…
Track & Field
JOE HASENSTAB | Staff Reporter The Butler track and field team had a record-breaking weekend at the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame. The Bulldogs set new school records in four events, and several individuals set new personal bests in the 30-team meet. Coach Matt Roe said he was very pleased with the team’s outing in…