Weekly recap of Butler athletics for Nov. 10-16.
Men’s soccer falls to Seton Hall 3-2
Butler was defeated by Seton Hall in a high scoring affair, moving the Bulldogs to 6-7-2 on the season.
The golden age for U.S. Men’s Soccer has finally arrived
Expectations for the U.S. men’s soccer team are rising as young and exciting players emerge all over Europe.
International Karate Champion Jordan Bonenberger joins class of 2022
Jordan Bonenberger is a first-year actuarial science major who has been training in mixed martial arts and karate since he was seven years old.
Butler falls to top-ranked Creighton 1-0
ERIC ROBINSON | CO-SPORTS EDITOR The Butler men’s soccer team fell to unbeaten #1 Creighton University on Wednesday night at the Butler Bowl 1-0. The loss gives the Bulldogs a record of 6-3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big East. Creighton stays undefeated with the win at 13-0-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Senior…
Big East: teams prepare for changes
With Butler University’s intention to join the new Big East official, people both inside and outside the Butler community have begun speculating how it will affect the men’s basketball team. Less immediate attention has been placed on how the change could affect Butler’s 17 other athletic teams. Based on recent history, those teams could experience…
Overtime: Fall sports validate move
Published Nov. 14, 2012 Based solely on how Butler’s athletic teams have performed in the fall months, I can say I was wrong. I was wrong when I projected struggles for many of Butler’s squads if the university made the move from the Horizon League to the Atlantic 10 Conference. In the March 28 issue…
Soccer falters versus Bradley
The broken scoreboard wasn’t the only thing out of sync at the Butler Bowl Friday afternoon. The Butler University men’s soccer team dug itself a 3-0 hole before falling to Bradley 4-1 in front of a large season-opening crowd. The pre-season No. 21 Bulldogs (0-1) never were able to gain any sizable momentum after the…
PK keeps soccer undefeated
The Butler men’s soccer team protected its flawless record Saturday when senior captain Ben Sippola netted a penalty kick in overtime versus UIC. The dramatic ending gave the Bulldogs (10-0, 4-0 HL) a 2-1 win over the Flames (3-7, 1-3 HL), now down to eighth in the league. The dramatic ending was a fitting one…
OVERTIME | World Cup brings soccer to forefront
I am a soccer junkie. While many are discussing how many points the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant scored or how many yards the Tennessee Titans’ Chris Johnson gained, I am talking about the newest move by Christiano Ronaldo, or the latest Chicharito goal. While others are working on their play calls in Madden 2011,…