BY BEN SIECK | SPORTS EDITOR Brad Stevens bolted to the National Basketball Association. Junior forward Roosevelt Jones suffered a season-ending injury before playing a regular-season game. Blue II died, and the Butler men’s basketball team is barreling toward its first losing season in nearly a decade. For fans used to a certain level of…
Men’s basketball: Butler falls at home to Providence
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team hosted Providence College Sunday evening and was unable to stop a fiery Friars’ offense. Despite a second-half surge, Butler fell 87-81. Providence coach Ed Cooley marveled at his team’s ability to put the ball in the basket. “Some days you look in the…
Women’s basketball: Butler back at .500 in Big East with victory
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team (12-13, 7-7) defeated the Georgetown Hoyas (8-18, 2-12) 67-59 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. The game was part of Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Hinkle, showing support for the fight against a disease that formerly affected Butler coach Beth Couture. Senior forward Daress McClung…
Freshman Castro announces intent to transfer
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Historically, Rene Castro never stays in one place for long. The freshman guard from Massachusetts played at three different high schools, despite having success at each stop along the way. Now, as his freshman season on Butler’s men’s basketball team comes to a close, Castro is on the…
Men’s basketball: Butler keeps it close, but No. 18 Creighton prevails
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR For much of the game, it looked like the Butler men’s basketball team may have been able to salvage a gem out of what has deteriorated into a lost season. It was not to be, as All-American senior forward Doug McDermott and No. 18 Creighton downed the Bulldogs…
Women’s basketball: Bulldogs move to sixth in conference with victory
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team picked up a key road win against Big East Conference rival Marquette (15-7, 6-5) Saturday by defeating the Golden Eagles 74-70. It proved to be an important game for the Bulldogs (11-12, 6-6). With only six games left this season, they now sit in…
Men’s basketball: Bulldogs drop second game against Georgetown
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s basketball team traveled to Georgetown on Saturday afternoon looking to get a win after dropping three of its last four games. Despite a career-high scoring output from a freshman who is solidifying himself in the starting lineup, the Bulldogs (12-11, 2-9) faltered and fell 71-63.…
Men’s basketball earns first Big East road win
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Balance was the name of the game for the Butler men’s basketball team on Wednesday night, as the Bulldogs visited Seton Hall. Butler (12-9, 2-7) used solid defense and key shots down the stretch to down the Pirates (12-9, 3-5) 64-57, grabbing their first Big East road win.…
Women’s basketball: Big first half sends DePaul past Butler
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team (8-11, 3-5) was defeated by the DePaul Blue Demons (15-5, 6-2) 85-64 Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. DePaul came into the contest second in the Big East after a victory over Georgetown. The Bulldogs were coming off an upset win against the top team…
Men’s basketball falls to 1-7 in Big East with loss to St. John’s
BY MATTHEW VANTRYON | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The story has been told time and time again this season. Butler (11-9, 1-7) had a lead, and let it slip away. The same was true Saturday afternoon, as what was at one point a double-digit lead turned into a 69-52 defeat at the hands of St. John’s…