Match Notes
 
Live Stats vs. St. John's  | Facebook Live vs. St. John's
 
Live Stats vs. Seton Hall  |  Facebook Live vs. Seton Hall
 
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler volleyball team will return to action this weekend by hosting St. John's and Seton Hall. Each contest will stream on Facebook Live at 6 PM.
 
Bulldog Bits
- Anna Logan surpassed 1,000 career kills last week vs. DePaul (1,039)
- Butler ranks 7th in the NCAA and 1st in the BIG EAST in team total blocks (184)
- Rachel Klitzing leads the league and ranks 12th in the NCAA in total blocks (89)
- Klitzing has recorded five blocks or more in 10 matches this year
- Makayla Ferguson is one of just 21 players in the NCAA to record a triple-double
- Ferguson ranks fifth all-time at Butler with 3,939 career assists
- Ferguson is closing in on 1,000 career digs (974) and 200 career blocks (178)
- Bri Lilly is just five kills shy of 500 in her career
- Whitney Beck heads into the weekend with 500 career digs and 100 career blocks
- Butler leads the all-time series against St. John's 6-2
- Seton Hall holds the edge in the all-time series against Butler 5-3
 
BIG EAST Standings
1) Marquette 5-0, 11-5
2) Creighton 4-0, 11-4
3) Providence 2-2, 13-6
4) Villanova 2-2, 9-6
5) Seton Hall 2-2, 8-9
6) Butler 2-3, 12-5
7) Xavier 2-3, 7-11
8) St. John's 1-3, 9-10
9) Georgetown 1-3, 7-9
10) DePaul 1-4, 7-10
 
Scouting St. John's
The Red Storm started the 2017 season by winning seven of their first 10 games, but have hit a rough patch in recent weeks by going just 2-7. Julia Cast is the driving force at the net offensively with 270 kills. Cast is averaging 4.09 kills per set, the second-highest total in the BIG EAST Conference. Sophomore Erica Di Maulo sets up the action for the Red Storm. She is a great all-around talent that also heads into the weekend with 154 digs, 50 blocks, 36 kills and a team-high 14 service aces. Two members of the St. John's roster have passed 200 digs on the year. Delaney D'Amore is the team leader at 245, but Amanda Sanabia is close behind at 213. Other members of the Red Storm that will likely impact the match include Danisha Moss and Hanna Wagner. Moss ranks second in the conference in blocks with 88 with Wagner coming in at sixth in the BIG EAST with 70. Wagner also holds a .385 attack percentage, the second-best percentage in the BIG EAST. STJ will host Villanova on Wednesday before facing Butler and Xavier.
 
About Seton Hall
Seton Hall won six of their first eight games of the season, but have dropped off in recent weeks by losing seven of their last nine contests. They are 2-2 in conference action with wins over DePaul and Providence. The Pirates lost in three sets to Marquette and Creighton. Abby Thelen is the top offensive weapon on the roster with a team-high 242 kills (3.72 k/s). Assists are split between Sophia Coffey and Maggie Cvelbar. Coffey currently has 366 assists, Cvelbar heads into the weekend with 267. The team leader in digs is senior Sarah Kenneweg with 241. She also leads the club in service aces with 11. The Pirates will host Georgetown on Wednesday before facing Xavier and Butler this weekend.
 
1,000 Career Kills
Anna Logan passed 1,000 career kills last week in Butler's 3-0 sweep over DePaul. She heads into the weekend with 1,039 career kills, a total she was able to reach by playing in just 73 matches (279 sets). In order to break into the top ten list at Butler, Logan will have to record 1,321 kills. The all-time career leader at Butler is Laura Baire who recorded 1,812 kills from 1992-95.
 
Logan Lands ON BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Logan had a double-double in two of Butler's three matches last week posting a league match-high 18 digs for the week in a three-set match. Logan hit the 1,000-kill plateau in just 71 career matches. She averaged 3.91 kills and 4.41 points per set in a 1-2 week for the Bulldogs.
 
Home Sweet Home
Butler is 7-2 at home this season, but just 2-3 on the year when they play as the visitors. The Bulldogs have hit .248 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse but that percentage drops to .207 on the road.
 
Recent History
Butler has defeated St. John's in the last three meetings. Two of the three went to four sets, however the last time these two teams faced off in Hinkle it was a clean 3-0 Bulldog sweep. Saturday's matchup against Seton Hall tells a different story however as the Pirates come to Indianapolis having won the last four meetings against Butler. BU swept Seton Hall in 2013 and the two clubs split the regular season series in 2014.
 
Chasing 300
Head Coach Sharon Clark heads into the weekend with 298 wins as the head coach of the Butler volleyball team. Hired in 2000, Clark has led Butler to 11 winning seasons during her tenure and has eclipsed the 20-win mark six times.
 
Bulldogs Win the Blocks Category
Butler has recorded more team blocks than their opponent in 15 of their 17 matches this season. The two times they didn't hold the advantage, the match ended in a tie (Oakland 11-11, Eastern Michigan 9-9). Friday night will feature two of the best blocking teams in the conference. Butler leads the BIG EAST in total blocks (184) and blocks per set (2.97). St. John's ranks second in each category (172, 2.61).
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs hit the road for four-straight contests over the next two weeks with tilts set up against #12 Creighton, Providence, DePaul and Marquette. The match against #12 Creighton on Oct. 13 will stream live on BEDN at 8 PM. Butler's last win over a ranked opponent came during the 2013 season when they knocked off #22 Creighton 3-1 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.