Posted January 22 | Updated January 26 Senior midfielder Ben Sippola was huddled around his kitchen table with friends last Tuesday when his father called and told him the news. “He told me, ‘You’re going to the Columbus Crew.’” Sippola said. “I was so excited.” The Columbus Crew chose Sippola, the reigning Horizon League Player…
Men’s basketball avenge Wright State loss with conference win
After losing at Wright State on Sunday, the Butler Bulldogs responded with an 81-75 conference win over the Phoenix of Green Bay. Senior Matt Howard scored 29 points and hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds to help Butler (14-6, 6-2) hold off a late second half comeback by the Phoenix. The Bulldogs got out to…
Women’s basketball remains undefeated
A trio of seniors extended the Butler women’s basketball team’s undefeated conference run last night at Loyola. Alyssa Pittman, Brittany Bowen and Chloe Hamilton each scored in double digits on the way to a 64-60 victory at Loyola. Although the Ramblers (8-9, 2-4 HL) shot 49 percent from the floor and led by two at…
Bulldogs set conference record against visiting Valpo
Butler was dunking, Matt Howard dove into the opponent’s bench, and seven different Bulldogs scored at least eight points in Saturday’s 76-59 win against Valparaiso. The win was Butler’s 22nd consecutive Horizon League regular season win, a new record for the conference. And the Bulldogs (10-4, 2-0 HL), now on a six-game winning streak, will…
Butler grabs Diamond Head title on Christmas
Butler’s 84-68 win against Washington State on Christmas night was the Bulldogs’ fifth consecutive win this season and the first championship in a Hawaiian tournament in the program’s three tries. The Bulldogs (9-4, 1-0 HL) will take that winning streak into a six-day break before beginning the bulk of Horizon League play. The tournament championship…
Butler snips Seminoles in semifinals
Butler will face Washington State tonight in the final of the Diamond Head Classic. The Christmas showdown in Honolulu came to be after the Cougars (10-1) defeated No. 15 Baylor and the Bulldogs (8-4, 1-0 HL) won a close one against Florida State. Butler’s fourth consecutive win came in a 67-64 win against the Seminoles, who were…
Butler back on track against Stanford, Utah
The Butler men’s basketball team, since losing to Duke and Xavier and falling to 4-4, has responded well, winning three straight and two which were nationally televised. Last night, the Bulldogs (7-4, 1-0 HL) defeated the Utah Utes (7-3), 74-62, in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Just four nights…
Basketball fails to avenge championship loss
It wasn’t quite the sweet revenge that the Butler men’s basketball team was looking for in what was a rematch of last year’s national title game against Duke. The Bulldogs (4-3) fell to the No. 1 Blue Devils (8-0), 82-70, Saturday in the headlining game of the Carquest Auto Parts Classic at the IZOD Center…
Twin tandem fuels women’s soccer success
The 2010 campaign was a historic one for the Butler women’s soccer program. After winning just three of its first 12 games, the Bulldogs finished the remainder of the season 6-2, and claimed the school’s first regular season conference title since 1996. Butler head coach Tari St. John earned Horizon League Coach of the Year…
Women’s basketball unable to clinch win at Evansville
After winning two of their last three games, the Butler women’s basketball team dropped a close one on the road to Evansville last night, 51-49. Butler (4-4) won the battle on the boards, 42-29, with senior guard Chloe Hamilton recording 10 rebounds and tying her season-high. Butler head coach Beth Couture called the game her…