Butler senior Matt Howard has been named the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Academic All-American of the Year. “It’s a tremendous and well-deserved honor,” Butler head coach Brad Stevens said in a statement yesterday. “When you’re dreaming of coaching and you think of the guy who’s going to give you everything he has and represent your…
Bulls, Thunder will boost NBA’s image
Over the past eight or so years, the basketball provided by the National Basketball Association hasn’t been fun to watch. That might be a bold statement to make about one of America’s three major professional sports leagues, but just look at the Neilsen television ratings for the NBA playoffs before and after the 2002 lockout.…
Softball finishes strong down South
The Butler softball team felt dirt under their cleats for the first time this season when they participated in Mississippi State’s Bulldog Round-Robin Tournament in Starkville, Miss., during the weekend. Butler went 1-3 on the road trip, with the win coming in the tournament’s Sunday finale versus Louisiana Tech. Junior first baseman Erin Falkenberry hit…
Jordan, Clark lead track at EIU
The Butler track team competed in the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special Feb. 18, bringing home two individual victories. The meet, which was not scored, was the last contest for the Bulldogs prior to the Horizon League Indoor Championships, taking place Feb. 26-27 in Youngstown, Ohio. At EIU, the men’s and women’s squads combined…
Lynch returns to Butler
Bill Lynch is back at Butler University. Lynch, who was a guard on the Butler basketball team and quarterback on the Butler football team in the 1970’s, was recently hired by Butler Athletics as the new associate athletic director for development. In his new position, Lynch will lead the efforts of the athletics’ development office…
Softball hopes to make ‘Big Dance’
The Butler softball team hopes to do something this season they have never done before—earn a trip to the NCAA tournament by winning the Horizon League tournament. Juniors Lauren McNulty and Mallory Winters hope to prove to the rest of the league that Butler deserve their preseason ranking of third. “Our league is going to…
Coaches struggle with superstars
When it comes to team sports, coaches are in charge, right? They build teams, design practices, set lineups, keep morale high—everything needed to guide a team toward being number one. But Jerry Sloan and Jeff Fisher will tell you that there’s more to coaching than that. Sloan, who coached for 26 years in the National…
Women’s tennis tackles Jaguars
The Butler women’s tennis team trounced their cross-town rival IUPUI 7-0 on their home court last Saturday. When asked about his initial thoughts going into the game, head coach Jason Suscha commented on the mental strength his team demonstrated prior to the start of the match. “Heading into the match, I could tell that the…
Women’s basketball splits conference affairs
A career night from senior forward Brittany Bowen wasn’t enough for the women’s basketball team, as Butler lost to Cleveland State Saturday, 69-64. Bowen led the Bulldogs (15-10, 9-4 HL) with 31 points and 11 rebounds, scoring nearly half of Butler’s points. Two final-minute free throws from Cleveland State junior center Destinee Blue sealed the…
Hungry for a bone: Men’s basketball back in mix to host HL tournament
In the final five seconds of play last night, senior Matt Howard single-handedly won the game. A dunk off an inbounds play and an intercepted pass moments later sealed Butler’s 64-62 win over Green Bay. Three consecutive conference victories have vaulted the Butler men’s basketball team into third place in the Horizon League and kept…