The Butler women’s golf team began its spring season in strong form with a second place finish among a 10-team field in Birmingham, Ala. Three Bulldogs—sophomore Julia Porter, junior Clare Cornelius and junior Michele Nash—finished in the top 10 at the two-day Ann Rhodes Invitational, which was played at the Oxmoor Valley Golf Course February…
Women’s tennis picks up four wins, momentum
The Butler women’s tennis team will enter its Saturday match on a five-match winning streak after capturing four wins in five days. Two of those wins were against schools the Bulldogs (5-3) had never defeated before. Xavier (4-6) was one of those foes, and the Musketeers fell 5-2 on Feb. 23. “This match definitely means…
Senior Day win clinches byes
The Butler men’s basketball team earned a share of its fifth consecutive Horizon League regular season title Saturday, when it defeated Loyola, 63-56, in front of a sold out crowd. However, tiebreakers will send the Bulldogs (21-9, 13-5 HL) to Milwaukee as the No. 2 seed, which grants them a first- and second-round bye in…
Ring leads swim team at HL meet
At her first Horizon League championship meet, freshman Kaitie Ring wasted no time making her presence known to the rest of the league. Ring, who swam the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke, along with the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay, had a meet full of…
Wisconsin Woes: WBB drops two on road
A pair of losses in Wisconsin has jeopardized the Butler women’s basketball team’s chances of clinching the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Horizon League tournament. Saturday, the Bulldogs (17-12, 11-6 HL) faced the No. 13 Green Bay Phoenix. Butler got off to a strong start, trailing by two eight minutes into the game. However,…
Baseball picks up back-to-back wins
The Butler men’s baseball team picked up its second consecutive victory last night, defeating IPFW, 8-3. Senior third baseman Grant Fillipitch went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Bulldogs (2-3), while senior second baseman Luke Duncan added two RBIs. Butler got the offense going early against the Mastadons (0-1), scoring three runs …
Track teams take third
In his last Horizon League Indoor Championship meet, senior Kris Gauson went out with a bang. Gauson won both the 800-meter run and the mile with only 50 minutes of rest in between and led Butler to a third-place finish at the Horizon League Indoor Championships. “He’s in great shape,” head coach Matt Roe said.…
Women’s tennis gets historic win
For the first time in program history, the Butler women’s tennis team defeated Xavier. The Bulldogs (2-3) defeated the Musketeers (3-5), 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon, when they won two of three doubles matches and all but the top two singles match. Senior and No. 4 singles player Gabriela Bobrowski said she was proud of the…
Bulldogs set conference record against visiting Valpo
Butler was dunking, Matt Howard dove into the opponent’s bench, and seven different Bulldogs scored at least eight points in Saturday’s 76-59 win against Valparaiso. The win was Butler’s 22nd consecutive Horizon League regular season win, a new record for the conference. And the Bulldogs (10-4, 2-0 HL), now on a six-game winning streak, will…
Bulldogs hold on to first with road victory
With four different Bulldogs tallying double digit kills, Butler’s team effort was just enough to beat Wright State in five sets on the road last Friday. The Bulldogs’ (15-7, 10-1 HL) victory ran their winning streak up to six games. After a shaky start to the season, Butler is 11-1 in its last 12 matches.…