Butler will be in action twice this week with a pair of BIG EAST matches. The split weekend first has the Bulldogs hosting Xavier Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Black Out. The Bulldogs then travel to Omaha, Neb., to face Creighton on Friday night. The Bluejays are receiving votes in this week's AVCA national coaches poll. 
 
Wednesday, Oct. 7 vs. Xavier at 7 p.m. (Black Out)
Friday, Oct. 9, at Creighton at 7 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. CT.
 
Butler Recently 

• The Bulldogs moved to 9-7 over the weekend with a win at Seton Hall and a loss at St. John's. 
• Chase Lemming led the Bulldogs in kills with 14 against Seton Hall. 
• Raegan Durbin led the Bulldogs in kills with 12 against St. John's.  
• The Bulldogs started the conference season 2-0 and are now 3-1 in BIG EAST action.  
• Despite losing in four sets, the teams were narrowly separated in kills (51-50), attack errors (24-23), and hitting percentage (.218-.211).   

 
Bulldog Bits 

• Jersey Loyer leads the Bulldogs in digs this season with 243. Loyer ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with 4.12 digs/set. 
• Sarah Kempf leads the Bulldogs in assists this season with 238. 
• Carly Slusser leads the Bulldogs in blocks this season with 62. Slusser ranks seventh in blocks in the BIG EAST with 1.17 blocks/set.
• Lemming leads the Bulldogs in kills this season with 132. Lemming ranks eighth in the BIG EAST with 3.14 kills/set. 
• Zoe McDonald is second in blocks this season with 54. McDonald ranks 10th in blocks in the BIG EAST, averaging 1.13 blocks/set.  

 
Scouting Xavier 
The Musketeers are 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST in 2026. Last weekend, Xavier dropped a conference match to St. John's, followed by a win against Seton Hall. Charlotte Moriarty leads the Musketeers in kills with 195. Macy Hatkevich leads Xavier in assists with 426. Kelsey Niesen leads the Musketeers with 251 digs. Margo Kemp leads Xavier in blocks with 55.   
 
Scouting Creighton
The Bluejays are 8-8 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST this season. Four of Creighton's eight losses came against teams that were ranked in the Top 25 at the time; the Bluejays also have ranked wins over Purdue and USC so far this season. Last weekend, Creighton won a match against DePaul and lost a match against Marquette. Trinity Shadd-Ceres, leads the Bluejays in kills with 172. Katie Dalton leads Creighton in assists with 420. Eloise Brandewie leads the Bluejays in blocks with 81. Saige Damrow leads Creighton in digs with 282.  
 
Up Next
Butler will return home and face UConn on Friday, Oct. 16, at Hinkle Fieldhouse. First serve is scheduled at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 17, hosting Providence. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.