Unlike baseball and softball teams down south, Butler’s squads do not have the luxury of being outside year-round. Instead, they are confined to the Butler Bubble for the majority of the offseason and the beginning of their regular seasons. “I like to compare it to coach Stevens having to practice on a golf course and…
Women’s basketball makes first trip to Charlotte
The Butler women’s basketball team will take on Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte Feb. 13 on the road. The 49ers have a 7-1 conference record and are currently tied for third in the A-10. The game between the Bulldogs (14-9, 5-3) and the 49ers will mark the first-ever meeting between the two programs. A key…
Track and field squads go separate ways over weekend
Butler track and field athletes competed at multiple meets last weekend. Four athletes competed at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. Sophomore Mara Olson won the women’s 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:29.05, defeating more than 50 other racers for the title. Senior Kirsty Legg finished 14th overall in the women’s mile, clocking 4:54.91.…
Tennis teams face tough weekend matches
The Butler women’s tennis team split its weekend matches. The team picked up its second win of the season with a 4-3 victory over Morehead State. Junior Stephanie McLoughlin won at the No. 1 singles position. She was one of four Bulldogs to win singles matches. Junior Caroline Hedrick and sophomore Sienna Reuter were…
Balance key in Bulldogs’ rout
Four players scored in double digits Wednesday night as the Butler men’s basketball team defeated St. Bonaventure 77-58. Rotnei Clarke led the way with 17 points, Andrew Smith had 13. Chase Stigall and Khyle Marshall each added 12. The balanced attack set the tone early in the first half as the scoring was spread out…
Men’s basketball: Bulldogs making marks in A-10
After tonight’s men’s basketball game against St. Bonaventure, Butler will officially be halfway through its inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Bulldogs currently sit in second place in the A-10 standings, with an overall record of 18-4 and a conference record of 5-2. The two conference losses have come against La Salle on…
FOR YOUR HEALTH: Diet drinks increase waist and appetite
Anyone who’s made a pit stop at McDonald’s has heard it before: “I’ll take two Big Macs, a large fry, a 10-piece chicken nugget, oh, and a diet Coke. I’m trying to watch my weight.” This acceptance of the diet drink as the be-all-end-all solution to weight loss couldn’t be further from the truth. In…
Women’s basketball: team sitting in top half of conference
The women’s basketball team is six games into its conference season and is currently sitting in sixth place in the Atlantic 10 conference standings. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 13-8, including 4-2 in conference. The two losses have come to No. 17 Dayton on Jan. 12 and St. Joseph’s on Jan. 30. The…
Peal fighting cancer
Strength and conditioning coach Jim Peal has a reputation among Butler faculty for successfully and efficiently shaping players for each of the school’s 19 athletic programs for the the past decade. When Peal announced last Tuesday he had been diagnosed with colon cancer, the response was immediate. An outpouring of support from the Butler community…
Baseball improves facilities
The Butler baseball team is about to open its season and it will be the last go for 10 seniors. In addition to gearing up for their last collegiate season, they are making sure those after them will have great facilities as they move forward. “We talk about it all the time,” senior catcher Radley…