ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER Senior Belle Obert helped lead the Butler volleyball team to a 20 win season this year. She earned All-Region, First Team All-Big East, and honorable mention All-America honors. But for her, that was not enough. Now she’s making her mark on Butler athletics once again, this time with a basketball.…
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,…
Women win sixth straight
AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR After a slow start, the Butler Bulldogs women’s basketball team finished strong to beat Georgetown University 63-58 Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse for its sixth consecutive victory. The Bulldogs fell behind early once again, trailing 28-14 late in the first half before closing on a 20-4 run to take…
Butler women pull away late, defeat Villanova for fifth straight win
BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Led by sophomore Loryn Goodwin and senior Ijeoma Uchendu, the Butler Bulldogs (9-9, 5-2) reached .500 for the first time this season and won their fifth straight game with a 72-58 victory over Villanova University Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs were leading 59-53 with 5:22 remaining,…
Bulldogs look for first win of the season against Chattanooga
AUSTIN MILLER | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team seeks its first victory of the season tonight after beginning the season with a pair of losses. Its pursuit begins tonight with a home matchup against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The Bulldogs will also travel to face Fairfield University on Saturday. Butler is…
Depleted Bulldogs fall in home opener
AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Bulldogs saw their first action in the newly-renovated Hinkle Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon, but a depleted roster struggled early against Indiana State University. Despite a late surge, Butler fell 66-51. Junior Blaire Langlois and freshman Sydney Buck scored 14 points each and Andriana Moore recorded her first career double-double…
Two countries, one dream: A championship
AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR For Ijeoma Uchendu, affectionately called “IJ” by many on campus, the road to Division I college basketball and the Big East conference has been a winding one. But despite being nearly 6,000 miles from home, she has found a home at Butler University. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria in West…
New-look Bulldogs look for consistency
AUSTIN MILLER | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Similar to Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Butler women’s basketball program underwent vast changes during the offseason. And just like Hinkle, many are anxious to see the impact of those changes when both make their debut this weekend. After 12 years at the helm of the program, former head coach Beth…
Butler recruits shine in Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game
By Matthew VanTryon | Sports Editor Three 2014 Butler recruits–Jackson Davis, Kelan Martin and Tyler Wideman–participated in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last night and gave Butler fans a chance to see what the next four years may have in store. Davis was limited in playing time, getting into foul trouble early.…
Indiana basketball icon Damon Bailey named to women’s coaching staff
Indiana basketball icon Damon Bailey joined the Butler women’s basketball program today as an assistant coach, according to head coach Kurt Godlevske. “I am truly excited to welcome Damon Bailey to the Bulldog family,” Godlevske said in a statement. “He is a great friend, a great coach and an even better person. Our vision for…