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  • Men’s Soccer shuts out Seton Hall

    Men’s Soccer shuts out Seton Hall

    DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER After a strong performance against St. John’s last week, the Butler men’s soccer team carried the momentum to Seton Hall in a 3-0 victory for the Bulldogs. With an overall record of 8-3-3, and 4-2 in conference play, Butler remains in third place in the BIG EAST. After the loss,…

  • Men’s and Women’s tennis compete in ITA Regionals

    Men’s and Women’s tennis compete in ITA Regionals

    MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / File photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s and women’s tennis teams each traveled to compete in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, a five-day tournament being played from Oct.15-19. The men traveled to the University of Tennessee while the women went to Purdue University for the tournament. On…

  • Men’s Golf competes in Dayton Invitational

    Men’s Golf competes in Dayton Invitational

    GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER / File photo by Jimmy Lafakis A cold morning that delayed their tee time is what the Butler men’s golf team encountered on Monday at the Dayton Invitational. They played one round of 18 holes on Monday and another 18 hole round on Tuesday. They tested their talents against the…

  • Butler Announces Addition Of Women’s Lacrosse

    Butler Announces Addition Of Women’s Lacrosse

    MAX GABOVITCH | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler athletic department announced Wednesday that it will be adding women’s lacrosse as a new varsity sport. The addition will give Butler 20 varsity sports and the team will begin play during the 2016-2017 school year, according to an athletic department press release. Butler Vice President and Athletic…

  • Men’s Soccer: Hard Work Shows In National Rankings

    DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER delee1@butler.edu The Butler men’s soccer team brought a national spotlight to the school this past week after recently released rankings placed the Bulldogs within the top 25 teams in the nation. College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer each had Butler at 19th in their respective national polls. The National Soccer Coaches…

  • Butler falls to top-ranked Creighton 1-0

    ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s soccer team fell to unbeaten #1 Creighton University on Wednesday night at the Butler Bowl 1-0. The loss gives the Bulldogs a record of 6-3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big East. Creighton stays undefeated with the win at 13-0-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Senior…

  • Women’s soccer beats Georgetown

    ZACH HORRALL | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University women’s soccer team handed Georgetown University their first conference loss of the season, defeating the Hoyas 1-0 at home on Oct. 11. Game day! Your Dawgs take on the Georgetown Hoyas @ 1pm! @Kenzie_Muchow is ready for battle!! #DawgsGottaEat pic.twitter.com/3VmYhbvSmK — Butler Womens Soccer (@ButlerWSoccer) October 11,…

  • Butler falls to Villanova in five sets

    JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER Despite Butler sophomore Makayla Ferguson recording 31 assists, 14 digs, three blocks and six kills, Butler fell to Villanova in five sets Saturday night. The tide of the match shifted multiple times. The final scores of the sets were 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 9-15. The loss moved Butler to 5-14…

  • Men’s soccer stays perfect in Providence

    MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s soccer team stayed unbeaten Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Providence. The Bulldogs’ record improved to 6-0-3 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play. Providence fell to 4-4-1 (0-2). Senior Vincent Mitchell broke the scoreless tie early in the second half with a goal assisted by…