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Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes AUGUST (0-0) 26 27 30
vs. Gonzaga # vs. Idaho State # at Utah # at Eastern Illinois
6:30 PM 2 PM 9 PM 7 PM
GAMEDAY INFORMATION Dates: Friday and Saturday / August 26-27 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah / Jon M. Huntsman Center Live Stats: UtahUtes.com
BUTLER BULLDOGS (0-0)
SEPTEMBER (0-0) 2 3 7 9 10 13 16 17 23 24 30
OCTOBER (0-0) 1 5 8 12 14 15 21 22 27
CREIGHTON * at DePaul * XAVIER * at Marquette * VILLANOVA * BEDN GEORGETOWN * ST. JOHN’S * SETON HALL * at Xavier * BEDN
NOVEMBER (0-0) 4 6 11 13 18 20 25 26
Head Coach: Sharon Clark Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
vs. Oakland $ 10 AM vs. Arizona State $ 3 PM at Iowa $ 11 AM vs. Western Illinois $ 5:30 PM at Ball State 7 PM TENNESSEE STATE ^ 11 AM MURRAY STATE ^ 6 PM WRIGHT STATE ^ 6 PM INDIANA STATE 6 PM NORTHERN KENTUCKY & 11 AM LOYOLA CHICAGO & 6 PM ARIZONA & 6 PM at Seton Hall * 7 PM at St. John’s * 5 PM PROVIDENCE * BEDN 6 PM
at Creighton * at Providence * at Georgetown * at Villanova * MARQUETTE * DEPAUL * BIG EAST Semifinals BIG EAST Championship
# - Utah Classic | $ - Iowa Invitational ^ - Butler Classic | & - Butler Invitational * - BIG EAST Contest BEDN - Free Online Streaming Coverage Home Games in Bold All game times are EST and subject to change
6 PM 12 PM 4 PM 8 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 7 PM 1 PM 2 PM 2 PM 6 PM 2 PM TBA TBA
GONZAGA BULLDOGS (0-0) Head Coach: Diane Nelson Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
IDAHO STATE BENGALS (0-0) Head Coach: Rick Reynolds Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
UTAH UTES (0-0) Head Coach: Beth Launiere Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
BULLDOG BITS - The Bulldogs went 12-19 overall last year with an 8-10 mark in the BIG EAST - BU landed in fifth place this year in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll - Anna Logan was named to the 2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team - Logan led the team with 366 kills last year averaging 3.08 per set - Butler is a young team that doesn’t have a single senior on the roster - Kayla Bivins returns to the team this year after missing the 2015 campaign - Bivins averaged 1.40 blocks per set in ‘14... Ending the year with a team-high 153 - Bri Lilly led the team in blocks last year (144); she averaged 1.22 per set - As a team, Butler led the BIG EAST Conference in blocks last season; 2.46 per set - Butler has won three-straight season openers (Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, South Dakota) - The Bulldogs went 1-2 last year on opening weekend at the Rumble in the Rockies - Butler has never faced Gonzaga or Utah in program history - BU leads the all-time series against Idaho State after defeating the Bengals in 2014
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Utah Classic I Salt Lake City, Utah I Jon Huntsman Center I August 26-27
2016 BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18
Name Pos. Yr. Ally Beyers S/DS Fr. Kodi Smith DS/L So. Jade York DS/L Fr. Makayla Ferguson S Jr. Christina Porada DS/L Jr. Taylor Takeda L So. Jessica Klingensmith MB R-Jr. Anna Logan OH So. Maddie Freiwald S R-Fr. Kayla Bivins MB R- Jr. Brooke Gregory OH/MB Fr. Bri Lilly MB So. Whitney Beck OH R-So. Kai Jarema MB So. Rillian Dennis MB R-Fr. Jasmine Smith DS/L Fr.
Ht. 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-8
Hometown/High School Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville Dearborn, Mich. / Divine Child Mililani, Hawaii / Kamehameha Colorado Springs, Colo. / Classical Academy
Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard Littleton, Colo. / JK Mullen Gainesville, Fla. / Gainesville Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Lynwood, Ill. / Thorton Fractional South Albion, Ill. / Edwards County Highland, Utah / Lone Peak Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral
Head Coach: Sharon Clark Assistant Coach: Sofia Sanchez Assistant Coach: Andrea Baylin Athletic Trainer: Lauren Mitchell
HEAD COACH SHARON CLARK Sharon Clark is entering her 17th season as the head coach of the Butler women’s volleyball program. Clark reached her highest win total with the program in 2013 when she guided the team to a 24-8 overall record. During her coaching tenure, Clark has delivered ten winning seasons, reaching the 20-win plateau five times.
2016 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL The Bulldogs were picked to finish in the middle of the BIG EAST Conference this year after a vote from the league coaches. Creighton received a majority of the first place votes to accumulate 81 points and the Marquette Golden Eagles took the final first place vote to end up in second with 70 points. Xavier (63) edged Villanova by one point for third in the preseason poll and Butler rounded out the top half of the order by coming in one point ahead of St. John’s (40). The 2016 preseason coaches’ poll rounded out with Seton Hall (31), Georgetown (26), DePaul (22) and Providence (14).
LOGAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST Anna Logan led the team with 366 kills (3.08 per set) last year during her freshman season, but proved to be a great all-around player by adding 311 digs (2.61 per set) and 80 blocks. In conference matches, Logan averaged 3.19 kills per set and 2.79 digs per set. 13 of her 27 service aces were also recorded against conference foes.
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GENERAL
Location ............................ Indianapolis, Ind. 46208 Founded ......................................................... 1855 Enrollment ..................................................... 4,806 Nickname.................................................. Bulldogs School Colors .................................... Blue & White Home Court ................... Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Affiliation ........................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................................BIG EAST President .......................................... James Danko Athletic Director .................................. Barry Collier
TEAM INFORMATION
2015 Overall Record...................................... 12-19 2015 BIG EAST Record / Finish ...........8-10 / T-5th 2015 Letterwinners Returning / Lost.................. 7/7 2015 Starters Returning / Lost........................... 5/2 Newcomers........................................................... 8
VOLLEYBALL HISTORY
First Season ................................................... 1975 All-Time Record ......................................748-556-1 NCAA Appearances .............................. 2010, 1997
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach....................................... Sharon Clark Alma Mater / Year .......... Cal State-Sacramento ‘89 Record at Butler......................................... 266-217 Career Record ........................................... 368-326 Assistant Coach............................... Sofia Sanchez Assistant Coach................................Andrea Baylin VB Office Phone ...............................317-940-8512
SPORTS INFORMATION
Assistant SID/WVB Contact ................... Kit Stetzel Office Phone ...................................(317) 940-9994 Cell Phone ......................................(317) 828-9312 E-Mail .................................... [email protected] Associate AD/Communications ........John Dedman Office Phone ...................................(317) 940-9414 E-Mail .................................... [email protected] Athletics Website ................ www.ButlerSports.com University Website ......................... www.Butler.edu Mailing Address: ...............Butler University Athletics ......................................................Hinkle Fieldhouse .....................................................510 W. 49th Street ...............................................Indianapolis, IN 46208
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Utah Classic I Salt Lake City, Utah I Jon Huntsman Center I August 26-27
WELCOME BACK KAYLA BIVINS Butler middle blocker Kayla Bivins will return to the team this year after missing the 2015 campaign (personal reasons). The South Florida transfer immediately impacted the 2014 club with a team-high 153 blocks, the seventh-highest singleseason total in school history. Bivins averaged 1.40 blocks per set that year while also supplying the Bulldogs with 200 kills, the fourth-highest total on the team.
NEW LOOK Butler will try to build team chemistry early in the 2016 season with a young roster that includes eight newcomers. The team breaks down with four juniors, six sophomores and six freshmen. Setter Makayla Ferguson has previous experience with a majority of the outside hitters which should help, but the Bulldogs will need to adapt quickly in order to find success in August and September.
TWO TRANSFERS Christina Porada and Taylor Takeda will each call Butler home this season after starting their collegiate careers at different institutions. Porada is an experienced defensive specialist that saw regular playing time at George Washington as a freshman and sophomore. She finished third on the team in digs each year while also impacting the Colonials with 41 service aces. Takeda is only one year removed from Dowling College where she was named East Region Freshman of the Year by the AVCA. The libero averaged 4.42 digs per set in her rookie season.
LOCAL TALENT All four true freshmen on the 2016 BU volleyball team are from Indiana. Ally Beyers and Brooke Gregory each attended Brownsburg H.S. while Jade York hails from Yorktown, Ind. Jasmine Smith is an Indianapolis product from Cathedral H.S.
VB ON BEDN Butler will face three different BIG EAST opponents on the BIG EAST Digital Network this season. The first broadcast will be at Hinkle Fieldhouse when the ‘Dawgs host the Providence Friars on Sept. 30. BU will return to the platform on Oct. 14 when they host the Villanova Wildcats. The final match to be aired on BEDN will put Butler up against Xavier on Oct. 27.
HINKLE FIELDHOUSE TO HOST BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP The 2016 BIG EAST Championship Tournament will be held at Hinkle Fieldhouse this year with the top four teams in the league standings making up the field. The semi-finals are slated for Nov. 25 with the championship to follow on Nov. 26.
UP NEXT The first true road test of the season outside of tournament play will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 30 when the Bulldogs take on Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Tournament action will resume that weekend (9/2-9/3) with BU taking part in the Iowa Invitational. The field includes Oakland, Arizona State, Iowa and Western Illinois. Butler will play two matches each day.
NCAA RANKINGS... Individual Assists Per Set: TBA Attacks Per Set: TBA Blocks Per Set: TBA Digs Per Set: TBA Kills Per Set: TBA Points Per Set: TBA
* - Leads the BIG EAST Conference Team Blocks Per Set – TBA Digs Per Set – TBA Hitting % - TBA Kills Per Set – TBA Winning % - TBA * - Leads the BIG EAST Conference
DOUBLE DOUBLE COUNT... Makayla Ferguson: Anna Logan: Briana Lilly: Kayla Bivins:
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTIONS Utah Classic: Coming Soon... Iowa Invitational: Butler Classic: Butler Invitational:
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#1 Ally Beyers Fr. / 5-7 / DS/S
#2 Kodi Smith So. / 5-8 / DS/L
#3 Jade York Fr. / 5-5 / DS/L
#4 Makayla Ferguson Jr. / 5-9 / S
#5 Christina Porada Jr. / 5-5 / DS/L
#6 Taylor Takeda So. / 5-4 / L
#7 Jessica Klingensmith R-Jr. / 5-11 / OH
#9 Anna Logan So. / 6-0 / OH
#10 Maddie Freiwald R-Fr. / 6-0 / S
#11 Kayla Bivins R-Jr. / 6-0 / MB
#12 Brooke Gregory Fr. / 6-4 / OH/MB
#13 Briana Lilly So. / 6-2 / MB
#15 Whitney Beck R-So. / 6-0 / OH
#16 Makaila Jarema So. / 6-1 / MB
#17 Rillian Dennis R-Fr. / 6-0 / MB
#18 Jasmine Smith Fr. / 5-8 / DS/L
Head Coach Sharon Clark
Assistant Coach Sofia Sanchez
Assistant Coach Andrea Baylin
Athletic Trainer Lauren Mitchell
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Butler Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
9 18 13 7 4 15 5 14 16 3 6 2 8 12
LOGAN, Anna STRIEDL,Mary LILLY, Briana KLINGENSMITH, Jessi FERGUSON, Makayla BECK, Whitney ADMIRE, Jessica TAYLOR, Tyler JAREMA, Makaila AITSEBAOMO, Aki COTANT, Meghan SMITH, Kodi COLLIER, Marissa MEERT, Natalie TEAM BUTLER Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
119 118 118 92 118 71 60 61 78 92 77 100 24 88 119 119
k
OVERALL 12-19 8-10 4-9
k/s
Attack e
366 3.08 143 339 2.87 108 209 1.77 86 170 1.85 79 117 0.99 30 82 1.15 44 81 1.35 52 61 1.00 20 59 0.76 22 5 0.05 5 2 0.03 7 2 0.02 1 1 0.04 0 1 0.01 2 1495 12.56 599 1582 13.29 656 BU
1495 599 4287 .209 12.6 1377 11.6
OPP 1582 656 4363 .212 13.3 1489 12.5
128 219 1.1
147 204 1.2
147 1.2
128 1.1
1769 14.9
1946 16.4
39 507 292.5 2.5 83 40
50 290 195.0 1.6 61 37
7804 16/488 4/297 1 1
5220 11/475 -
ta
pct
HOME 7-9 4-5 3-4 Set a a/s
sa
Serve se
1152 .194 55 0.46 27 34 998 .231 28 0.24 15 21 498 .247 4 0.03 2 13 456 .200 1 0.01 1 4 280 .311 954 8.08 28 39 283 .134 18 0.25 5 12 237 .122 3 0.05 1 0 158 .259 4 0.07 1 2 152 .243 1 0.01 9 16 35 .000 32 0.35 10 20 14 -.357 218 2.83 5 20 9 .111 38 0.38 14 19 5 .200 1 0.04 1 7 10 -.100 20 0.23 9 12 4287 .209 1377 11.57 128 219 4363 .212 1489 12.51 147 204 Date Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 29 Sep 04 Sep 04 Sep 05 Sep 11 Sep 11 Sep 12 Sep 18 Sep 18 Sep 19 *Sep 23 *Sep 25 *Sep 26 *Sep 30 *Oct 03 *Oct 09 *Oct 10 *Oct 16 *Oct 17 Oct 20 *Oct 24 *Oct 30 *Oct 31 *Nov 06 *Nov 08 *Nov 13 *Nov 15 *Nov 20 *Nov 21
AWAY 4-7 4-5 0-2
sa/s
re
Dig dig dig/s
0.23 51 311 2.61 0.13 10 237 2.01 0.02 0 39 0.33 0.01 2 34 0.37 0.24 0 261 2.21 0.07 11 84 1.18 0.02 1 26 0.43 0.02 1 10 0.16 0.12 0 19 0.24 0.11 20 238 2.59 0.06 7 111 1.44 0.14 20 246 2.46 0.04 5 21 0.88 0.10 7 132 1.50 - 12 1.08 147 1769 14.87 1.24 128 1946 16.35
Opponent vs South Dakota vs #14 Ohio State at Wyoming Cowgirls at #19 Michigan State vs Miami vs Virginia Tech UIC NORTHERN IOWA CINCINNATI YOUNGSTOWN STATE MISSOURI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS at DePaul ST. JOHN'S PROVIDENCE at Marquette XAVIER at Seton Hall at Villanova CREIGHTON GEORGETOWN MARIAN at Xavier at Providence at St. John's VILLANOVA SETON HALL at Georgetown at Creighton MARQUETTE DEPAUL
W L L L L L W L L W L L W L W L L L L L W W L W W W L W L L W
Score 3-0 0-3 1-3 2-3 2-3 1-3 3-0 2-3 1-3 3-0 1-3 2-3 3-2 2-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1
NEUTRAL 1-3 0-0 1-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
0 80 80 3 67 70 21 123 144 3 44 47 1 35 36 0 16 16 1 15 16 4 50 54 6 76 82 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 507 292.5 50 290 195.0
0.67 0.59 1.22 0.51 0.31 0.23 0.27 0.89 1.05 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.46 1.64
5 10 12 10 6 3 4 15 17 0 1 0 0 0 83 61
points
3 433.0 0 390.5 2 293.5 0 196.0 17 163.5 5 95.0 0 90.5 0 91.0 0 112.0 2 15.0 7 7.5 4 16.0 0 2.0 0 10.0 40 1915.5 37 1924.0
Score by set 25-17,25-19,25-18 15-25,24-26,18-25 20-25,27-29,27-25,16-25 24-26,15-25,25-21,27-25,9-15 23-25,25-20,20-25,25-20,12-15 25-18,24-26,17-25,19-25 25-10,25-23,25-18 25-17,15-25,23-25,25-23,12-15 16-25,25-23,14-25,15-25 25-17,25-21,25-21 25-23,22-25,11-25,19-25 18-25,25-22,22-25,25-20,14-16 23-25,19-25,25-21,25-17,15-9 25-15,20-25,23-25,25-22,7-15 25-16,25-11,27-25 25-20,14-25,18-25,21-25 18-25,19-25,20-25 22-25,15-25,18-25 19-25,25-23,25-23,15-25,9-15 14-25,22-25,25-22,17-25 22-25,25-21,29-27,25-21 25-13,25-8,25-17 20-25,13-25,24-26 22-25,25-15,25-22,25-18 25-19,21-25,25-20,25-23 25-22,19-25,25-14,25-22 25-21,25-27,20-25,18-25 25-18,25-18,25-23 24-26,14-25,18-25 18-25,14-25,15-25 25-22,25-22,24-26,25-19
Att. 0 0 975 475 875 312 968 968 463 481 481 458 188 385 489 302 507 131 93 266 310 486 1236 112 407 513 318 164 1137 376 335
Record in 3-set matches: 6-6 Record in 4-set matches: 5-7 Record in 5-set matches: 1-6
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vs. Gonzaga # vs. Idaho State # at Utah # at Eastern Illinois
6:30 PM 2 PM 9 PM 7 PM
GAMEDAY INFORMATION Dates: Friday and Saturday / August 26-27 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah / Jon M. Huntsman Center Live Stats: UtahUtes.com
BUTLER BULLDOGS (0-0)
SEPTEMBER (0-0) 2 3 7 9 10 13 16 17 23 24 30
OCTOBER (0-0) 1 5 8 12 14 15 21 22 27
CREIGHTON * at DePaul * XAVIER * at Marquette * VILLANOVA * BEDN GEORGETOWN * ST. JOHN’S * SETON HALL * at Xavier * BEDN
NOVEMBER (0-0) 4 6 11 13 18 20 25 26
Head Coach: Sharon Clark Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
vs. Oakland $ 10 AM vs. Arizona State $ 3 PM at Iowa $ 11 AM vs. Western Illinois $ 5:30 PM at Ball State 7 PM TENNESSEE STATE ^ 11 AM MURRAY STATE ^ 6 PM WRIGHT STATE ^ 6 PM INDIANA STATE 6 PM NORTHERN KENTUCKY & 11 AM LOYOLA CHICAGO & 6 PM ARIZONA & 6 PM at Seton Hall * 7 PM at St. John’s * 5 PM PROVIDENCE * BEDN 6 PM
at Creighton * at Providence * at Georgetown * at Villanova * MARQUETTE * DEPAUL * BIG EAST Semifinals BIG EAST Championship
# - Utah Classic | $ - Iowa Invitational ^ - Butler Classic | & - Butler Invitational * - BIG EAST Contest BEDN - Free Online Streaming Coverage Home Games in Bold All game times are EST and subject to change
6 PM 12 PM 4 PM 8 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 7 PM 1 PM 2 PM 2 PM 6 PM 2 PM TBA TBA
GONZAGA BULLDOGS (0-0) Head Coach: Diane Nelson Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
IDAHO STATE BENGALS (0-0) Head Coach: Rick Reynolds Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
UTAH UTES (0-0) Head Coach: Beth Launiere Kills Leader: N/A Assists Leader: N/A Digs Leader: N/A Blocks Leader: N/A
BULLDOG BITS - The Bulldogs went 12-19 overall last year with an 8-10 mark in the BIG EAST - BU landed in fifth place this year in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll - Anna Logan was named to the 2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team - Logan led the team with 366 kills last year averaging 3.08 per set - Butler is a young team that doesn’t have a single senior on the roster - Kayla Bivins returns to the team this year after missing the 2015 campaign - Bivins averaged 1.40 blocks per set in ‘14... Ending the year with a team-high 153 - Bri Lilly led the team in blocks last year (144); she averaged 1.22 per set - As a team, Butler led the BIG EAST Conference in blocks last season; 2.46 per set - Butler has won three-straight season openers (Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, South Dakota) - The Bulldogs went 1-2 last year on opening weekend at the Rumble in the Rockies - Butler has never faced Gonzaga or Utah in program history - BU leads the all-time series against Idaho State after defeating the Bengals in 2014
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Utah Classic I Salt Lake City, Utah I Jon Huntsman Center I August 26-27
2016 BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18
Name Pos. Yr. Ally Beyers S/DS Fr. Kodi Smith DS/L So. Jade York DS/L Fr. Makayla Ferguson S Jr. Christina Porada DS/L Jr. Taylor Takeda L So. Jessica Klingensmith MB R-Jr. Anna Logan OH So. Maddie Freiwald S R-Fr. Kayla Bivins MB R- Jr. Brooke Gregory OH/MB Fr. Bri Lilly MB So. Whitney Beck OH R-So. Kai Jarema MB So. Rillian Dennis MB R-Fr. Jasmine Smith DS/L Fr.
Ht. 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-4 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-8
Hometown/High School Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville Dearborn, Mich. / Divine Child Mililani, Hawaii / Kamehameha Colorado Springs, Colo. / Classical Academy
Indianapolis, Ind. / Bishop Chatard Littleton, Colo. / JK Mullen Gainesville, Fla. / Gainesville Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Lynwood, Ill. / Thorton Fractional South Albion, Ill. / Edwards County Highland, Utah / Lone Peak Indianapolis, Ind. / Warren Central Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral
Head Coach: Sharon Clark Assistant Coach: Sofia Sanchez Assistant Coach: Andrea Baylin Athletic Trainer: Lauren Mitchell
HEAD COACH SHARON CLARK Sharon Clark is entering her 17th season as the head coach of the Butler women’s volleyball program. Clark reached her highest win total with the program in 2013 when she guided the team to a 24-8 overall record. During her coaching tenure, Clark has delivered ten winning seasons, reaching the 20-win plateau five times.
2016 BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL The Bulldogs were picked to finish in the middle of the BIG EAST Conference this year after a vote from the league coaches. Creighton received a majority of the first place votes to accumulate 81 points and the Marquette Golden Eagles took the final first place vote to end up in second with 70 points. Xavier (63) edged Villanova by one point for third in the preseason poll and Butler rounded out the top half of the order by coming in one point ahead of St. John’s (40). The 2016 preseason coaches’ poll rounded out with Seton Hall (31), Georgetown (26), DePaul (22) and Providence (14).
LOGAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST Anna Logan led the team with 366 kills (3.08 per set) last year during her freshman season, but proved to be a great all-around player by adding 311 digs (2.61 per set) and 80 blocks. In conference matches, Logan averaged 3.19 kills per set and 2.79 digs per set. 13 of her 27 service aces were also recorded against conference foes.
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GENERAL
Location ............................ Indianapolis, Ind. 46208 Founded ......................................................... 1855 Enrollment ..................................................... 4,806 Nickname.................................................. Bulldogs School Colors .................................... Blue & White Home Court ................... Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Affiliation ........................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................................BIG EAST President .......................................... James Danko Athletic Director .................................. Barry Collier
TEAM INFORMATION
2015 Overall Record...................................... 12-19 2015 BIG EAST Record / Finish ...........8-10 / T-5th 2015 Letterwinners Returning / Lost.................. 7/7 2015 Starters Returning / Lost........................... 5/2 Newcomers........................................................... 8
VOLLEYBALL HISTORY
First Season ................................................... 1975 All-Time Record ......................................748-556-1 NCAA Appearances .............................. 2010, 1997
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach....................................... Sharon Clark Alma Mater / Year .......... Cal State-Sacramento ‘89 Record at Butler......................................... 266-217 Career Record ........................................... 368-326 Assistant Coach............................... Sofia Sanchez Assistant Coach................................Andrea Baylin VB Office Phone ...............................317-940-8512
SPORTS INFORMATION
Assistant SID/WVB Contact ................... Kit Stetzel Office Phone ...................................(317) 940-9994 Cell Phone ......................................(317) 828-9312 E-Mail .................................... [email protected] Associate AD/Communications ........John Dedman Office Phone ...................................(317) 940-9414 E-Mail .................................... [email protected] Athletics Website ................ www.ButlerSports.com University Website ......................... www.Butler.edu Mailing Address: ...............Butler University Athletics ......................................................Hinkle Fieldhouse .....................................................510 W. 49th Street ...............................................Indianapolis, IN 46208
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Utah Classic I Salt Lake City, Utah I Jon Huntsman Center I August 26-27
WELCOME BACK KAYLA BIVINS Butler middle blocker Kayla Bivins will return to the team this year after missing the 2015 campaign (personal reasons). The South Florida transfer immediately impacted the 2014 club with a team-high 153 blocks, the seventh-highest singleseason total in school history. Bivins averaged 1.40 blocks per set that year while also supplying the Bulldogs with 200 kills, the fourth-highest total on the team.
NEW LOOK Butler will try to build team chemistry early in the 2016 season with a young roster that includes eight newcomers. The team breaks down with four juniors, six sophomores and six freshmen. Setter Makayla Ferguson has previous experience with a majority of the outside hitters which should help, but the Bulldogs will need to adapt quickly in order to find success in August and September.
TWO TRANSFERS Christina Porada and Taylor Takeda will each call Butler home this season after starting their collegiate careers at different institutions. Porada is an experienced defensive specialist that saw regular playing time at George Washington as a freshman and sophomore. She finished third on the team in digs each year while also impacting the Colonials with 41 service aces. Takeda is only one year removed from Dowling College where she was named East Region Freshman of the Year by the AVCA. The libero averaged 4.42 digs per set in her rookie season.
LOCAL TALENT All four true freshmen on the 2016 BU volleyball team are from Indiana. Ally Beyers and Brooke Gregory each attended Brownsburg H.S. while Jade York hails from Yorktown, Ind. Jasmine Smith is an Indianapolis product from Cathedral H.S.
VB ON BEDN Butler will face three different BIG EAST opponents on the BIG EAST Digital Network this season. The first broadcast will be at Hinkle Fieldhouse when the ‘Dawgs host the Providence Friars on Sept. 30. BU will return to the platform on Oct. 14 when they host the Villanova Wildcats. The final match to be aired on BEDN will put Butler up against Xavier on Oct. 27.
HINKLE FIELDHOUSE TO HOST BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP The 2016 BIG EAST Championship Tournament will be held at Hinkle Fieldhouse this year with the top four teams in the league standings making up the field. The semi-finals are slated for Nov. 25 with the championship to follow on Nov. 26.
UP NEXT The first true road test of the season outside of tournament play will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 30 when the Bulldogs take on Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Tournament action will resume that weekend (9/2-9/3) with BU taking part in the Iowa Invitational. The field includes Oakland, Arizona State, Iowa and Western Illinois. Butler will play two matches each day.
NCAA RANKINGS... Individual Assists Per Set: TBA Attacks Per Set: TBA Blocks Per Set: TBA Digs Per Set: TBA Kills Per Set: TBA Points Per Set: TBA
* - Leads the BIG EAST Conference Team Blocks Per Set – TBA Digs Per Set – TBA Hitting % - TBA Kills Per Set – TBA Winning % - TBA * - Leads the BIG EAST Conference
DOUBLE DOUBLE COUNT... Makayla Ferguson: Anna Logan: Briana Lilly: Kayla Bivins:
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTIONS Utah Classic: Coming Soon... Iowa Invitational: Butler Classic: Butler Invitational:
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#1 Ally Beyers Fr. / 5-7 / DS/S
#2 Kodi Smith So. / 5-8 / DS/L
#3 Jade York Fr. / 5-5 / DS/L
#4 Makayla Ferguson Jr. / 5-9 / S
#5 Christina Porada Jr. / 5-5 / DS/L
#6 Taylor Takeda So. / 5-4 / L
#7 Jessica Klingensmith R-Jr. / 5-11 / OH
#9 Anna Logan So. / 6-0 / OH
#10 Maddie Freiwald R-Fr. / 6-0 / S
#11 Kayla Bivins R-Jr. / 6-0 / MB
#12 Brooke Gregory Fr. / 6-4 / OH/MB
#13 Briana Lilly So. / 6-2 / MB
#15 Whitney Beck R-So. / 6-0 / OH
#16 Makaila Jarema So. / 6-1 / MB
#17 Rillian Dennis R-Fr. / 6-0 / MB
#18 Jasmine Smith Fr. / 5-8 / DS/L
Head Coach Sharon Clark
Assistant Coach Sofia Sanchez
Assistant Coach Andrea Baylin
Athletic Trainer Lauren Mitchell
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Butler Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
9 18 13 7 4 15 5 14 16 3 6 2 8 12
LOGAN, Anna STRIEDL,Mary LILLY, Briana KLINGENSMITH, Jessi FERGUSON, Makayla BECK, Whitney ADMIRE, Jessica TAYLOR, Tyler JAREMA, Makaila AITSEBAOMO, Aki COTANT, Meghan SMITH, Kodi COLLIER, Marissa MEERT, Natalie TEAM BUTLER Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
119 118 118 92 118 71 60 61 78 92 77 100 24 88 119 119
k
OVERALL 12-19 8-10 4-9
k/s
Attack e
366 3.08 143 339 2.87 108 209 1.77 86 170 1.85 79 117 0.99 30 82 1.15 44 81 1.35 52 61 1.00 20 59 0.76 22 5 0.05 5 2 0.03 7 2 0.02 1 1 0.04 0 1 0.01 2 1495 12.56 599 1582 13.29 656 BU
1495 599 4287 .209 12.6 1377 11.6
OPP 1582 656 4363 .212 13.3 1489 12.5
128 219 1.1
147 204 1.2
147 1.2
128 1.1
1769 14.9
1946 16.4
39 507 292.5 2.5 83 40
50 290 195.0 1.6 61 37
7804 16/488 4/297 1 1
5220 11/475 -
ta
pct
HOME 7-9 4-5 3-4 Set a a/s
sa
Serve se
1152 .194 55 0.46 27 34 998 .231 28 0.24 15 21 498 .247 4 0.03 2 13 456 .200 1 0.01 1 4 280 .311 954 8.08 28 39 283 .134 18 0.25 5 12 237 .122 3 0.05 1 0 158 .259 4 0.07 1 2 152 .243 1 0.01 9 16 35 .000 32 0.35 10 20 14 -.357 218 2.83 5 20 9 .111 38 0.38 14 19 5 .200 1 0.04 1 7 10 -.100 20 0.23 9 12 4287 .209 1377 11.57 128 219 4363 .212 1489 12.51 147 204 Date Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 29 Sep 04 Sep 04 Sep 05 Sep 11 Sep 11 Sep 12 Sep 18 Sep 18 Sep 19 *Sep 23 *Sep 25 *Sep 26 *Sep 30 *Oct 03 *Oct 09 *Oct 10 *Oct 16 *Oct 17 Oct 20 *Oct 24 *Oct 30 *Oct 31 *Nov 06 *Nov 08 *Nov 13 *Nov 15 *Nov 20 *Nov 21
AWAY 4-7 4-5 0-2
sa/s
re
Dig dig dig/s
0.23 51 311 2.61 0.13 10 237 2.01 0.02 0 39 0.33 0.01 2 34 0.37 0.24 0 261 2.21 0.07 11 84 1.18 0.02 1 26 0.43 0.02 1 10 0.16 0.12 0 19 0.24 0.11 20 238 2.59 0.06 7 111 1.44 0.14 20 246 2.46 0.04 5 21 0.88 0.10 7 132 1.50 - 12 1.08 147 1769 14.87 1.24 128 1946 16.35
Opponent vs South Dakota vs #14 Ohio State at Wyoming Cowgirls at #19 Michigan State vs Miami vs Virginia Tech UIC NORTHERN IOWA CINCINNATI YOUNGSTOWN STATE MISSOURI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS at DePaul ST. JOHN'S PROVIDENCE at Marquette XAVIER at Seton Hall at Villanova CREIGHTON GEORGETOWN MARIAN at Xavier at Providence at St. John's VILLANOVA SETON HALL at Georgetown at Creighton MARQUETTE DEPAUL
W L L L L L W L L W L L W L W L L L L L W W L W W W L W L L W
Score 3-0 0-3 1-3 2-3 2-3 1-3 3-0 2-3 1-3 3-0 1-3 2-3 3-2 2-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1
NEUTRAL 1-3 0-0 1-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
0 80 80 3 67 70 21 123 144 3 44 47 1 35 36 0 16 16 1 15 16 4 50 54 6 76 82 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 507 292.5 50 290 195.0
0.67 0.59 1.22 0.51 0.31 0.23 0.27 0.89 1.05 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.46 1.64
5 10 12 10 6 3 4 15 17 0 1 0 0 0 83 61
points
3 433.0 0 390.5 2 293.5 0 196.0 17 163.5 5 95.0 0 90.5 0 91.0 0 112.0 2 15.0 7 7.5 4 16.0 0 2.0 0 10.0 40 1915.5 37 1924.0
Score by set 25-17,25-19,25-18 15-25,24-26,18-25 20-25,27-29,27-25,16-25 24-26,15-25,25-21,27-25,9-15 23-25,25-20,20-25,25-20,12-15 25-18,24-26,17-25,19-25 25-10,25-23,25-18 25-17,15-25,23-25,25-23,12-15 16-25,25-23,14-25,15-25 25-17,25-21,25-21 25-23,22-25,11-25,19-25 18-25,25-22,22-25,25-20,14-16 23-25,19-25,25-21,25-17,15-9 25-15,20-25,23-25,25-22,7-15 25-16,25-11,27-25 25-20,14-25,18-25,21-25 18-25,19-25,20-25 22-25,15-25,18-25 19-25,25-23,25-23,15-25,9-15 14-25,22-25,25-22,17-25 22-25,25-21,29-27,25-21 25-13,25-8,25-17 20-25,13-25,24-26 22-25,25-15,25-22,25-18 25-19,21-25,25-20,25-23 25-22,19-25,25-14,25-22 25-21,25-27,20-25,18-25 25-18,25-18,25-23 24-26,14-25,18-25 18-25,14-25,15-25 25-22,25-22,24-26,25-19
Att. 0 0 975 475 875 312 968 968 463 481 481 458 188 385 489 302 507 131 93 266 310 486 1236 112 407 513 318 164 1137 376 335
Record in 3-set matches: 6-6 Record in 4-set matches: 5-7 Record in 5-set matches: 1-6
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