Former players and former assistant coaches share their experience with fractured leadership, disorganization and unanswered concerns within the women’s volleyball program.
Butler more aware of compliance rules
Players rely on referees to make calls concerning traveling, goaltending and palming on the court, but they look to the athletics department to help with judgment calls off the court. Associate Athletic Director Beth Goetz, whose job includes making sure all conference, NCAA and institutional rules are followed from the recruiting process onward, said the…
Men’s tennis finishes fifth
The Butler men’s tennis team was never able to hit full stride last Thursday during its first-round matchup in the Horizon League Championship. The No. 5-seed Bulldogs suffered a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 4-seed UIC in a match that saw senior Brandon Bayliss’ first conference singles loss of the season. The Flames started red…
Keeping up with Sippola
Professional athletes have the stigma of being flashy over-spenders. Butler student-athletes have a reputation for humility. So what happens when a Butler men’s soccer player is drafted into Major League Soccer? Ben Sippola, drafted 84th overall by the Columbus Crew, kept his humble roots and bought a used Honda Civic, which he says he got…
Both sides of the broom: Bulldogs sweep Phoenix before losing two in Ohio
The Butler softball team’s four-game win streak was snapped yesterday when the Bulldogs got swept in a non-conference doubleheader at the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks. Butler freshman Leah Bry took the mound in the opener for the Bulldogs (25-17, 11-3 HL), allowing three runs in five innings of work. Bry held Miami (21-17, 4-6 MAC) scoreless…
Men’s tennis limps into conference play
A bruised and battered Butler men’s tennis team fell to the Green Bay Phoenix Saturday, 6-1. Senior Bryce Warren, in action for the first time since March 6, teamed with senior Chris Herron to pick up a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-7. Senior Brandon Bayliss also won for the Bulldogs (4-11, 1-1 HL), taking…