The Butler women’s tennis team lost to the University of Illinois-Chicago 4-1 on Senior Day at the Butler Bubble Sunday. The match was the final home appearance for seniors Brittany Farmer and Clare Cornelius. The Bulldogs won Saturday’s match at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 7-0. Butler swept all its singles matches, with junior Caroline Hedrick…
Butler falls to Toledo in WNIT
The Butler women’s basketball team is out of post-season play with its loss to Toledo in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Bulldogs made postseason appearances in four of the past five years. Butler’s last postseason win was in 2009 when it defeated Duquesne in the first round of the WNIT.…
Baseball: Bulldogs sweep VCU in A-10 opener
The Butler baseball team opened its first and only season in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a sweep of VCU. The Bulldogs (11-10, 3-0 A-10) won their first A-10 game on Friday 6-4. On Saturday, Butler won the first game of a double-header 4-3 and the second game 7-4, completing a sweep of the Rams…
Intramural basketball: the champions are crowned
Last year, the varsity men’s basketball team got snubbed for a spot at the NIT, the club basketball team didn’t exist, and intramurals were nearing total joke-status. This year is a little different. Basketball was back in the NCAA tournament, club basketball is a Butler-recognized sport, and intramurals are getting more competitive. Intramural Supervisor and…
No. 6 Butler falls to No. 3 Marquette in Lexington
Marquette junior guard Vander Blue scored a career-high 29 points as the No. 3 seed Golden Eagles squeaked out a 74-72 win over No. 6 seed Butler in the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Butler had a chance to tie or win the game with 2.9 seconds remaining, but senior…
Despite the statistics, Butler keeps rolling
No matter how well a college men’s basketball team may play during its regular season, should it make the NCAA Division I Tournament, it will ultimately fall into one of two categories. The ‘teams that showed up’ category, or the ‘teams that folded like a card table’ category. In its last few tournament appearances, Butler…
Stevens impresses the masses
Lexington—Butler coach Brad Stevens is the worst kept secret in college basketball. Everyone has known that Stevens is a good coach. But this year, people are getting a chance to understand and break down just how good he is. After all, you don’t boast a 12-4 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament record and have…
Marquette looking for redemption
Butler is looking to win. Marquette is looking for revenge. Tomorrow’s third round match-up boasts a rematch of the two from the Maui Invitational back in November of this season. Butler beat Marquette on a buzzer-beating, desperation heave from senior guard Rotnei Clarke. And Marquette hasn’t forgot about it. Marquette guard Vander Blue said that…
Danko, Big East officials positive about Butler’s move
In March 2012, the Butler community was wondering if the school would move to the Atlantic 10 Conference and, if so, when it would occur. Butler officials did not keep students, faculty, staff and other supporters waiting long when another opportunity to change athletic conferences came about this year. Butler President James Danko announced Butler’s…
GALLERY | Bulldogs beat Bucknell
Butler used its traditional opponent-stifling defense to propel itself to the next round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 68-56 win over Bucknell. The Bulldogs (26-8) will take on Marquette in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Game time has not yet been released. Read today’s full recap…