BIG EAST Release

Junior Kaylee Finnegan has received BIG EAST Setter of the Week Honors, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs started their season off in style last weekend by going 3-0 and sweeping the Big Dawg Kickoff. On Friday Butler took down both Evansville and Purdue Fort Wayne. On Saturday the Dawgs completed the sweep of the event by defeating Middle Tennessee State.   

For Kaylee Finnegan, she posted 128 assists over the course of the 3 matches. Finnegan averaged 10.67 assists per set over the weekend. In the finale of the Big Dawg Kickoff, Butler as a team recorded a hitting percentage of 73% in Set 2 in route to a 25-8 Set 2 win and a 3-0 match victory. 

Finnegan was the assist leader in each of the 3 matches Butler competed in. She also contributed 22 digs, six kills, and five blocks over the course of the Big Dawg Kickoff. 

This Week

Butler will compete in the Iowa Invitational. The Bulldogs will play 3 matches in 3 days starting Thursday, September 4th, where they will take on Iowa. Butler will then take on Loyola-Chicago Friday the 5th at 4pm ET, followed by Butler taking on Illinois State at 12pm ET Saturday the 6th.