Women’s Basketball

  • Colleagues defend Couture, but questions linger

    BY: COLIN LIKAS AND MATTHEW VANTRYON | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Former Butler University women’s basketball players and coaches continue to speak out about the program’s 12-year coach Beth Couture. Couture again declined to comment this week. The Butler Collegian ran a front-page story titled “Former players allege verbal abuse, mistreatment” last week. Since…

  • Document alleges abusive, dangerous acts

    Document given to Athletic Director Barry Collier after the 2011-2012 basketball season, provided by a former women’s basketball player to The Collegian. • In the middle of the 2009-2010 season, one player left the team because she felt the head coach was forcing her out through mental abuse. • During the 2009-2010 Butler women’s basketball…

  • Former players allege verbal abuse, mistreatment

    BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | Asst. Sports Editor Previous Butler athletes speak out against coach as four women transfer Nine student-athletes have transferred from Butler University’s women’s basketball program over the past four academic years. Additionally, four coaches have left the program and five players have chosen not to return over the last five seasons. Four…

  • Bulldogs’ Season Ends in WIT

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team’s first season in the Big East Conference came to an end last Thursday, as the Bulldogs fell to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 78-61 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Butler’s starting lineup struggled to hit shots for most of the…

  • Bulldogs prepare for tournament

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team won a key game on the road against Creighton Tuesday night by a score of 67-59 to gain momentum going into the Big East Tournament starting on Saturday. Senior forward Daress McClung led the way for Bulldogs in the offensive department as she scored 20…

  • Bulldogs storm back from early deficit, beat Xavier

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team (12-14, 7-8) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (8-19, 3-12) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday by a score of 57-52. The game was close for most of the 40 minutes. Early in the first half, Xavier led 19-9. Butler quickly retaliated with a 14-0 run that helped…

  • Schippers leads on and off the court

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter Thirteen seconds remained in the Big East Conference women’s basketball contest between the Providence Friars and the Butler Bulldogs. The score was tied 69-69 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler junior guard Taylor Schippers took a pass from teammate Lexus Murry and launched a deep 3-point attempt. The shot fell, and it…

  • Channel leaves students in the dark

    RHYAN HENSON | Multimedia Editor The Fox Sports 1 television partnership with Big East Conference basketball has put Butler men’s and women’s basketball on more than 90 million television screens around the country. However, those who use Butler’s standard cable do not get the channel. Students who have not purchased Bright House’s premium package have…

  • Women’s Basketball Beats Providence

    BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler women’s basketball team (9-11, 4-5) defeated the Providence Friars (6-14, 1-8) in a Big East Conference matchup by a score of 72-69 on Tuesday night in a nail-biter. Junior guard Taylor Schippers knocked down a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in the game to win it for the…