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  • Kotter earns Big East honors for second straight week

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Junior Alex Kotter’s favorite food is macaroni and cheese. She likes to play “Assassin’s Creed” and “Bioshock” on PlayStation 4. She also has quite the list of accomplishments as a softball shortstop. On top of being named Big East Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks to begin this season,…

  • Butler women back on track: Langlois sets school record

    AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team stopped a four-game losing streak this weekend, and in doing so got back to .500 overall for the season. The Bulldogs (13-13, 9-6) began the weekend with a trip to Villanova University last Friday, and fell 63-52 in Philadelphia, losing their fourth straight game.…

  • Butler baseball gears for tough matchups out west

    ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University baseball team fell just short of winning its first game during a Valentine’s Day doubleheader this past weekend at Lipscomb University. The Bulldogs put up four runs in the top of the ninth, but the Bisons walked off with the win when Kyle Allen hit Adam Lee…

  • Speedy Ellis: From Britain to Butler

    BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER Senior Harry Ellis first fell in love with running during a high school physical education class at Helsby High School in England. Ellis is a distance runner on the Butler track and field team. Although he grew up playing soccer, and running was already in his repertoire, Ellis said he…

  • Bulldogs prepare for Northern Illinois

    BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s women’s tennis team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over the University of Dayton last Saturday. Meanwhile, the men’s team had a two-game winning streak halted at Valparaiso University. Even though the teams headed in opposite directions over the weekend, both have a similar focus on…

  • Dive in to the Big East Championships

    WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s swimming team is heading to the 2015 Big East Swimming  and Diving Championship at Ithaca College this weekend. The Bulldogs will be competing against Georgetown University, Providence College, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University for a shot at the title. The event, which begins tonight,…

  • Jones lifts Bulldogs past Creighton

    Jones lifts Bulldogs past Creighton

    KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Senior Alex Barlow came down with an offensive rebound with 30 seconds to play and he passed to junior Roosevelt Jones. Jones surveyed the court and then drove down the right side of the lane and put in a layup with 1.9 seconds to play, giving the Butler men’s basketball team…

  • Softball team salvages Mardi Gras tournament Sunday

    GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler softball team defeated Lipscomb University 11-6 Sunday to conclude the South Alabama Mardi Gras Invitational, sending them home with a record of 2-3 for the tournament and 4-5 on the young season. The Bulldogs got even with Lipscomb with an eight-run second inning Sunday after losing 2-1 to…

  • Darrun Hilliard, No. 6 Villanova edge No. 18 Butler

    Darrun Hilliard, No. 6 Villanova edge No. 18 Butler

    There was all kinds of hype surrounding Saturday’s matchup between No. 6 Villanova and No. 18 Butler, and fans certainly got their money’s worth. The Wildcats (23-2 overall, 10-2 Big East) came away with a 68-65 win after a typical, scrappy Big East game. Villanova head coach Jay Wright praised the Bulldogs for taking his…