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Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes AUGUST (2-2) 26 27 30
vs. Gonzaga # vs. Idaho State # at Utah # at Eastern Illinois
L, 2-3 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-2
GAMEDAY INFORMATION Dates: Friday and Saturday / September 2-3 Location: Iowa City, Iowa / Carver-Hawkeye Arena Live Stats: HawkeyeSports.com
BUTLER BULLDOGS (2-2)
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: Anna Logan - 89 Assists Leader: Makayla Ferguson - 128 Digs Leader: Taylor Takeda - 77 Blocks Leader: Jessica Klingensmith - 14
vs. Oakland $ 10 AM vs. Arizona State $ 3 PM at Iowa $ 11 AM vs. Western Illinois $ 5:30 PM at Ball State ESPN 3 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
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (2-1) Head Coach: Rob Beam Kills Leader: Melissa Deatsch - 38 Assists Leader: Darrin Rice - 103 Digs Leader: Darrin Rice / Melissa Deatsch - 28 Blocks Leader: Krysteena Davis - 8
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (2-1) Head Coach: Stevie Mussie Kills Leader: Maya McClendon - 37 Assists Leader: Kylie Pickrell - 118 Digs Leader: Halle Harker - 45 Blocks Leader: Oluoma Okaro - 10
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
IOWA HAWKEYES (3-0) Head Coach: Bond Shymansky Kills Leader: Lauren Brobst - 38 Assists Leader: Loxley Keala - 116 Digs Leader: Annika Olsen - 46 Blocks Leader: Ashley Mariani - 11
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (0-3) Head Coach: Kelly Richardson Kills Leader: Shalyn Greenhaw - 38 Assists Leader: Abby Skryd - 51 Digs Leader: Kaili Simmons - 38 Blocks Leader: Lexi Kolschefski - 11
BULLDOG BITS - Anna Logan and Taylor Takeda were named to the Utah Classic All-Tournament Team - Logan notched 29 kills for BU in the season opener, just four shy of the school record - Logan has accounted for 37 percent of Butler’s kills this season - Two of BU’s four matches this year have gone the distance (5 sets) - BU has 647 attacks this year, nearly double the amount of Oak, ASU, Iowa and WIU - Butler landed in fifth place this year in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll - Logan was named to the 2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team - Butler is a young team that doesn’t have a single senior on the roster
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Hawkeye Classic I Iowa City, Iowa I Carver-Hawkeye Arena I September 2-3
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.
2 • Butler Women’s Volleyball
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
Hawkeye Classic I Iowa City, Iowa I Carver-Hawkeye Arena I September 2-3
BUTLER COMES BACK TO WIN AT EIU Butler played at EIU on Tuesday night and had to fight back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Panthers 3-2. Anna Logan came up huge in the victory with a team-high 22 kills to go along with 10 digs. Whitney Beck also posted a double-double while setter Makayla Ferguson impacted the action with a team-high 48 assists.
BECK DOMINANT AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS Redshirt sophomore Whitney Beck has gotten off to a great start this season and it continued Tuesday night. Beck recorded her first double-double of the season with 18 kills and 14 digs at EIU. She has reached a double-digit kill count in every game this season and is currently second on the team in the category with 55 total.
NEWCOMER CONTRIBUTING EARLY Brooke Gregory has been an impact player for Butler through the first four matches of the season. The true freshman is one of four BU players to see action in all 18 sets this year. She has contributed with 27 kills, 15 digs and 10 blocks. She ranks fourth on the team in kills and is tied for second in blocks.
BU OUTSHINING OPPONENTS ON OFFENSE Butler has more kills, attacks, assists and service aces than their opponents through the first four matches of the season. The fast start has BU ranked in the top 100 nationally in three of the four offensive categories.
LOGAN LANDS ON BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Anna Logan was sensational for Butler last weekend in the Utah Classic. The sophomore recorded a career-high 29 kills in the five-set match against Gonzaga and followed that effort with 22 more kills in the win over Idaho State. In total, Logan recorded 67 kills over opening weekend, 10 more than any other player in the BIG EAST Conference. Her 5.15 kills per set average is also tops in the conference after three games (8/29).
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
NCAA RANKINGS (8/31) ... Individual Assists Per Set: Makayla Ferguson - 125th, 9.14 Attacks Per Set: Anna Logan - 25th, 12.17* Blocks Per Set: N/A Digs Per Set: Taylor Takeda - 126th, 4.28 Kills Per Set: Anna Logan - 11th, 4.94* Points Per Set: Anna Logan - 9th, 5.61*
* - Leads the BIG EAST Conference Team Assists Per Set - 50th, 13.00 Blocks Per Set – 195th, 1.72 Digs Per Set – 188th, 13.50 Hitting % - 97th, .238 Kills Per Set – 82nd, 13.44 Attacks Per Set - 92nd, 35.94 * - Leads the BIG EAST Conference
DOUBLE DOUBLE COUNT... Anna Logan: 2 29 Kills, 20 Digs vs. Gonzaga 22 Kills, 10 Digs at EIU Makayla Ferguson: 1 58 Assists, 12 Digs vs. Gonzaga Whitney Beck: 1 18 Kills, 14 Digs at EIU
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTIONS Utah Classic: Anna Logan, Taylor Takeda
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.
Iowa Invitational:
UP NEXT
Butler Invitational:
Butler will play at Ball State next week on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The game can be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app (ESPN 3).
Butler Classic:
ButlerSports.com • 3
#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
4 • Butler Women’s Volleyball
Butler Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL 2-2 0-0 2-2
##
Player
sp
k/s
Attack e
9 15 11 12 7 4 10 13 16 3 6 5 1
LOGAN, Anna BECK, Whitney BIVINS, Kayla GREGORY, Brooke KLINGENSMITH, Jessi FERGUSON, Makayla FREIWALD, Maddie LILLY, Briana JAREMA, Makaila YORK, Jade TAKEDA, Taylor PORADA, Christina BEYERS, Ally TEAM BUTLER Opponents
18 89 4.94 18 55 3.06 18 31 1.72 18 27 1.50 16 18 1.12 14 12 0.86 10 6 0.60 6 3 0.50 3 1 0.33 8 0 0.00 18 0 0.00 12 0 0.00 7 0 0.00 18 242 13.44 18 230 12.78
29 26 7 14 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 88 82
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
k
BU
OPP
242 88 647 .238 13.4
230 82 606 .244 12.8
234 13.0
222 12.3
21 45 1.2
16 19 0.9
16 0.9
21 1.2
243 13.5
288 16.0
3 56 31.0 1.7 15 4
9 54 36.0 2.0 7 8
0 0/0 2/990 1 0
1208 2/604
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 Set a a/s
sa
219 .274 8 0.44 150 .193 4 0.22 82 .293 1 0.06 84 .155 0 0.00 43 .326 1 0.06 25 .440 128 9.14 15 .267 66 6.60 20 -.050 1 0.17 8 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 1 0.12 0 .000 19 1.06 0 .000 5 0.42 1 .000 0 0.00 647 .238 234 13.00 606 .244 222 12.33
6 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 21 16
ta
pct
Date Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 30
AWAY 1-1 0-0 1-1
Serve se sa/s
14 12 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 45 19
Opponent vs Gonzaga vs Idaho State at Utah at Eastern Illinois
0.33 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.17 0.00 0.14 1.17 0.89
NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1
Dig dig dig/s
bs
3 46 2.56 1 31 1.72 0 2 0.11 0 15 0.83 0 4 0.25 0 28 2.00 0 11 1.10 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 10 1.25 6 77 4.28 4 17 1.42 0 1 0.14 2 16 243 13.50 21 288 16.00
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
re
L W L W
Score 2-3 3-1 1-3 3-2
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
points
8 5 9 9 14 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 56 54
101.0 60.5 35.5 32.5 25.0 16.0 11.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 294.0 282.0
10 5 9 10 14 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 31.0 36.0
0.56 0 0.28 2 0.50 6 0.56 2 0.88 2 0.14 0 0.40 1 0.17 1 1.33 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 - 1.72 15 2.00 7
Score by set 19-25,25-17,28-30,25-22,11-15 25-23,25-19,18-25,25-22 21-25,17-25,25-21,9-25 25-13,14-25,24-26,25-17,15-9
0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8
Att. 1092 889 1063 145
Record in 3-set matches: 0-0 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
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vs. Gonzaga # vs. Idaho State # at Utah # at Eastern Illinois
L, 2-3 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-2
GAMEDAY INFORMATION Dates: Friday and Saturday / September 2-3 Location: Iowa City, Iowa / Carver-Hawkeye Arena Live Stats: HawkeyeSports.com
BUTLER BULLDOGS (2-2)
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: Anna Logan - 89 Assists Leader: Makayla Ferguson - 128 Digs Leader: Taylor Takeda - 77 Blocks Leader: Jessica Klingensmith - 14
vs. Oakland $ 10 AM vs. Arizona State $ 3 PM at Iowa $ 11 AM vs. Western Illinois $ 5:30 PM at Ball State ESPN 3 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
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (2-1) Head Coach: Rob Beam Kills Leader: Melissa Deatsch - 38 Assists Leader: Darrin Rice - 103 Digs Leader: Darrin Rice / Melissa Deatsch - 28 Blocks Leader: Krysteena Davis - 8
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (2-1) Head Coach: Stevie Mussie Kills Leader: Maya McClendon - 37 Assists Leader: Kylie Pickrell - 118 Digs Leader: Halle Harker - 45 Blocks Leader: Oluoma Okaro - 10
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
IOWA HAWKEYES (3-0) Head Coach: Bond Shymansky Kills Leader: Lauren Brobst - 38 Assists Leader: Loxley Keala - 116 Digs Leader: Annika Olsen - 46 Blocks Leader: Ashley Mariani - 11
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (0-3) Head Coach: Kelly Richardson Kills Leader: Shalyn Greenhaw - 38 Assists Leader: Abby Skryd - 51 Digs Leader: Kaili Simmons - 38 Blocks Leader: Lexi Kolschefski - 11
BULLDOG BITS - Anna Logan and Taylor Takeda were named to the Utah Classic All-Tournament Team - Logan notched 29 kills for BU in the season opener, just four shy of the school record - Logan has accounted for 37 percent of Butler’s kills this season - Two of BU’s four matches this year have gone the distance (5 sets) - BU has 647 attacks this year, nearly double the amount of Oak, ASU, Iowa and WIU - Butler landed in fifth place this year in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll - Logan was named to the 2016 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team - Butler is a young team that doesn’t have a single senior on the roster
BUTLER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2016 Game Notes
Hawkeye Classic I Iowa City, Iowa I Carver-Hawkeye Arena I September 2-3
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.
2 • Butler Women’s Volleyball
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
Hawkeye Classic I Iowa City, Iowa I Carver-Hawkeye Arena I September 2-3
BUTLER COMES BACK TO WIN AT EIU Butler played at EIU on Tuesday night and had to fight back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Panthers 3-2. Anna Logan came up huge in the victory with a team-high 22 kills to go along with 10 digs. Whitney Beck also posted a double-double while setter Makayla Ferguson impacted the action with a team-high 48 assists.
BECK DOMINANT AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS Redshirt sophomore Whitney Beck has gotten off to a great start this season and it continued Tuesday night. Beck recorded her first double-double of the season with 18 kills and 14 digs at EIU. She has reached a double-digit kill count in every game this season and is currently second on the team in the category with 55 total.
NEWCOMER CONTRIBUTING EARLY Brooke Gregory has been an impact player for Butler through the first four matches of the season. The true freshman is one of four BU players to see action in all 18 sets this year. She has contributed with 27 kills, 15 digs and 10 blocks. She ranks fourth on the team in kills and is tied for second in blocks.
BU OUTSHINING OPPONENTS ON OFFENSE Butler has more kills, attacks, assists and service aces than their opponents through the first four matches of the season. The fast start has BU ranked in the top 100 nationally in three of the four offensive categories.
LOGAN LANDS ON BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Anna Logan was sensational for Butler last weekend in the Utah Classic. The sophomore recorded a career-high 29 kills in the five-set match against Gonzaga and followed that effort with 22 more kills in the win over Idaho State. In total, Logan recorded 67 kills over opening weekend, 10 more than any other player in the BIG EAST Conference. Her 5.15 kills per set average is also tops in the conference after three games (8/29).
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
NCAA RANKINGS (8/31) ... Individual Assists Per Set: Makayla Ferguson - 125th, 9.14 Attacks Per Set: Anna Logan - 25th, 12.17* Blocks Per Set: N/A Digs Per Set: Taylor Takeda - 126th, 4.28 Kills Per Set: Anna Logan - 11th, 4.94* Points Per Set: Anna Logan - 9th, 5.61*
* - Leads the BIG EAST Conference Team Assists Per Set - 50th, 13.00 Blocks Per Set – 195th, 1.72 Digs Per Set – 188th, 13.50 Hitting % - 97th, .238 Kills Per Set – 82nd, 13.44 Attacks Per Set - 92nd, 35.94 * - Leads the BIG EAST Conference
DOUBLE DOUBLE COUNT... Anna Logan: 2 29 Kills, 20 Digs vs. Gonzaga 22 Kills, 10 Digs at EIU Makayla Ferguson: 1 58 Assists, 12 Digs vs. Gonzaga Whitney Beck: 1 18 Kills, 14 Digs at EIU
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SELECTIONS Utah Classic: Anna Logan, Taylor Takeda
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.
Iowa Invitational:
UP NEXT
Butler Invitational:
Butler will play at Ball State next week on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The game can be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app (ESPN 3).
Butler Classic:
ButlerSports.com • 3
#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
4 • Butler Women’s Volleyball
Butler Women’s Volleyball 2016 Game Notes RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL 2-2 0-0 2-2
##
Player
sp
k/s
Attack e
9 15 11 12 7 4 10 13 16 3 6 5 1
LOGAN, Anna BECK, Whitney BIVINS, Kayla GREGORY, Brooke KLINGENSMITH, Jessi FERGUSON, Makayla FREIWALD, Maddie LILLY, Briana JAREMA, Makaila YORK, Jade TAKEDA, Taylor PORADA, Christina BEYERS, Ally TEAM BUTLER Opponents
18 89 4.94 18 55 3.06 18 31 1.72 18 27 1.50 16 18 1.12 14 12 0.86 10 6 0.60 6 3 0.50 3 1 0.33 8 0 0.00 18 0 0.00 12 0 0.00 7 0 0.00 18 242 13.44 18 230 12.78
29 26 7 14 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 88 82
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
k
BU
OPP
242 88 647 .238 13.4
230 82 606 .244 12.8
234 13.0
222 12.3
21 45 1.2
16 19 0.9
16 0.9
21 1.2
243 13.5
288 16.0
3 56 31.0 1.7 15 4
9 54 36.0 2.0 7 8
0 0/0 2/990 1 0
1208 2/604
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 Set a a/s
sa
219 .274 8 0.44 150 .193 4 0.22 82 .293 1 0.06 84 .155 0 0.00 43 .326 1 0.06 25 .440 128 9.14 15 .267 66 6.60 20 -.050 1 0.17 8 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 1 0.12 0 .000 19 1.06 0 .000 5 0.42 1 .000 0 0.00 647 .238 234 13.00 606 .244 222 12.33
6 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 21 16
ta
pct
Date Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aug 30
AWAY 1-1 0-0 1-1
Serve se sa/s
14 12 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 45 19
Opponent vs Gonzaga vs Idaho State at Utah at Eastern Illinois
0.33 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.17 0.00 0.14 1.17 0.89
NEUTRAL 1-1 0-0 1-1
Dig dig dig/s
bs
3 46 2.56 1 31 1.72 0 2 0.11 0 15 0.83 0 4 0.25 0 28 2.00 0 11 1.10 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 10 1.25 6 77 4.28 4 17 1.42 0 1 0.14 2 16 243 13.50 21 288 16.00
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
re
L W L W
Score 2-3 3-1 1-3 3-2
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
points
8 5 9 9 14 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 56 54
101.0 60.5 35.5 32.5 25.0 16.0 11.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 294.0 282.0
10 5 9 10 14 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 31.0 36.0
0.56 0 0.28 2 0.50 6 0.56 2 0.88 2 0.14 0 0.40 1 0.17 1 1.33 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 - 1.72 15 2.00 7
Score by set 19-25,25-17,28-30,25-22,11-15 25-23,25-19,18-25,25-22 21-25,17-25,25-21,9-25 25-13,14-25,24-26,25-17,15-9
0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8
Att. 1092 889 1063 145
Record in 3-set matches: 0-0 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
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