Friday, Nov. 7- Butler and UConn will square off at 5:30 p.m. ET Watch Live Stats
Saturday No. 8- Butler will take on Providence at 4 p.m. ET
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Butler Recently
Butler will head to the East Coast for its final road trip of the season this weekend. The Dawgs have won four of their past six matches and three of their last four. 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 in the current conference standings. They are two games back of Marquette, the No. 4 seed with four matches remaining and remain in contention for a Big East Tournament berth.
Bulldogs Bites
Scouting UConn
Butler and Connecticut will square off for the second time this season Friday evening. On Oct. 11, UConn got the best of the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Huskies sit at 6-6 in BIG EAST play and are the current No. 5 seed, on the outside looking in at the Big East Tournament. Emma Werkmeister leads UConn in kills, averaging 3.81 per set, which ranks fourth in the Big East. Setter Doga Kutlu runs the offense for the Huskies and ranks third in the conference in assists, averaging 9.20 per set.
Scouting Providence
The Dawgs and Friars previously met on Oct. 10, when Butler swept Providence. Butler now leads the all-time series against the Friars 22-0.
Providence enters the weekend 2-10 in BIG EAST play after going 1-1 last weekend. Hadley Pride leads the BIG EAST in kills for the Friars, averaging 5.22 per set. On the defensive side, Sophie Adkins ranks sixth in the conference in kills, averaging 3.46 per set.
Up Next
The Dawgs will wrap up the regular season next weekend at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler will face Marquette at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. The team will then celebrate Senior Day and take on DePaul at noon Sunday, Nov. 16.
