Xavier Welcomes Butler for First Home BIG EAST Match

CINCINNATI - The Xavier volleyball team plays their first BIG EAST match at home on Saturday against Butler. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. inside Cintas Center.

The Musketeers are coming off a 3-1 loss to DePaul on Wednesday afternoon in the team's BIG EAST opener.

Xavier will celebrate Alumni Day during Saturday's match, welcoming back former players from across the program's 52 years of existence. Prior to the match, Head Coach Christy Pfeffenberger and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher will officially announce the dedication of the Wolf Family Court gifted by alum Stevie Wolf ('24) and her family.

match information

SEPTEMBER 28 - 4 PM

Xavier Musketeers (2-9, 0-1) vs. Butler Bulldogs (2-10, 0-0)
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notables

Logan Flaugh ranks 3rd in the BIG EAST and 31st in the nation with 10.23 assists per set. Her 49 assists in the sweep of Kent State is the most by any league player in a three-set match this year. The senior notched her third-straight double-double on Wednesday against DePaul with 46 assists and 13 digs.
Margo Kemp's team-leading .359 hitting percentage is the fifth-highest in the conference. She hit a career-high 13 kills against Kent State with only one error for a .667 clip, the highest single-game hitting percentage by a BIG EAST player this season.
Anna Taylor hit .545 against Kent State with 20 kills to set a new career-high for the second-straight weekend after tallying 18 against Army. Her 20 kills are the second most in a three-set match by any league player this season. The redshirt junior has recorded double-digit kills in all but three matches this season.
Freshman Kelsey Niesen recorded a career-high 19 digs in back-to-back matches for her first two starts at libero. Her 19 in the sweep of Kent State is the fourth-most by any BIG EAST player in a three-set match.
Emma Grace recorded her 16th career double-double and sixth of the season with 13 kills and 10 digs against DePaul.

scouting the bulldogs

Butler plays their first BIG EAST match season on Friday against DePaul.
The Bulldogs finished eighth in the BIG EAST last season with a 7-11 record and were picked to finish fifth ahead of the 2024 season.
Both of Butler's two wins this season were over Indiana State.
Butler ranks third in the conference with 2.27 blocks per set led by Grace Boggess' 1.12 per set.
Cora Taylor holds the top two spots in the league for most assists in a four-set match this season with 53 against Indiana State and 52 against Bellarmine.
Jersey Loyer recorded 28 digs against Grand Canyon, the most by any BIG EAST player in a match this season.
Xavier is 24-19 all time against Butler, winning three of the last four matchups.

big east preseason poll

1. Creighton (10) 100*
2. Marquette (1) 91
3. St. John's 80
4. DePaul 74
5. Butler 58
6. Xavier 49
7. Seton Hall 40
8. Villanova 39
9. UConn 33
10. Georgetown 27
11. Providence 14

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