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INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Marian on Tuesday night at 6 PM, a match that was added to the schedule after the cancelation of the Feb. 20 contest vs. Cincinnati. Marian played 15 games during the 2020 fall season and will return to action for the first time since Nov. 14. This will mark the sixth match of the season for BU, but just the second one at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
 
Scouting Marian
The Knights went 12-3 during the 2020 fall season. Six players earned all-league honors following the conclusion of the tournament. That group was headlined by Skyler Van Note, the Crossroads League Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Van Note was joined on the all-league team by Sarah Spangler, Maggie Meyer, Averi Lanman, Maddie Keerns, and Kalyn Schreiber.
 
All-Time Series vs. the Knights
Butler holds a 19-5 advantage over Marian in the all-time series. The last match between the two programs was played back in 2015. Butler won at Hinkle Fieldhouse 3-0.
 
'Dawgs Win with Defense
Butler opponents are hitting just .141 this season. Four different Bulldogs have recorded 10 blocks or more over the opening 21 sets and libero Jaymeson Kinley has been fantastic averaging 5.0 digs per set. The BU school record for a full season is 5.29 digs per set.
 
Going the Distance
Three of Butler's five matches this season have gone a full five-sets. In each win this year, BU has lost the first set, but has fought back to win the second.
 
Double-Double Tracker
Madison Friebel (3)
- 30 Assists, 14 Digs vs. Valpo (1/29)
- 55 Assists, 19 Digs at Loyola (1/29)
- 58 Assists, 10 Digs vs. Indiana State (2/4)
Brittany Robinson (2)
- 20 Kills, 14 Digs at Loyola (1/29)
- 19 Kills, 10 Digs at Bellarmine (1/31)
 
21-for-21
Five Bulldogs have played in all 21 sets this season. Madison Friebel, Jaymeson Kinley, Caroline Cleveland, Amina Shackelford, and Melody Davidson. Of those five student-athletes, only Davidson was on the roster last year.
 
Up Next
Butler will play two matches in Chicago this weekend. DePaul will host a 4 PM match on Friday, Feb. 26 and the weekend will come to a close with a 2 PM match on Saturday.