MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER Butler looked to be on its way to an easy victory Tuesday evening until Vanderbilt came storming back late in the game. It took an extra period, but the Bulldogs escaped with an 85-77 overtime win. The star of the night was Butler senior forward Khyle Marshall. Marshall scored a…
OVERTIME: New rule slowing pace of basketball games
Ari Kasle Staff Reporter This year at Hinkle Fieldhouse, fans may notice an abundance of short, high-pitched noises during a basketball game. No, it’s not a flock of birds in the rafters. It’s whistles. And this season, referees will be using theirs a lot. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee added some new rules to…
Butler qualifies for FCS playoffs
KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After a strange turn of events and a little bit of luck, the Butler football team is headed to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The Pioneer Football League announced Tuesday that the Bulldogs (9-3, 7-1 PFL) won a computer rankings-based tiebreaker over Marist (8-3, 7-1). Butler…
Swimming: Butler falls to Xavier
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler swimming team took on the Xavier Musketeers in a head-to-head meet at Xavier on Nov. 16. The Musketeers defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 74-52. Xavier held off the Bulldogs for most of the meet, winning 12 events out of the first 14 events that were held.…
Cross country: Nationals up next
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s cross country team has been consistent all season long. This time, the Bulldogs were rewarded with a second consecutive trip to the national meet. The team finished second in the Great Lakes Regional Friday afternoon, automatically qualifying it for nationals. It was the first automatic berth to…
Men’s soccer: Surprising season comes to an end
CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team (11-8-1, 4-6 Big East) ended its season in a 1-0 overtime loss to Marquette (11-5-2, Big East 7-2-1) in the second round of the Big East Conference Tournament. The game-winning goal of the match came in the 97th minute when senior forward Adam Lysak scored…
Football: Bulldogs roll in season finale
KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler football team clinched a share of the Pioneer Football League championship with a 58-27 win at Morehead State Saturday to wrap up the regular season. The Bulldogs (9-3) put the hammer down early and got out to a 34-7 halftime lead. The Eagles (3-8) scored two touchdowns…
Butler holds off Princeton 70-67
MATTHEW VANTRYON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s basketball team faced its biggest test of the young season on Saturday night against Princeton and came away with a 70-67 win at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Sophomore guard Kellen Dunham had a career night for the Bulldogs (2-0), lighting up the scoreboard with a career-high 26 points. He…
Football team routs Morehead State, awaits postseason fate
For the Butler football team, it’s time to wait. The Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Football League championship with a 58-27 win at Morehead State Saturday to wrap up the regular season. This comes after San Diego announced Thursday that it would be withdrawing from PFL title contention as well as…
Eyes on the sidelines: Videographers film Butler squads
BEN SIECK | Asst. Sports Editor Every game. Every practice. Every rep. Butler’s student video coordinators and team managers are responsible for filming all of it. “Any live situations or any situations coaches want to see, we record it,” men’s basketball manager and videographer Jared Todd said. The Butler football and men’s basketball teams both…