Sports

  • This season’s men’s basketball schedule released.

    The date has been set for the Butler men’s basketball team’s arrival in the Big East with the release of the 2013-2014 schedule last Thursday. The Bulldogs will kick off Big East play with a New Year’s Eve home game against Villanova Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The game is one of five that will…

  • Goldsmith scores hat trick in 4-1 Butler win

    BY CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER A hat trick from freshman forward David Goldsmith paced the Butler men’s soccer team (3-0-1) to a 4-1 win against Houston Baptist (1-2-0) at the Butler Bowl on Monday night. The Bulldogs jumped out to a hot start in the match when freshman forward David Goldsmith found the back of…

  • Football: Butler wins home opener

    BY ADAM WINAY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team won its home opener tonight against Division III Wittenberg, 49-24. Butler bounced back with a strong performance tonight after last week’s tough season opener against South Dakota State. Unlike last week, Butler came out of the locker room ready to score. Butler senior running back Trae…

  • Men’s soccer: Bulldogs upset No. 7 Louisville

    CLAYTON YOUNG | STAFF REPORTER With a high profile schedule ahead of them, the Butler men’s soccer team earned a 1-0 victory at No. 7 Louisville in front of 1,700 fans at Cardinal Park. The Bulldogs (1-0-1) were able to score the only goal of the match when freshman forward Anthony Smith Jr. put in a…

  • Women’s soccer finishes in 1-1 draw with Seattle

    BRENDAN KING STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team drew 1-1 with Seattle in a non-conference game at the Butler Bowl. As many soccer games go, it was a back and forth contest with the ball being in both teams’ zones throughout the night. There were many early chances for the Bulldogs, but Seattle sophomore…

  • 2013-2014 Butler men’s basketball schedule released

    The date has been set for the Butler men’s basketball team’s arrival in the Big East as the 2013-2014 schedule was officially released Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs will kick off Big East play with a New Year’s Eve home game against Villanova on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Butler will play a total of 18…

  • Football team drops season opener

    BY ADAM WINAY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler football team will play its first home game Saturday with an 0-1 record after losing 55-14 over the weekend to South Dakota State, ranked No. 7 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs’ first home game is Saturday at the Butler Bowl against Division III Wittenberg. Kickoff is…

  • Volleyball: Bulldogs off to perfect start

    BY JOHN YELEY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler volleyball team is 4-0 after beating Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in five games last night. Butler beat the Jaguars 25-21, 28-30, 23-25, 26-24, 15-9 behind 20 kills and 17 digs from junior Belle Obert. Butler trailed IUPUI 24-23 in the fourth set, before scoring three straight to keep…

  • Women’s soccer sweeps weekend matches

    BY KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s soccer team will head into Friday’s home game against Seattle with a 4-1 record after winning two games over the weekend. The Bulldogs beat Bowling Green 2-1 in overtime on Saturday behind goals from sophomore Sophie Maccagnone and junior Kelly Mahoney. Maccagnone scored less than 10…