The Butler women’s tennis team will enter its Saturday match on a five-match winning streak after capturing four wins in five days. Two of those wins were against schools the Bulldogs (5-3) had never defeated before. Xavier (4-6) was one of those foes, and the Musketeers fell 5-2 on Feb. 23. “This match definitely means…
Senior Day win clinches byes
The Butler men’s basketball team earned a share of its fifth consecutive Horizon League regular season title Saturday, when it defeated Loyola, 63-56, in front of a sold out crowd. However, tiebreakers will send the Bulldogs (21-9, 13-5 HL) to Milwaukee as the No. 2 seed, which grants them a first- and second-round bye in…
Trees remind of sports traditions
What if a Wright State fan burned down Hinkle Fieldhouse? Or a Valparaiso fan rented a wrecking ball to knock it down? An equally devastating event happened at Auburn University a few weeks ago when Harvey Updyke Jr., a 62-year-old University of Alabama fan, allegedly poisoned two sprawling oak trees at “Toomer’s Corner” with an…
Ring leads swim team at HL meet
At her first Horizon League championship meet, freshman Kaitie Ring wasted no time making her presence known to the rest of the league. Ring, who swam the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke, along with the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay, had a meet full of…
Wisconsin Woes: WBB drops two on road
A pair of losses in Wisconsin has jeopardized the Butler women’s basketball team’s chances of clinching the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Horizon League tournament. Saturday, the Bulldogs (17-12, 11-6 HL) faced the No. 13 Green Bay Phoenix. Butler got off to a strong start, trailing by two eight minutes into the game. However,…
Baseball picks up back-to-back wins
The Butler men’s baseball team picked up its second consecutive victory last night, defeating IPFW, 8-3. Senior third baseman Grant Fillipitch went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Bulldogs (2-3), while senior second baseman Luke Duncan added two RBIs. Butler got the offense going early against the Mastadons (0-1), scoring three runs …
Track teams take third
In his last Horizon League Indoor Championship meet, senior Kris Gauson went out with a bang. Gauson won both the 800-meter run and the mile with only 50 minutes of rest in between and led Butler to a third-place finish at the Horizon League Indoor Championships. “He’s in great shape,” head coach Matt Roe said.…
Women’s tennis gets historic win
For the first time in program history, the Butler women’s tennis team defeated Xavier. The Bulldogs (2-3) defeated the Musketeers (3-5), 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon, when they won two of three doubles matches and all but the top two singles match. Senior and No. 4 singles player Gabriela Bobrowski said she was proud of the…
Movin’ on up
When Green Bay defeated Valparaiso, 81-80, in overtime Monday night, the Butler men’s basketball team moved into second place in the Horizon League heading into the final weekend of regular season games. The Bulldogs (20-9, 12-5 HL) helped themselves in the rankings Saturday with a 79-52 victory at UIC. Four Bulldogs scored in double-figures to…
Women’s basketball wins final two home games
The Butler women’s basketball team sent its senior class out in style with a pair of victories over UIC and Loyola. Saturday versus Loyola, the Bulldogs (17-10, 11-4 HL) started strong, making three 3-pointers in the first two minutes of regulation to take a 9-0 lead. The Bulldogs went into halftime with a 39-20 lead.…