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INDIANAPOLIS – The final three matches for Butler before the start of BIG EAST competition will be held inside Hinkle Fieldhouse this weekend as part of the 2016 Butler Invitational. The Bulldogs will play Northern Kentucky at 11 AM on Friday and return to the court for a 6 PM match vs. Loyola. The final game of the two-day, round robin tournament will feature Butler hosting the Arizona Wildcats. Action can be streamed live on ButlerSports.com.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Butler is on a seven-match winning streak, their longest since the 2010 season
- Brooke Gregory notched her first career double-double in the win vs. Indiana State
- BU recorded 66 digs vs. ISU, tying the second-highest team dig total of the season
- The Bulldogs are 5-0 in three sets, 3-1 in four sets and 1-3 in five set matches
- BU and Loyola have played 61 times with BU holding the all-time series lead 31-30
- Butler is 2-1 all-time vs. Northern Kentucky and 0-1 all-time against Arizona
- Makayla Ferguson was tabbed Tournament MVP at the Butler Classic (9/10)
- Ferguson, Anna Logan and Brooke Gregory made the All-Tournament Team
- Gregory set new season-high marks vs. Murray State with 17 kills and a .400 attack %
- Logan leads the NCAA in total kills (234) and in total points (264)
- Butler leads the nation in total assists (655), and in total kills (696)
- The Bulldogs rank 4th in the NCAA in total attacks (1,773) and 6th in blocks (112)
- Butler is a young team that doesn't have a single senior on the roster

Head Coach Sharon Clark
Sharon Clark is entering her 17th season as the head coach of the Butler women's volleyball program. Clark reached her highest win total with the program in 2013 when she guided the team to a 24-8 overall record. At 9-4 overall, the 2016 team is off to the best start to a season since the 2013 team who went 11-2 at the start of the year. Seven-straight wins also places this team in a tie for the third-highest win streak under the guidance of Clark. During her coaching tenure, Clark has delivered ten winning seasons, reaching the 20-win plateau five times.
 
Logan Leads the Nation in Multiple Categories
Anna Logan is one of the top offensive talents in the country after the first three weeks of the season and she has the numbers to prove it. Heading into the weekend, Logan leads the NCAA in both total kills (234) and points (264). The focal point of the BU offensive attack is hitting .277 on the year to average 4.59 kills per set. The single-season kills per set school record at Butler is held by Kali Carter, a 2004 graduate that averaged 4.57 kills per set her senior year.
 
Takeda with the Ace
Butler's posted a season-high 11 aces in the 3-0 sweep at Ball State. Taylor Takeda finished the match with seven aces, just two shy of tying the school record. The last Bulldog to post seven service aces in a single-match was Lynn Hardin (5-sets) during the 1993 season. The school record of nine belongs to Laura Baire who dominated the match against Wright State during the 1995 campaign.
 
Bulldogs Winning Streak Continues
The 3-1 win over Indiana State on Tuesday night moves Butler's winning streak to seven-straight matches. Five of the seven have been clean 3-0 sweeps, a stretch of games that started at the Hawkeye Classic on Sept. 3. Butler was the only team to defeat Iowa during their home tournament. That match would signal the start of four-straight 3-0 victories. The 'Dawgs would give up one set against Murray State, but won nonetheless to keep the streak alive. The Bulldogs will shoot for their eighth-straight win on Friday morning against Northern Kentucky. No team has won eight consecutive games since the 2010 season. That unit rattled off eight-straight conference wins as a part of the Horizon League.
 
Bulldogs Place Three on All-Tournament Team
Butler had three players make the 2016 Butler Classic All-Tournament Team. MVP honors went to setter Makayla Ferguson who averaged 10.67 assists per set over the weekend. She posted a double-double in the win over Murray State with 44 assists and 13 digs. Anna Logan and Brooke Gregory joined Ferguson on the All-Tournament Team. Gregory set a new season-high total with 17 kills in the win over Murray State. Her .400 attack percentage doubled as a season-high. Logan led the team with 41 kills, averaging 4.10 kills per set. She took 100 swings and only committed 10 errors to post a .310 attack percentage. The Bulldogs went 3-0 during the BU Classic for the second time in a four-year span. The 2013 team defeated Green Bay, UT Martin and Toledo all by the final score of 3-0.
 
'Dawgs Control the Net In Butler Classic
Butler hit .341 as a team over the weekend to sweep the competition in the Butler Classic. The tournament got underway with a 3-0 sweep against Tennessee State, a match where Butler posted a season-high .419 attack percentage. They reached 50 kills on 93 attempts with just 11 errors. The following day against Wright State, Butler posted a .407 attack percentage in the win over the Raiders. In that contest, Butler recorded 44 kills on 91 attempts with just seven errors. The Bulldogs were just as impressive defensively by recording 24.5 blocks over the three-game stretch. An impressive total compared to just 10 from the opposition.
 
You Can Count on Klingensmith
Jessica Klingensmith has more blocks after the first 13 matches of the 2016 season than she recorded during the entire 2015 campaign. The switch to the middle of the Butler defense has worked with the redshirt-junior leading the team with 57 blocks. Klingensmith still ranks fourth on the team in kills (77) and is coming off an impressive weekend where she averaged 2.40 kills and 1.60 blocks per set.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will jump into conference action next weekend with a pair of games on the East Coast. The BIG EAST opener will be played at Seton Hall on Friday, Sept. 23. The weekend will come to a close with a 5 PM match at St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 24.
 
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