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Butler Bulldogs softball

{{Short description|NCAA Division I college softball team of Butler University}}

{{Infobox college softball team

| name = Butler Bulldogs softball

| CurrentSeason = 2023 Butler Bulldog softball team

| logo_size = 250

| university = Butler University

| conference = Big East Conference

| conference_short =Big East

| division =

| city = Indianapolis

| stateabb = IN

| state = Indiana

| coach = Scott Hall

| tenure = 13th

| stadium = Butler Softball Field

| capacity = 500

| nickname = Bulldogs

| national_champion =

| wcws_runnerup =

| wcws =

| super_regional =

| ncaa_tourneys = 2016

| conference_tournament = Big East: 2016

| conference_champion =

|athletic_director=Barry Collier|logo=Butler Bulldogs wordmark.svg}}

The Butler Bulldogs softball team represents Butler University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team was founded during the 1980–1981 academic school year, and is a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The Bulldogs play their home games at the Butler Softball Field on campus in Indianapolis, IN.

During their tenure in the Big East Conference, the Bulldogs have claimed 1 Big East Conference softball tournament title.

History

The Bulldogs first fielded a varsity softball team in 1981 and have been a member of five (5) athletic conferences during their existence which includes the North Star Conference, Midwestern Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCC), Horizon League, Atlantic 10 and, as of 2014, the Big East Conference.

The Butler softball team has been led by Scott Hall for the last 12 seasons and is the 8th head coach in program history. Hall led the Bulldogs to a team record 4 tournament game wins in 2011 as well as a team record 16 conference wins in a single season in 2022. Hall also guided the Bulldogs to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016 after capturing the programs first conference tournament championship.

=Butler Softball Field =

The Butler softball team calls the Butler Softball Field home, located adjacent to the Holcomb Gardens across the Inland Waterway Canal. The field is a part of a larger athletic field complex that features Varsity Field (the alternate field for both the men's and women's soccer teams), the outdoor tennis courts and intramural softball and soccer fields.

The facility underwent major renovations during the summer and fall of 2010. A new press box was built along with new bleachers and walkways. Also, the actual playing field was replaced and is now one of the best surfaces in the region. In 2010, the facility received a new infield surface with a natural sand and clay mix.

The field features brick dugouts for both the home and visiting benches, a bullpen area and batting cages located down the first base line out of play and spectator seating for up to 500 people. The field's outfield dimensions extend to 200 feet from foul pole to foul pole.{{Cite web |title=Facilities |url=https://butlersports.com/facilities/softball-field/11 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Butler University Athletics |language=en}}

=Head coaching history=

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bgcolor="#13294B"| Coach

!bgcolor="#13294B"| Years

!bgcolor="#13294B"| Record

!bgcolor="#13294B"| Win Pct.

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| Barb Greenburg

1981 - 1994263-226-4.533
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| Jeryl Neff

1995 - 199748-88-1.350
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| Tiffany Strnad

1998 - 199937-68-1.349
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| Dirk Welch

2000 - 200249-84.368
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| Tom Spencer

2003 - 200555-103-1.346
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| Angie Nicholson

200617-30-1.354
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| Jeanne Rayman

2007 - 2010105-100.512
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| Scott Hall

2011 – Present295-329-1.472
bgcolor="#13294B"| All-Time (41 years)

!bgcolor="#13294B"| 1981 – Present

!bgcolor="#13294B"| 869-1,028-8

!bgcolor="#13294B"| .456

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=Conference affiliation=

On March 20, 2013, the Butler administration announced that the school would join the reconfigured Big East, and moved to the new conference on July 1, 2013.

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bgcolor="#13294B"| Years

!bgcolor="#13294B"| Conference

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| 1981 - 1986

North Star Conference
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| 1987 - 2001

Midwestern Collegiate Athletic Conference
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| 2002 - 2012

Horizon League
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| 2013

Atlantic 10 Conference
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| 2014 – Present

Big East Conference

NCAA tournament results

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! Season !! Overall Record !! Conference Record !! NCAA Regional Location!! NCAA Tournament Results!! NCAA Tournament Bid

!Final RPI Ranking

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| 2016

28-249-7Lexington Regional| L, 1-6 vs. No 9 Kentucky
L, 1–2 vs. Illinois		Automatic

|131st{{Cite web |title=2016 NCAA Women's Softball RPI |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/weeklyrpi/2016WSBrpi1.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=web1.ncaa.org}}

Season-by-season results

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| conference = North Star Conference

| startyear = 1981

| endyear = 1986

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| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

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| season = {{center|1985}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|16-14}}

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| season = {{center|1986}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|14-22}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Butler Bulldogs

| conference = Midwestern Collegiate Conference

| startyear = 1987

| endyear = 2001

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| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|23-20}}

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| season = {{center|1988}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|20-16-1}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = {{center|1989}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|16-21}}

| conference = {{center|N/A}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = {{center|1990}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|21-23}}

| conference = {{center|4-6}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = {{center|1991}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|25-21}}

| conference = {{center|6-4}}

| confstanding = {{center|3rd}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = {{center|1992}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|12-24}}

| conference = {{center|5-5}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

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| season = {{center|1993}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|19-23}}

| conference = {{center|6-6}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

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| season = {{center|1994}}

| name = {{center|Barb Greenburg}}

| overall = {{center|22-28-3}}

| conference = {{center|4-6}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

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| season = {{center|1995}}

| name = {{center|Jeryl Neff}}

| overall = {{center|17-31}}

| conference = {{center|3-15}}

| confstanding = {{center|10th}}

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| season = {{center|1996}}

| name = {{center|Jeryl Neff}}

| overall = {{center|13-29}}

| conference = {{center|5-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

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| season = {{center|1997}}

| name = {{center|Jeryl Neff}}

| overall = {{center|18-28-1}}

| conference = {{center|6-8}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

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| season = {{center|1998}}

| name = {{center|Tiffany Strnad}}

| overall = {{center|24-25-1}}

| conference = {{center|10-2}}

| confstanding = {{center|2nd}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|1999}}

| name = {{center|Tiffany Strnad / Jamie Turner}}

| overall = {{center|32–24}}

| conference = {{center|13–7}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

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| season = {{center|2000}}

| name = {{center|Dirk Welch}}

| overall = {{center|13-36}}

| conference = {{center|3-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

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| season = {{center|2001}}

| name = {{center|Dirk Welch}}

| overall = {{center|21-25}}

| conference = {{center|3-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|T-6th}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Butler Bulldogs

| conference = Horizon League

| startyear = 2002

| endyear = 2012

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| season = {{center|2002}}

| name = {{center|Dirk Welch}}

| overall = {{center|15-23}}

| conference = {{center|5-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2003}}

| name = {{center|Tom Spencer}}

| overall = {{center|18-31}}

| conference = {{center|8-13}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2004}}

| name = {{center|Tom Spencer}}

| overall = {{center|18-39-1}}

| conference = {{center|10-10}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2005}}

| name = {{center|Tom Spencer}}

| overall = {{center|19-33}}

| conference = {{center|7-12}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2006}}

| name = {{center|Angie Nicholson}}

| overall = {{center|17-30-1}}

| conference = {{center|4-16}}

| confstanding = {{center|8th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2007}}

| name = {{center|Jeanne Rayman}}

| overall = {{center|26-24}}

| conference = {{center|7-8}}

| confstanding = {{center|6th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2008}}

| name = {{center|Jeanne Rayman}}

| overall = {{center|17-29}}

| conference = {{center|5-12}}

| confstanding = {{center|7th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2009}}

| name = {{center|Jeanne Rayman}}

| overall = {{center|26-28}}

| conference = {{center|12-11}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2010}}

| name = {{center|Jeanne Rayman}}

| overall = {{center|36-19}}

| conference = {{center|11-11}}

| confstanding = {{center|T-5th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2011}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|32-24}}

| conference = {{center|14-8}}

| confstanding = {{center|3rd}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2012}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|25-32}}

| conference = {{center|13-11}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Butler Bulldogs

| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

| startyear = 2013

| endyear = 2013

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2013}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|22-24}}

| conference = {{center|11-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|7th}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Butler Bulldogs

| conference = Big East Conference

| startyear = 2014

| endyear = Present

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2014}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|24-28}}

| conference = {{center|10-10}}

| confstanding = {{center|T-4th}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2015}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|24-27}}

| conference = {{center|9-12}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = {{center|2016}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|28-24}}

| conference = {{center|9-7}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

| postseason = {{center|NCAA Regional}}

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2017}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|23-29}}

| conference = {{center|11-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2018}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|20-28}}

| conference = {{center|7-11}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2019}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|16-32}}

| conference = {{center|4-12}}

| confstanding = {{center|8th}}

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2020}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|15-8}}

| conference = {{center|N/A}}

| confstanding = {{center|N/A}}

| postseason = {{center|Season canceled due to COVID-19}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2021}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|17-21-1}}

| conference = {{center|6-11-1}}

| confstanding = {{center|5th}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2022}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|31-17}}

| conference = {{center|16-6}}

| confstanding = {{center|2nd}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = {{center|2023}}

| name = {{center|Scott Hall}}

| overall = {{center|18-35}}

| conference = {{center|12-9}}

| confstanding = {{center|4th}}

| postseason =

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Conference tournament results

Source:{{Cite web |title=Butler SB Record Book Updated Feb 7 2022 (PDF) |url=https://butlersports.com/documents/2022/2/9/Butler_SB_Record_Book_Updated_Feb_7_2022.pdf |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Butler University Athletics |language=en}}

=Midwestern Collegiate Athletic Conference =

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! Season

!Conference!! Overall Record!! Conference Record!! Conference Regular Season Finish!! Conference Tournament Results

!Conference Tournament Finish

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|1987

|MCC

|23-20

|N/A

|3rd

|W, 4-2 vs. Loyola
W, 5-3 vs. Detroit
L, 1-2 vs. Evansville
L, 1-3 vs. Detroit

|3rd

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|1988

|MCC

|20-16-1

|N/A

|2nd

|W, 2-1 vs. Loyola
L, 2-3 vs. Detroit
L, 1-2 vs. Evansville

|3rd

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|1989

|MCC

|16-21

|N/A

|4th

|L, 6-7 vs. Notre Dame
L, 6-7 vs. Evansville

|6th

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|1990

|MCC

|21-23

|4-6

|6th

|L, 1-6 vs. Dayton
L, 3-2 vs. Evansville

|6th

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|1991

|MCC

|25-21

|6-4

|3rd

|L, 3-7 vs. Loyola
W, 3-2 vs. Dayton
W, 1-0 vs. St. Louis
W, 3-0 vs. Loyola
L, 4-5 vs. Notre Dame

|3rd

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|1992

|MCC

|12-24

|5-5

|5th

|L, 0-5 vs. Evansville
L, 0-4 vs. Loyola

|5th

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|1993

|MCC

|19-23

|6-6

|5th

|W, 6-1 vs. La Salle
L, 0-1 vs. Notre Dame
L, 1-11 vs. Evansville

|6th

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|1994

|MCC

|22-28-3

|4-6

|4th

|W, 2-0 vs. Detroit
L, 5-7 vs. Notre Dame
W, 8-6 vs. La Salle
W, 9-8 vs. Detroit
L, 0-5 vs. Loyola

|3rd

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|1996

|MCC

|13-29

|5-9

|6th

|L, 0-6 vs. Cleveland State
L, 0-8 (6 in) vs. Green Bay

|8th

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|1997

|MCC

|18-28-1

|6-8

|4th

|L, 1-4 vs. Loyola
L, 0-1 vs. Detroit

|7th

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|1998

|MCC

|24-25-1

|10-2

|2nd

|W, 3-2 vs. Green Bay
W, 5-4 vs. Cleveland State
L, 0-2 vs. UIC
L, 0-6 vs. Detroit

|3rd

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|1999

|MCC

|13-43

|6-6

|5th

|L, 1-5 vs. Wright State
L, 0-4 vs. Green Bay

|6th

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|2000

|MCC

|13-36

|3-9

|6th

|L, 0-3 vs. Loyola
L, 0-2 vs. Detroit

|7th

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|2001

|MCC

|21-25

|3-9

|6th

|W, 7-3 vs. Wright State
L, 0-8 vs. UIC
L, 1-3 vs. Green Bay

|4th

=Horizon League =

Source:{{Cite web |title=Softball Record Book (PDF) - Horizon League |url=https://horizonleague.org/documents/2020/7/22/2020_21_Softball_Record_Book.pdf |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=horizonleague.org |language=en}}

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! Season

!Conference!! Overall Record!! Conference Record!! Conference Regular Season Finish!! Conference Tournament Results

!Conference Tournament Finish

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|2002

|Horizon League

|15-23

|5-9

|6th

|W, 8-2 vs. Detroit
W, 4-1 vs. Green Bay
L, 0-12 vs. UIC
W, 3-1 vs. Loyola
L, 1-8 vs. UIC

|2nd

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|2003

|Horizon League

|18-31

|8-13

|5th

|L, 4-7 vs. Green Bay
L, 6-11 vs. Loyola

|7th

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|2004

|Horizon League

|18-39-1

|10-10

|5th

|W, 3-0 vs. Detroit
W, 1-0 vs. Youngstown State
L, 1-10 vs. UIC
L, 0-1 vs. Wright State

|4th

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|2005

|Horizon League

|19-33

|7-12

|6th

|L, 1-2 vs. Cleveland State
L, 5-7 vs. Wright State

|7th

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|2006

|Horizon League

|17-30-1

|4-16

|8th

|L, 0-7 vs. UIC
L, 0-11 vs. Loyola

|8th

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|2007

|Horizon League

|26-24

|7-8

|6th

|W, 2-1 (12 in) vs. Green Bay
L, 2-7 vs. Wright State
W, 7-1 vs. Detroit
L, 1-2 (9 in) vs. Cleveland State

|4th

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|2008

|Horizon League

|17-29

|5-12

|7th

|L, 0-6 vs. Green Bay
W, 3-1 vs. Youngstown State
L, 1-2 vs. Loyola

|7th

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|2009

|Horizon League

|26-28

|12-11

|5th

|W, 8-1 vs. Youngstown State
L, 0-7 vs. Cleveland State
W, 2-0 vs. Green Bay
W, 12-4 vs. Loyola
L, 2-5 vs. Wright State

|4th

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|2010

|Horizon League

|36-19

|11-11

|6th

|W, 4-1 vs. UIC
L, 9-11 vs. Wright State
L, 2-3 vs. Green Bay

|5th

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|2011

|Horizon League

|32-24

|14-8

|3rd

|W, 4-0 vs. Wright State
W, 3-1 vs. Valparaiso
L, 1-2 vs. UIC
W, 5-4 vs. Valparaiso
W, 1-0 vs. UIC
L, 3-5 vs. UIC

|2nd

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|2012

|Horizon League

|25-32

|13-11

|5th

|W, 3-0 vs. Youngstown State
W, 6-1 vs. Valparaiso
L, 1-9 (6 in) vs. Loyola
L, 2-3 (8 in) vs. Valparaiso

|3rd

=Big East Conference =

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! Season

!Conference!! Overall Record!! Conference Record!! Conference Regular Season Finish!! Conference Tournament Results

!Conference Tournament Finish

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| 2016

|Big East

28-249-74th| W, 10-6 vs. DePaul
W, 10-8 (8 in) vs. St. John's

|1st

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|2017

|Big East

|23-29

|11-9

|4th

|L, 3-9 vs. St John's

|4th

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|2021

|Big East

|17-21-1

|6-11-1

|4th

|W, 8-1 vs. DePaul
L, 1-4 vs. UConn
L, 5-14 vs. Villanova

|3rd

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|2022

|Big East

|31-17

|16-6

|2nd

|L, 0-2 vs. Villanova
L, 1-4 vs. UConn

|4th

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|2023

|Big East

|18-35

|12-9

|4th

|L, 6-9 vs. St John's
L, 2-4 vs. DePaul

|6th


See also

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