AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Even though the month of February is less than a week old, it has already been more unkind to the Butler women’s basketball team than the entire month of January was. After going 8-0 during January, the Bulldogs fell on the first day of the new month, losing 62-55…
Bulldogs look to stay hot against Red Storm
The Butler men’s basketball team hosts St. John’s University Tuesday night fresh off escaping an upset in Milwaukee over the weekend. The No. 25 Bulldogs (16-6 overall, 6-3 Big East) rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Marquette 72-68 in overtime Saturday. The win was Butler’s third in a row and fifth in six games. St.…
Bulldogs get eighth straight win
The Butler women’s basketball team pushed its win streak to eight games with a 67-59 win at Providence Friday night. The Bulldogs are now 12-9 on the year and 8-2 in the conference, just a half game behind first place Seton Hall. Friday’s win caps off a perfect month of January – beginning with 66-61 home…
Butler @ Marquette Game Notes
The No. 25 Butler men’s basketball team is in Milwaukee Saturday for its first meeting of the year against Marquette University. The game tips off at 2:00 p.m. on FOX Sports Net. Tale of the Tape Butler Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) The Bulldogs have won four of their last five games to move…
Lady Bulldogs pull off seventh straight win
BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team won their seventh consecutive game Sunday afternoon, defeating rival Xavier 58-54 in Cincinnati. Ijeoma Uchendu led the Bulldogs (11-9 overall, 7-2 Big East), scoring 22 points, while sophomore Loryn Goodwin and junior Blaire Langlois added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Langlois dished out five…
Bulldogs “Stay Positive,” rout Pirates
The Butler men’s basketball team beat Seton Hall University 77-57 Sunday, the Bulldogs’ largest margin of victory in Big East Conference play this season. The Bulldogs (15-6 overall, 5-3 Big East) got out to a 27-15 lead in the first half. But things turned sour as Seton Hall (13-6, 3-4) closed the half on a…
Bulldogs escape late Bluejays rally, find themselves one game out of first place
It wasn’t pretty. It was intense. It was chippy. It was near disaster. It was just another night in the Big East conference. The Butler men’s basketball team once again found itself in a tight conference game, coming away with a 64-61 win over the Creighton Bluejays Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win –…
Red-hot Bulldogs gearing up for rival
AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR A time-honored tradition of the New Year is to create a resolution with the hope of improving oneself. Apparently, the Butler women’s basketball team’s resolution was to not lose. Ever. After getting off to a rough 0-6 start, the Bulldogs closed the 2014 calendar year at 4-9. Since then,…
Bulldogs looking to bounce back versus Bluejays tonight
KYLE BEERY | SPORTS EDITOR Butler knew what it was getting itself into when it joined the Big East conference last fall. More media exposure, a better outlet for recruiting, increased competition in sports outside of basketball, and a better reputation. Oh, and don’t forget about the tough, grind-it-out, fight-for-your-life, intense, heart-pounding basketball games. And…
Butler-Georgetown Preview
By now, most everyone knows that Butler and Georgetown have a pretty friendly off-the-court relationship, mainly because of “The Big Dogs Tour” and the adorable pictures and videos of Butler Blue III (“Trip”) and Georgetown’s bulldog, Jack. That’s all fine and well, but at 5:00 Saturday, the Bulldogs and Hoyas will go at each other…