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  • Women’s tennis sneaks by Broncos, adds to historical season

    For the third time this season, the Butler women’s tennis team has defeated an opponent for the first time in school history. Western Michigan (5-7) was the most recent victim to be added to the Bulldogs’ historic list, losing to Butler (7-4), 4-3, this afternoon. The doubles point was the deciding factor in the match,…

  • Men’s tennis snaps losing streak

    Instead of suffering its eighth consecutive loss, the Butler men’s tennis team snapped a seven-game losing streak Saturday with a 5-2 win against Dayton. The Flyers (1-9), who are facing similar troubles this season, failed to capture a win in any of the three doubles matches. The Bulldogs (2-8) swept in doubles to start the…

  • Butler defeats Cleveland State, rides eight-game win streak to finals

    The Butler Bulldogs will ride an eight-game winning streak into the final game of the 2011 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship where they will face host Milwaukee. Butler has tied Xavier’s record of six consecutive Horizon League appearances in the league championship game. Senior guard Shawn Vanzant scored a season-high 18 points, all in the…

  • Women’s golf finishes second at first spring competition

    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 …