The Butler volleyball team will hit the road one final time to close out the 2024 campaign at Georgetown on Friday at 5 PM ET and Seton Hall on Saturday at 5 PM.

Bulldog Bits

• The Bulldogs remain ninth in the BIG EAST standings with 4-12 conference and 6-22 overall records
• Butler fell in both matches to Villanova (0-3) and St. John's (1-3) last weekend
• Cora Taylor collected five service aces in the match against St. John's with three of them coming in the first set.
• No Bulldog collected more than four service aces last season while Taylor has already surpassed that mark twice with the other time coming when she had six service aces against Indiana State in September
• BU currently ranks third in the BIG EAST with 1.48 service aces per set
• Taylor and Lauren Evans will have a shot this weekend to become the first Bulldogs to break the 30 service ace mark in a season since Makayla Ferguson and Anna Logan had 31 in 2016 
  • Taylor is at 29 service aces and Evans is at 28
• Taylor will also have the chance to become the seventh Bulldog to collect 3,000 career assists as she currently sits at 2,979 assists
• Seniors Destiny Cherry and Grace Boggess will get set to play in their last collegiate matches this weekend
• Butler has controlled the all-time series against Georgetown holding a record of 17-5 including 7-3 in their last 10 meetings
• The Bulldogs lead Seton Hall with an all-time record of 14-7 and have won 8-2 of the last 10 matchups

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
The Hoyas have struggled this season holding a record of 10-18 along with 3-13 in the BIG EAST. They started the season with a winning record that included a six-match winning streak over teams like North Texas and IU Indy. Georgetown then hit a wall in conference play losing six in a row followed by a seven-match losing streak that included a loss to the Bulldogs.

Georgetown's defense has had issues stopping the attack allowing a hitting percentage of .242, which is 10th in the BIG EAST. However, their defense along the net has been spectacular as they rank third in the conference with an average of 2.05 blocks per set. Vaughan Anoa'i leads the team with 85 total blocks this year.

SCOUTING SETON HALL
The Pirates currently sit eighth in the BIG EAST with a conference record of 5-11 and 11-16 overall. They also started the non-conference schedule with a winning record with wins over Kent State and LIU. Seton Hall has some impressive wins in conference this season too, beating UConn and Xavier as well as taking Marquette to five sets. As a team, they have struggled on offense ranking ninth in hitting percentage, kills, and assists in the BIG EAST.

Asli Subasili is the Pirates' top weapon ranking in third in blocks per set and fifth in service aces per set this season. They also rely heavily on Madison Klungel who leads the team in assists and digs this season.

PREVIOUS MATCHUP - OCT. 18 VS SETON HALL
The Bulldogs bested the Pirates in four sets during the first matchup inside Hinkle Fieldhouse earlier this season. Abby Maesch collected a season-high 21 kills.

The team collected 14 service aces in the match which is the most in a single match in over a decade. Alaleh Tolliver posted a career-high four service aces while Cora Taylor and Elise Ward each added three.

PREVIOUS MATCHUP - OCT. 19 VS GEORGETOWN
Butler dominated on offense picking up one of three sweeps this season against the Hoyas. The Bulldogs outplayed Georgetown on offense with a .290 hitting percentage compared to the .144.

Destiny Cherry had one of her best games of the season hitting for a match-high .615 with eight kills.

DAWGS AGAINST THE EASTERN FOES
Butler has overpowered Georgetown and Seton Hall in the last 10 all-time meetings with the Bulldogs holding a 7-3 record against the Hoyas since 2018 and a 8-2 record against the Pirates.

All-time Butler has only lost one match in New Jersey to Seton Hall since 2017 with the one match being the last season where the Bulldogs lost a thrilling five-set match.

ACES FOR THE AGES
The service line has certainly been one of the biggest bright spots for the Bulldogs this season. The team currently ranks third in the BIG EAST with 1.48 service aces per set. While Butler still has two matches left, the team already totaled 148 service aces this season which is the most in a single season since 2016 when they had 153. 

Cora Taylor and Lauren Evans have each recorded an average of 0.31 service aces per set this season which ranks ninth in the conference. Taylor (29) and Evans (28) will have a shot this weekend to become the first Bulldogs to break the 30 service ace mark in a season since Makayla Ferguson and Anna Logan had 31 in 2016.

Taylor is coming off her last match where she had five service aces against St. John's on Sunday. No Bulldog had four or more service aces in a match last season while Taylor has surpassed this mark not once but twice this season.

TAYLOR TO 3K
Cora Taylor is on the cusp of reaching 3,000 career assists. She currently sits at 2,979 with two matches to go this weekend. If the junior hits the mark, she would become just the seventh Bulldog to surpass the 3,000 assists.

SENIORS' LAST DANCE
Seniors Destiny Cherry and Grace Boggess will get set to play in their final matches this season. Cherry is set to play in her 90th career match on Friday and can reach 360 career kills this weekend. Boggess has a shot to play in over 300 career sets as well as making it to 260 career blocks.

Abby Maesch and Mariah Grunze are also seniors, but are currently dealing with injuries and will likely not play in the next two matches.

WATCH: Bulldog fans can tune into the live streams on HoyasVision for Friday's match and FloSports for Saturday's match. Both links to the streams can be found on the Butler Athletics website.

UP NEXT: Butler did not qualify for the BIG EAST tournament this year, so they will prepare to reset and regroup in the offseason before returning next fall for their 2025 campaign.