The Butler swim team is in Wisconsin this week for the Horizon League Championships. Despite a few mid-season mishaps, the Bulldogs have been strong recently, winning their penultimate meet and coming in second place at their most recent contest, which was a triangular held at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. With such a young squad—there are…
Women’s basketball: Team grabs two league contests
The Butler women’s basketball team scored a 51-48 home victory over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday. The game was quite a reversal for the Bulldogs (12-13, 8-6), who fell to the Flames (16-10, 9-6) 77-42 on Jan. 19. With the victory, Butler has now won five of its last six games. “For me, I think the game…
OVERTIME: Basketball does not define Butler
The magic of Butler University exists on and off the court, and that is why this school is special. I did not find out about Butler, nor did I apply here, because of basketball fame. The university sent me a letter, and my mother pushed me to look into the school. I fell in love…
Softball: Team drops two close contests to open season
The Butler softball team dropped its first two contests of the 2012 season by one run apiece. Led by junior pitcher Jenny Esparza, the Bulldogs (0-2) faced off against Lipscomb in the first game of the Lady Bison Round Robin on Saturday. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning when Esparza…
Track and Field: Friday Night Special Goes Well
The Butler track and field team competed in the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special in Charleston, Ill., last weekend. It was the Bulldogs’ final appearance before the Horizon League Indoor Championships. Butler was led by its distance squad, which had multiple runners with top-three finishes, despite sitting some of its top-scoring athletes. For the…
Men’s Tennis: Team loses pair of weekend matches
The Butler men’s tennis team was in action this past weekend with road matches at Western Michigan and Toledo. The Bulldogs (0-9) dropped a 7-0 decision to the Rockets (8-6) of Toledo on Saturday. The tandem of senior Zach Ervin and freshman Tommy Marx pulled out an 8-3 victory at No. 2 doubles, but Butler…
Baseball: Team drops three of four at Fresno State
The Butler baseball team was unable to counter the offensive lineup of Fresno State, dropping three of four games in a season-opening series in Fresno, Calif. The bats of the FSU Bulldogs (3-1) came out in force Sunday as they cruised to a 17-2 win over the Butler Bulldogs (1-3). Butler was out-hit 19-8 in…
VIDEO | Blue III
Blue III was introduced Saturday at the Men’s basketball game
Academics at forefront of athletics
Despite the high demands of Division I athletics, Butler has been very successful with placing students on the Horizon League Honor Roll. This past fall, Butler had eight students on Academic All-League teams. Last year, 34 athletes received this honor between all of Butler’s athletic teams. Butler also had an Academic All-American last year in…
Softball: Returning players expected to lead way
After coming close to making history last season, the Butler softball team is looking to bounce back and make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament this season. The team lost only three players to graduation last season and returns an impressive lineup that includes junior Jenny Esparza, the defending Horizon League Pitcher of the…