CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER With the first official week of practice under its belt, the Butler University women’s basketball team is ready for the new season to begin. The Bulldogs are focusing heavily on leadership this season as they look ahead to their first exhibition game against Marian University Nov. 1. Another exhibition game…
Big things for Bulldogs’ Small
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER | BAKING@BUTLER.EDU With no prior baseball history in his family, his dad a golfer and boogie boarder from California, and his mom a gymnast at the University of Arizona, Drew Small found his way into the starting lineup as the left fielder of the Butler University baseball team. Small, a…
Women’s tennis ready for Big East gauntlet
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER | STHUET@BUTLER.EDU Butler University women’s tennis team is heading to Chicago, Illinois, this weekend for a pair of Big East matches with DePaul University and Providence College. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over their neighbor Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis this past week that pushed their record to 6-14 on…
Bulldogs to face off with red-hot Irish
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | GPRATHER@BUTLER.EDU The Butler University softball team squares off with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish this afternoon at 4:00 in South Bend. Notre Dame (28-11) is a perfect 9-0 at home. The Fighting Irish beat Western Michigan University 10-2 yesterday to push their win streak to 14 games.…
Bulldogs see record winning streak end before Big East play
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team looks to get back to the form that helped it set a school record with nine consecutive wins during March as it heads into conference play this week against St. John’s University. The previous record for consecutive wins was seven, which was reached five different times.…
Men’s and women’s golf teams riding hot hands
WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University men’s and women’s golf teams both hope to extend winning streaks in the upcoming Big Four Tournament April 7. Butler is coming off a clean sweep of the men’s and women’s titles at the Butler Spring Invitational at Prestwick Country Club in Avon, Indiana. The women won…
Track & Field hits the road for Stanford, Miami (OH)
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler track and field team will go opposite directions this coming week as it travels to Stanford University and Miami University of Ohio to compete in its next meets. The women’s team is coming off a seventh-place finish in the 16-team field at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational at the…
Butler softball prepares for full weekend slate
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER In the span of slightly over 50 hours, the Butler University softball team will have completed a total of 35 innings in five games this weekend. The University of South Alabama will be hosting five teams at the South Alabama Invitational — also known as the Mardi Gras Invitational. The…
Female journalists should receive equal opportunities
TONY ESPINAL | Asst. Opinion Editor I love sports, especially football. I love watching two brutish armies waging combat, vying for a chance to play in the ultimate game- the Super Bowl. While I enjoy soccer and basketball as well, there is no sport I would rather watch over football. However, I know of someone…
Bulldogs earn comeback win
Butler travels to North Carolina to take on Davidson (1-6, 1-3) Saturday. The Bulldogs (6-2, 5-0) are tied with Drake at the top of the Pioneer Football League standings. The Wildcats of Davidson are coming off their first victory of the season, a 28-21 win over rival Campbell. Butler is still undefeated in PFL play…