CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler Women’s Basketball team shot the lights out, quite literally, in their season opener Saturday night. Led by freshmen Tori Schickel and Brittany Ward, the Bulldogs defeated the Valparaiso Crusaders, 72-53. Even with just eight players dressed and the loss of injured senior starter Belle Obert,…
Preview: Butler opens regular season against The Citadel
ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR Photo by Amy Street The Butler men’s basketball team opens the regular season on Saturday night, facing a team that plays a very unique style. The Citadel, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is led by new head coach Duggar Baucom. Baucom was the head coach at The Virginia Military Institute. During…
Women’s Basketball Season Preview
CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER The Butler Women’s Basketball will focus heavily on leadership this season, as they prepare to open the regular season at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Nov. 13 against Valparaiso. Head Coach Kurt Godlevske is in his second season with Butler. Last season, he led the Bulldogs to a 14-16 overall record, including…
Women’s Swimming Season Preview
ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s swimming team is excited to have ten seniors to rely upon for leadership this season. It is something new for the team, a refreshing change from the past. Senior Sarah Gibbons said that because swimming in a non-scholarship sport, swimmers in recent years have often quit the…
Bulldogs drop heartbreaker on senior night
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR It was an emotional night as senior Alex Barlow dried his eyes while addressing a near-sold out crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Barlow and the Butler men’s basketball team came up short of a win on senior night Tuesday, falling to Georgetown University 60-54. The Bulldogs (21-9 overall, 11-6 Big East)…
Women’s team gearing up for postseason minus key player
AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR With the coming of March, so too has the “madness” for the Butler women’s basketball team, who finished the regular season last weekend in strange fashion at Hinkle Fieldhouse, and now look to the Big East tournament as their last hope of an NCAA Tournament bid. The Bulldogs (14-15…
Butler-Georgetown Pregame Notes
This is the third meeting between the Bulldogs and the Hoyas, but the second official Big East Conference game. Butler beat Georgetown 64-58 on Nov. 28 at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, while Georgetown came away with a 61-59 overtime win in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17. Tonight’s tip-off is set for 7…
Ijeoma Uchendu suspended for Big East Quarterfinals
BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team announced in a press release Monday morning that senior forward Ijeoma Uchendu will be suspended for the Big East quarterfinals, which will take place on Sunday, March 8. Uchendu was ejected from Butler’s season finale against Seton Hall in the final minute, after receiving…
Bulldogs top Blue Demons, take sole possession of second place
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team is alone in second place with two games left in the regular season. The Bulldogs beat DePaul University 67-53 Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Kellen Dunham’s 24 points powered the Bulldogs (21-8 overall, 11-5 Big East) to a season sweep of the…
Butler @ DePaul Game Notes
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR The No. 23-ranked Butler men’s basketball team is on the road at DePaul today. The Bulldogs are coming off a 73-52 home win over Marquette Wednesday night. Saturday’s tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET, on FOX Sports 2. Tale of the Tape Butler (20-8 overall, 10-5 Big East) -The…