Heading into the 55th Notre Dame Invitational on Friday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams had two goals: running their best and getting at-large wins. They put themselves in a good position to do both. If a team finishes in the top two within their region, a win versus that team would qualify as…
Volleyball’s win streak snapped at five
After running its winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 win over the UIC Flames on Saturday, the Butler volleyball team ended its run with a 3-0 loss while visiting the Cleveland State Vikings last night. The Bulldogs’ (9-7, 4-1 HL) matchup against the Vikings (13-1, 4-1 HL) was the start of a tough…
Horizon League honors junior Bulldog defender
Junior defender Matt Hedges was named the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Co-Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 20. The Bulldogs, now ranked 12th by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, were led by Hedges’ outstanding performances in Wisconsin against Green Bay and Milwaukee, helping him earn the title. Hedges collected game-winning…
First-half penalty kick nets loss for women’s soccer at home
Women’s soccer will look to bounce back at Green Bay on Friday after enduring a tough loss against Valparaiso at the Butler Bowl last Sunday. Valparaiso senior midfielder Casey Pedersen guided a penalty kick into the back of the net in the 38th minute to provide the Crusaders (5-5-3, 1-2 HL) with the 1-0 advantage…
Bulldogs handle Raiders
Butler is now tied with Milwaukee for first place in the Horizon League after blocking conference foe Wright State off the court last Friday in a 3-1 win. As SuperCuts hairdressers helped willing fans donate to the Locks of Love foundation, the Bulldogs (8-6, 3-0 HL) trimmed down the Raiders (6-8, 1-2 HL) with defense.…
NFL athletes break law, set poor example
I think that some National Football League players will never learn how to be properly behaved adults. The league needs to step in because yet another NFL player has been arrested. This time, Braylon Edwards, a wide receiver for the New York Jets, was arrested for driving under the influence the day after posting 45…
Men’s soccer wins first two conference matches
Butler’s men’s soccer team opened the conference portion of their season with two victories, running their overall record to 7-0.
Volleyball, Locks of Love partner up
Many athletes spend a small fortune fixing up their hair to look just right. Troy Polamalu insured his hair for $1 million this year. Ron Artest’s haircut routinely outshines his on-court performance, and even the Los Angeles Dodgers pay a hairstylist $150,000 to trim their locks during the work week. But the Butler volleyball team…
Women’s soccer grabs conference opener
The Butler women’s soccer team opened its conference season with a win on Sunday. The Bulldogs (3-7) began their Horizon League campaign against Wright State. Friday’s match against Oakland University was the last game before the start of conference play. Coming off two tough losses in Oregon, head coach Tari St. John said she was…