The Tayo Bailey era of Butler women’s tennis got off to a winning start last weekend. Bailey, a former standout at Butler, took over the program from Jason Suscha, who coached the Bulldogs for the past 13 years. Butler started its spring season by defeating Atlantic 10 Conference rival Dayton 5-2 last Friday. Junior Stephanie…
Volleyball welcomes first season in Atlantic 10
The new will meet the old this fall as the Butler volleyball team prepares for another season on the court. The new is the fresh competition the Bulldogs will face in their first season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The old are the four starters returning to the team—junior middle blockers Maggie…
Baseball: Team victorious in home opener
The Butler baseball team came from behind to beat Dayton in the team’s home opener Tuesday, winning 8-5. The Flyers (2-8) scored four runs over the first four innings of play, taking a 4-0 advantage. The Bulldogs (4-7) scored their first run of the game on an RBI double by junior catcher Nick Hladek in…
Men’s tennis: Team defeated twice away from home
The Butler men’s tennis team fell just shy of earning its second victory of the season this weekend. On Friday, the Bulldogs traveled to Dayton, where they suffered a close 4-3 loss. Dropping the doubles point proved to be crucial for the Bulldogs (1-13). Butler players that came away victorious in the singles play were…
Women’s tennis: Team grabs first victory
The Butler women’s tennis team was busy over the weekend, defeating Dayton on the road Saturday after falling to Eastern Kentucky at home the day before. The Bulldogs (1-3) picked up their first victory of the season with a 6-1 win over the Flyers (0-4). Five of Butler’s six singles competitors won their respective matches…
Football: Lang saves the day
Butler senior kicker David Lang has been “good as gold” this season, to steal a term often used to describe Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould. Lang drilled a game-winning, 35-yard field goal with less than two minutes remaining in the game to give the Butler football team a 29-27 victory over Dayton on Saturday. “That…