The Butler women’s basketball team pushed its win streak to eight games with a 67-59 win at Providence Friday night. The Bulldogs are now 12-9 on the year and 8-2 in the conference, just a half game behind first place Seton Hall. Friday’s win caps off a perfect month of January – beginning with 66-61 home…
Lady Bulldogs pull off seventh straight win
BY AUSTIN MILLER | ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The Butler women’s basketball team won their seventh consecutive game Sunday afternoon, defeating rival Xavier 58-54 in Cincinnati. Ijeoma Uchendu led the Bulldogs (11-9 overall, 7-2 Big East), scoring 22 points, while sophomore Loryn Goodwin and junior Blaire Langlois added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Langlois dished out five…
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,…
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,…
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…
Women’s basketball: First-round NIT loss ends Butler’s season
BY BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s basketball team’s first season in the Big East came to an end yesterday, 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 game,…
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…
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…
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…