The Butler softball team placed second at the Woo Pig Classic on Sunday after a 6-5 loss to host Arkansas in the championship game. The Bulldogs (3-5) sent the game into extra innings with a run in the top of the seventh inning and took the lead, 5-3, in the top of the eighth inning…
Women’s basketball: Team victorious on Senior Day
It was a freshman who led the Butler women’s basketball team to a win on Saturday’s Senior Day, but senior guards Devin Brierly and Kaley May were still in the spotlight. Freshman guard Hannah Douglas had a season-high 31 points in the effort as the Bulldogs (13-16, 9-9) defeated Wright State 81-66. Douglas was 12-for-20…
Men’s tennis: Team defeated twice away from home
The Butler men’s tennis team fell just shy of earning its second victory of the season this weekend. On Friday, the Bulldogs traveled to Dayton, where they suffered a close 4-3 loss. Dropping the doubles point proved to be crucial for the Bulldogs (1-13). Butler players that came away victorious in the singles play were…
Women’s tennis: Skid hits seven for team
The Butler women’s tennis team dropped a pair of matches over the weekend, extending its losing streak to seven. On Saturday, the Bulldogs (2-10) fell to Illinois State 6-1 at home. Junior Brittany Farmer was the only Bulldog to pick up a win against the Redbirds (5-5), defeating sophomore Phyllis Tigges 6-2, 6-4 in singles…
Track and field: Athletes unable to advance
The Butler track and field team closed out its indoor schedule with four athletes racing at the Alex Wilson Invitational last Saturday at Notre Dame. Sophomore Ross Clarke had the strongest showing for the Bulldogs, placing seventh in the men’s one-mile run with a time of 4:01.15. Freshman Tom Curr was 11th in the event,…
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BASKETBALL | Loss to Valparaiso dashes NCAA tournament hopes
VALPARAISO– For the first time in seven years, the Butler men’s basketball team won’t appear in the NCAA tournament. Needing to win four games to take the Horizon League tournament championship and earn an automatic bid, the Bulldogs fell short in a semifinal 65-46 loss to top-seeded Valparaiso Saturday night. Junior forward Ryan Broekhoff led…
BASKETBALL | Butler tops UW-Milwaukee, advances in Horizon League Tournament
Another runaway victory gives Butler a chance to do what it has failed to so far: beat first-place Valparaiso. The Bulldogs dominated Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the second half Friday to earn a 71-49 victory in the second round of the Horizon League tournament. Butler (20-13, 12-7) advances to play the Crusaders, 2-0 against the Bulldogs, on…
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The Butler men’s basketball team recorded 117 victories in four seasons prior to the 2011-12 campaign.
Men’s basketball: Men drop Raiders
The Butler men’s basketball team started off the Horizon League tournament with a 70-52 victory over Wright State at Hinkle Fieldhouse Tuesday night. It was a tale of two halves for the Bulldogs (19-13), who headed to the locker room with a one point lead. “I thought in the first 10 minutes we were just…