Butler Set to Journey out East for Remaining Highway Matches of the Season

Butler Recently 

Butler will head to the East Coast for its last street journey of the season this weekend. The Dawgs have received 4 of their previous six matches and three of their final 4. Last weekend at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler went 1-1, defeating Georgetown and falling to Villanova.

The Dawgs enter the weekend 5-7 in Big East play, sitting in eighth place within the present convention standings. They are two video games again of Marquette, the No. 4 seed with 4 matches remaining and stay in competition for a Big East Tournament berth.

Bulldogs Bites

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• Tolliver can be fourth within the BIG EAST in factors (4.53 per set).

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• Finnegan was named BIG EAST setter of the week on Sept. 2 after she posted 128 assists over the course of three matches. 

• Lauren Evans is third within the convention in digs (4.27 per set)

• Elise Ward has tallied 259 kills on the season. Also, Ward is seventh within the convention in service aces (19). 

• Coach Kyle Shondell received his one hundredth profession match as a collegiate ladies’s volleyball coach, Friday Oct. 24 in opposition to Seton Hall. 

Scouting UConn

Butler and Connecticut will sq. off for the second time this season Friday night. On Oct. 11, UConn acquired the most effective of the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

 

The Huskies sit at 6-6 in BIG EAST play and are the present No. 5 seed, on the surface wanting in on the Big East Tournament. Emma Werkmeister leads UConn in kills, averaging 3.81 per set, which ranks fourth within the Big East. Setter Doga Kutlu runs the offense for the Huskies and ranks third within the convention in assists, averaging 9.20 per set.

Scouting Providence 

The Dawgs and Friars beforehand met on Oct. 10, when Butler swept Providence. Butler now leads the all-time collection in opposition to the Friars 22-0.

 

Providence enters the weekend 2-10 in BIG EAST play after going 1-1 final weekend. Hadley Pride leads the BIG EAST in kills for the Friars, averaging 5.22 per set. On the defensive aspect, Sophie Adkins ranks sixth within the convention in kills, averaging 3.46 per set.

Up Next

The Dawgs will wrap up the common season subsequent weekend at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will face Marquette at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. The crew will then have fun Senior Day and tackle DePaul at midday Sunday, Nov. 16.