The Butler men’s basketball team continued its up and down season by picking up a win against Horizon League-leading Cleveland State and dropping a contest to Youngstown State. The Bulldogs (15-9, 7-5 HL) will face off against UIC at home Monday to close out a stretch of three games in five days. On Saturday, Butler,…
Women’s basketball splits HL weekend
The Butler women’s basketball team defeated Milwaukee Saturday after losing a tough contest last Thursday to Green Bay at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The women were able to bounce back when they hosted the Panthers (7-13, 4-5 HL). The Bulldogs (14-7, 8-1 HL) knocked the Panthers under .500 in the conference with a 72-64 victory. In the…
Stevens selected as USA assistant
Butler men’s basketball head coach Brad Stevens has accomplished more in four years than many do in a career. The 34-year-old head coach has been the Horizon League Coach of the Year twice, earned the best Division I coaching record in the first three seasons (89-15), recorded his 100th career win faster than all but…
Women’s tennis falls to Falcons
The Butler women’s tennis team will need to retrace their steps after starting the 2011 season on the wrong foot. With a pair of home losses during the weekend, the Bulldogs dropped a 7-0 match to Miami (Ohio) on Saturday before losing to Bowling Green by the same score the next day. The Bulldogs (0-2)…
Snape to step in for Findley
On the heels of one of the best men’s soccer seasons in school history, Butler named Paul Snape as the program’s new head coach. The former University of Michigan associate head coach fills the vacancy left when Kelly Findley accepted the head coaching job at North Carolina State last month. Butler received more than 200…
Valpo outlasts Butler in OT
The Butler men’s basketball team will need to find their way out of the doghouse after losing their second overtime game in six days. Hoping to recover from their home loss against Milwaukee, the Bulldogs (14-8, 6-4 HL) found themselves in a similar predicament in their next conference game. “We never dwell on a loss,”…
Legg leads Bulldogs in Bloomington
It was a meet to remember for sophomore Kirsty Legg when the Butler men’s and women’s track teams were in Bloomington, Ind., last weekend for the Indiana Relay. Legg, who competed in the 800 meter run and the mile this weekend, took second in both and built upon her already impressive resume. “We have a…
Howard finalist for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
Matt Howard has been selected as one of ten finalists for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Howard, one of five seniors on the Butler men’s basketball team, was nominated for the award alongside 29 other senior collegiate basketball players in November. The award focuses on student-athletics, specifically by encouraging student-athletes to be leaders in…
Results are not enough
Sports fans loudly cheer for buzzer-beating shots and the game-winning touchdown, but one thing they silently acknowledge is effort, essentially because they expect it. Effort leads to all those amazing shots and catches, so perhaps the praise is implied. Still, fans tend to acknowledge a lack of effort with boos far more often than they…
Hedges leaves Butler for UNC
Butler men’s soccer starting center back and junior Matt Hedges has transferred to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Communications on his Facebook page eluded to the transfer and two sources later confirmed the news, one saying that Hedges made the decision to transfer in December. Last year, Hedges was named to the National Soccer…