After running its winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 win over the UIC Flames on Saturday, the Butler volleyball team ended its run with a 3-0 loss while visiting the Cleveland State Vikings last night. The Bulldogs’ (9-7, 4-1 HL) matchup against the Vikings (13-1, 4-1 HL) was the start of a tough…
Horizon League honors junior Bulldog defender
Junior defender Matt Hedges was named the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Co-Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 20. The Bulldogs, now ranked 12th by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, were led by Hedges’ outstanding performances in Wisconsin against Green Bay and Milwaukee, helping him earn the title. Hedges collected game-winning…
First-half penalty kick nets loss for women’s soccer at home
Women’s soccer will look to bounce back at Green Bay on Friday after enduring a tough loss against Valparaiso at the Butler Bowl last Sunday. Valparaiso senior midfielder Casey Pedersen guided a penalty kick into the back of the net in the 38th minute to provide the Crusaders (5-5-3, 1-2 HL) with the 1-0 advantage…
Women’s soccer grabs conference opener
The Butler women’s soccer team opened its conference season with a win on Sunday. The Bulldogs (3-7) began their Horizon League campaign against Wright State. Friday’s match against Oakland University was the last game before the start of conference play. Coming off two tough losses in Oregon, head coach Tari St. John said she was…
International athlete serves students
For most Butler students, classes and extracurricular activities are enough to stay busy on campus. Adding one job to that combination might lead a student to count down the days to Christmas. Adding another job to the equation is downright inconceivable. But that’s exactly what graduate student Rosie Edwards does. She takes classes, runs cross…
Football falls in San Diego
San Diego is a tourist’s dream, with sights only surpassed in beauty by the nearly impeccable weather conditions. But the trip to the west coast was anything but a dream for Butler’s football team. Led by senior running back Phil Morelli’s 101 yards rushing, the host San Diego Toreros (1-3) handed Butler its second loss…
Girls rule, boys drool: Katie Griswold named Horizon League Athlete of the Week
Last week, sophomore forward Katie Griswold garnered an award that isn’t often won by Butler women’s soccer players. On the heels of a 5-2 win over Miami (Ohio) in which Griswold scored the first hat trick of her career, she received honors as the Horizon League soccer player of the week. All three goals were…
Football wins at Albion
In the Butler football season opener, the team picked up where it left off last December. Junior quarterback Andrew Huck passed for three touchdowns and junior wide receiver Jordan Koopman caught nine passes in Butler’s 29-13 win at Albion on Saturday. Huck, who completed 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, said his offensive line…
Women’s golf looks to put best foot forward
Head women’s golf coach Bill Mattingly expects his team to contend for the Horizon League Championship—a task he knows is more than possible with his returning cast. “That’s our goal,” he said. “We didn’t graduate anyone.” Last season the Bulldogs got off to a quick start, winning the Chicago State Invitational. After that, Mattingly’s squad…